Breaking: Syrian Army launches night assault to capture two towns in Idlib

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a surprise assault in the Idlib Governorate, tonight, targeting two towns near the western axis of Abu Dhuhour city.

Led by the Republicans Guard and some units of the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Army attacked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions at the towns of Tal Sultan and Al-Mushayrifah.

According to a military source in Hama, the Syrian Army took control of Tal Sultan and Al-Mushayrifah after a short battle with Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP).

The source added that more than 50 jihadists were killed  in both towns, as Russian airstrikes and Syrian Army missiles hammered the militants.