The rebel militias “Jaysh Al-Islam” (Army of Islam) and Harakat ‘Ahrar Al-Sham (Liberation of the Levant Movement) have announced an offensive to capture the villages of Kafraya and Fou’aa from the possession of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Idlib Governorate.

Fou’aa is one of the few predominately Shi’i Muslim villages in northern Syria; however, unlike the villages of Zahra and Nubl in Aleppo, Fou’aa does not have a Hezbollah presence, but rather, a conglomerate of NDF and Kata’eb Al-Ba’ath fighters.

On Wednesday morning, firefights were reported at the Tile Factory on the outskirts of Fou’aa – the NDF were able to fend-off the attack and reestablish security around vicinity.

Syrian Opposition activists have announced the capture of Al-Zaghib – a village located in the Idlib countryside that is not far from the provincial capital.

Fierce clashes between the SAA’s 11th Tank Division and the Al-Qaeda linked “Al-Nusra Front” were reported at the village of Tal Salmou located just south of the Abu Al-Dhuhour Airbase. The Al-Nusra Front has repeatedly infiltrated into this village, but they have been unable to maintain their positions for a long duration.