The Syrian Arab Army’s 106th Brigade from the Republican Guard – in coordination with the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) – captured three villages in the Idlib Governorate after fierce clashes with the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra” and their allies from Harakat ‘Ahrar Al-Sham and Jaysh Al-Islam.

According to field reports from the SAA and NDF, the SAA’s 106th Brigade and their allies captured the villages of Qastoun, Misheek, and Zayarah, killing over 40 enemy combatants and destroying three armored vehicles that were mounted with 23mm and 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine guns.

As a result of this success in west Idlib, the Syrian Armed Forces were able to create a new supply route to the besieged city of Ariha from the village of Joreen in the Al-Ghaab Plains; this is a major development for the beleaguered soldiers that are entrenched in Al-Mastouma and Ariha, as their lifeline in the province has been extended as a result.