Over 140 Terrorists Killed in Syria-Russia Coalition Attack in Idlib

TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 144 Al-Nusra Front terrorists were killed in the heavy airstrikes and artillery fire of the Russian and Syrian armies in Idlib province on Sunday night.

The Russian and Syrian fighter jets targeted hideouts of al-Nusra Front terrorist group in al-Arbaeen Mountains in Idlib, killing 124 militants and wounding tens of others.

The al-Nusra Front members have released the names of those killed in the attacks on their social media pages.

Also, 20 more al-Nusra terrorists were killed in the Syrian army's artillery fire on militants' positions in Kafar Sanjah village in Ma'rat al-Na'man region.

Other reports, on Sunday, also said that the Southern battlefields of Idlib province were the scenes of fierce battles between the militant groups and the Syrian Army and its popular allies, adding that scores of the terrorists were killed or wounded in the battle.

The Syrian Army and the National Defense Forces (NDF) stormed gathering centers of the Jeish al-Nasr terrorist group in Tal Hawash and the village of al-Hbeit, which not only claimed the lives of many terrorists, but also destroyed their military hardware.

The Syrian air force has intensified its attacks on the militant groups' positions across the country to pave the way for the country's army and its popular allies to have easier access to the defense lines of the terrorist groups.

On Friday, the Syrian warplanes targeted the militant groups' gathering centers in different parts of Idlib.

"The militant groups' positions near the city of Jisr al-Shoughor and the town of al-Rami in the Southern part of Idlib province were bombed by the Syrian jets, which inflicted major losses on the terrorists," the army said.

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