Syrian troops were regrouping outside Idlib city on Sunday, a day after it became the second provincial capital to fall from regime control, a security source and media said. "Forces are repositioning on the outskirts of Idlib in order to face the terrorist battalions... and be in the best position to repel their attack," a security source in Damascus told AFP. Opposition forces including Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front seized control of Idlib on Saturday, the fifth day of fighting for the **rthwestern city. With the loss of Idlib, regime forces are confined to only a few bastions in the **rthwestern province, including the cities of Jisr al-Shughur and Ariha, the Abu Duhur military airport and several military bases.
03-31-2015, 01:33 PM
Syria troops regroup after Idlib loss: security source
Syrian troops were regrouping outside Idlib city on Sunday, a day after it became the second provincial capital to fall from regime control, a security source and media said. "Forces are repositioning on the outskirts of Idlib in order to face the terrorist battalions... and be in the best position to repel their attack," a security source in Damascus told AFP. Opposition forces including Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front seized control of Idlib on Saturday, the fifth day of fighting for the **rthwestern city. With the loss of Idlib, regime forces are confined to only a few bastions in the **rthwestern province, including the cities of Jisr al-Shughur and Ariha, the Abu Duhur military airport and several military bases.
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