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 in the Idlib de-escalation zone, four shelling was recorded from the positions of the terrorist groups Jabhat al-Nusra * and the Islamic Party of Turkestan **: in the province of Aleppo - two shelling, in the province of Idlib - two shelling," he said.

At the same time, Gurinov added that as a result of mortar shelling on the positions of government forces located near 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.