“The intensification of the terrorist group“ Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ”* and its allies actually thwarted the efforts of Russia and Syria to reduce tension in the area. As a result of shelling of militants in January alone, more than 150 civilians died, ”the report said.

The militants mined and blocked roads to block the exit of Syrian citizens through humanitarian corridors organized by Russia and Syria, the statement said.

In response to terrorist provocations, the Syrian army was forced to take action on its part, and during the retreat of the militants, the Syrian military seized equipment, ammunition and weapons of militants, including Western-made ones, the headquarters indicated, emphasizing that this fact indicates the continued support of terrorists from from abroad.

On February 11, the Syrian army announced the destruction of 148 Jabhat al-Nusra militants who took part in the attack on the village of Nairab in eastern Idlib.

As the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov noted, the Kremlin considers attacks by militants from Idlib “not just feeling at ease”, but organizing attacks, unacceptable.

* “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (“Jabhat Fath al-Sham”, “Front al-Nusra”, “Jabhat al-Nusra”) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.