Syrian Army Continues Operations against Terrorists in Idlib
According to SANA, army units on Tuesday eliminated Turkish-backed terrorist organizations in the villages and towns of Joubas, Trinbeh, Dadikh, and Kafr Batikh in Saraqeb area, in Idlib southeastern countryside.
On Monday morning, army units entered the strategic city of Saraqeb on Aleppo-Damascus International Highway in Idlib Province after crushing terrorist groups which are backed by the Turkish army.
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.”
