Syrian regime forces, backed by Russian warplanes, enter Idlib's Maarat al Numan city, comb it district by district
A convoy of trucks is seen transporting the families and belongings of displaced Syrians in Hazano in the northern countryside of Idlib. Hundreds of people fled Idlib's southern countryside towards areas further north near the border with Turkey, fleeing an ongoing offensive by regime forces. January 28, 2020.
Assad's campaign to regain Idlib province, the last opposition bastion in a nearly nine-year-long civil war, has sparked a new exodus of thousands of civilians towards the border of Turkey, which backs some opposition groups fighting Assad. "Fighting is now going on inside," said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head Rami Abdul Rahman, adding that regime and Russian warplanes are pounding the area.
The push into the town of Maarat al Numan came as Syrian forces were also advancing against militant and opposition positions west of the city of Aleppo, according to regime media and opposition activists.
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