“The Jabhat al-Nusra* group is suppressing the protests of the civilian population by force, arrests of media representatives, Muslim clergy and secular opposition have been resumed,” TASS quoted Zhuravlev as saying.
He added that there has been an increase in provocative shelling by terrorist groups against the positions of the Syrian government forces.
In addition, in the Idlib de-escalation zone, there is a tendency to further aggravate the situation, Zhuravlev said.
“The terrorist activity of radical groups is growing, the number of clashes between various gangs is increasing,” he explained.
Earlier, the TsPVS reported on the intensification of the activities of illegal armed groups in the Idlib de-escalation zone after Turkey's statements about the start of a military operation in Syria.
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"Jabhat al-Nusra" ("Hayat Tahrir ash-Sham", "Jabhat Fatah ash-Sham", "Al-Nusra Front") - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 12/29/2014.