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The Russian Air Force continues to soften terrorist strongholds as the Syrian Arab Army prepares their long-awaited offensive in and around Idlib.

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Al Masdar News reports…

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force continued their strikes over the southern countryside of Idlib, today, targeting the jihadist rebel trenches near the Hama provincial border.

Russian jets flying out of the Hmeymim Airbase launched several airstrikes over southern Idlib, today, hitting the trenches that were raised by the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Jaysh Al-Izza.

The trenches were reportedly located near the Idlib Governorate towns of Sukeek and Al-Taman’ah, which are future targets for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies .

In addition to the strikes by the Russians, the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) also carried out their own attack on the Hama-Idlib axis.

The Syrian Air Force reportedly targeted the Hama Governorate towns of Al-Lataminah, Aleywi, Zakat, and Kafr Zita.

In the coming days, the Syrian Arab Army is expected to kickoff their long-awaited offensive to retake northern Hama and several towns in southern Idlib.

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