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Syrian Army Goes on Counter-Offensive in Syria - Russian Centre for Reconciliation

© Sputnik / Mohamad Maruf / Go to the mediabankThe Syrian army conducts mine clearance outside the town of Khan Sheikhoun after its liberation, Idlib province, Syria
The Syrian army conducts mine clearance outside the town of Khan Sheikhoun after its liberation, Idlib province, Syria - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Syrian army, in response to aggression by militants, launched a counter-offensive to defeat terrorists in the suburbs of Aleppo and in Idlib, civilians were not injured, Maj. Gen. Yury Borenkov, head of the Russian centre for Syrian reconciliation, said at a briefing Wednesday.
"In response to aggression by terrorists, the Syrian command took counter-offensive actions to defeat extremist groups concentrated in the western suburbs of Aleppo, as well as near the cities of Ma'arrat al-Nu'man and Saraqib of Idlib province," Borenkov said.

"The civilian population and civilian infrastructure were not affected," he added.

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