According to him, the militants tried to break through the defenses of government troops in the area of the village of Beit Smayra.

"The attack has been repulsed, the positions have been held. During the clash, 14 Syrian soldiers were killed, 5 terrorists were destroyed, "TASS quotes the rear admiral.

Earlier, the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked Jabhat al-Nusra command posts near Idlib in Syria.

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