Source:
Press TV
Syrian
government forces have managed to retake a strategic city in the southeastern
suburbs of the country’s northwestern province of Idlib from Turkish-backed
militants.
Syria’s
official news agency SANA reported on Monday that Syrian army soldiers and
their allies have entered the city of Saraqib after violent clashes with the
extremists and severely hitting their positions and fortified lines.
Battles
are still taking place on the outskirts of the city as the Turkish-backed
militants are trying to re-enter the area.
Army
units enter Saraqeb City after fierce clashes with Turkish regime-backed terrorists
Saraqib
has a strategic significance as it overlooks the 450-kilometer-long M5 highway.
The
M5 highway starts in southern Syria, near the border with Jordan, and runs all
the way north to the city of Aleppo near the Turkish border.
Since
2012, the M5 had been controlled by various foreign-backed militant groups.
Syrian government forces started regaining parts of the highway in 2014, but
they were only able to take full control during the latest offensive.
Syrian
army troops and their allies established control over the highway on February
10 after dealing heavy blows to Takfiris south and west of Aleppo.
The
Damascus government began road repair shortly afterwards, and the Syrian
Ministry of Transport announced on February 22 that the highway was officially
open to traffic and “at the full disposal of citizens.”
Russian
says its military police in Syria's Saraqib
After
Syrian forces entered the strategic city of Saraqib, Russia's Defense Ministry
announced that its military police had also entered the city "due to its
importance for security."
The
ministry’s statement added that the deployment was made to ensure security on
the M4 and M5 highways, which connect the cities of Latakia, Damascus, and
Aleppo.
Syria:
SAA retakes control over strategic city of Saraqib
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