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Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault: source
The offensive would initially target southern and western parts of the insurgent territory, but not yet Idlib city, said the source, an official in the regional...
Government forces also pounded a rebel-held area in the south for a second straight day, potentially reopening yet another front.
They said the army was amassing elite forces to prepare for a major assault on the Military Vehicles Administration, which is besieged by rebels.
On Wednesday, after a months-long advance through central and eastern Syria, the Syrian army and allied Shi‘ite militias encircled and attacked Albu Kamal.
The Islamist group had held most of the city since 2014, except for one large pocket where Syrian army troops and 93,000 civilians had been holed up for three years.
Officials said two rockets struck close to a northern village in the upper Galilee, near the Lebanese border.
The Syrian air force hit an Isis-controlled air base in Raqqa killing more than 140 militants.
Jordan's armed forces said one of its pilots had been captured after a coalition air raid over Raqqa.
ISIS have surrendered little despite the broad sweep of forces arrayed against them.
Turkey has NATO's second largest military and is host for Land Command (LANDCOM).
Security forces killed 12 militants who tried to storm a mosque and a house close to Shujairiya.
The military said five strikes by US hit near Kobani, the contested border city near Turkey.
NGOs called on countries outside the region to provide financial support to Syria’s neighbours.
At least 21 people were killed and around 100 wounded overnight when Syrian army planes bombed a Syrian town.