Clashes kill 55 combatants in Syria

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Aug 11, 2019

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Clashes kill 55 combatants in Syria

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In Syria, 55 combatants were killed in clashes between regime loyalists and insurgents in northwest part of the country on Saturday, as government forces continued to nibble away at territory held by its opponents.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 23 pro-government forces as well as 32 terrorists and allied rebels were killed in Idlib province and its adjoining areas.

The Britain-based monitor added that the regime also launched dozens of air strikes against northern Hama and southern Idlib.

The latest violence came as forces loyal to Damascus pushed a days-long advance towards a strip straddling the provinces of Hama and Idlib.