According to the Al Mayadeen television, the shelling targeted the districts of Sermin, Ariha and Binnish, controlled by the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (outlawed in Russia)
In a chilling assault that underlines the enduring complexities and human toll of the Syrian conflict, jihadists from the Ansar al-Tawhid and Turkestan Islamic Party groups, both affiliated with the larger extremist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), executed a coordinated attack in Syria's Idlib province, leaving at least 11 soldiers dead, 20 wounded, and revealing a disturbing nexus of extremist affiliations amidst an ongoing international crisis.
Russian and Syrian air and air defense forces began joint drills in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced. The head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, said that Russian-Syrian maneuvers aimed at developing joint aviation and air defense work had begun on Syrian territory. "Joint Russian-Syrian drills will begin on June 5 and last six days," he said.
Terrorist groups Nusra Front and the Islamic Party of Turkestan (both banned in Russia) are preparing an attack on the Hmeimim air base in Syria using unmanned aerial vehicles in strike equipment and kamikaze drones, Maj. Gen. Oleg Egorov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, ..