Syrian troops capture Kfar Nabudah from militants

Описание: (26 May 2019) Syrian government forces regained control of a northwestern village on Sunday, just days after losing it to militants, state media and an opposition war monitoring group said.
Government forces first captured Kfar Nabudah on May 8, then lost it on Wednesday.
State TV said troops captured Kfar Nabudah before noon from militants, including members of al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group.
The opposition's Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that militants lost control of the village, which is located on the southwestern edge of Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold in the country.
The Observatory said Syrian government forces carried out scores of airstrikes and used barrels bombs and artillery shells to retake the village.
It said the latest round of Kfar Nabudah fighting killed 28 militants, and also 16 troops and pro-government gunmen.
The initial capture of the village facilitated government troop advances to the west and north, leading to the fall of several villages.
The latest round of violence erupted late last month, wrecking a cease-fire brokered for the area by area by Russia and Turkey and raising fears of a wider government offensive.

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