Terrorists carried out 11 attacks in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria

According to RIA Novosti, this was stated at a briefing by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in the Arab Republic, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov.

"Over the past day, 11 attacks were recorded in the Idlib de-escalation zone by the positions of the jabhat al-Nusra * and the Islamic Party of Turkestan * *: in the province of Aleppo - nine shelling, in the province of Idlib - one shelling, in the province of Latakia - one shelling," he said.

He also added that as a result of sniper fire on the positions of government forces located in the area of the village of Kafer Batikh in the province of Idlib, one Syrian soldier was killed.

In February, it was reported that the Syrian army repelled an attack by terrorists from the Jabhat al-Nusra group.

* Jabhat al-Nusra (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, Al-Nusra Front) is an organization recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 29.12.2014.

** "Islamic Party of Turkestan" (former "Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan") - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 14.02.2003.