https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-february-5-2018-su-25-shootdow… On February 3, militants shot down a Su-25 warplane of the Russian Aerospace Forces with a man-portable air-defense system (MANPAD) over the village of Khan al-Sabil southwest of the
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-february-2-2018-militants-defe… The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) captured the town of Bulbul as well as the villages of Ali Kar, Za’ra and al-Ham from Kurdish
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-february-1-2018-tiger-forces-b… Government forces, led by the Tiger Forces, achieved a major breakthrough against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) in the province of Idlib. Government
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-january-30-2018-sdf-sends-rein… On January 29, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Tiger Forces fully secured the town of Abu al-Duhur in eastern Idlib after a series of clashes with Hayat
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-january-29-2018-turkish-forces… The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) used their advantage over Kurdish YPG/YPJ forces in the area of Afrin and captured Bursaya Mount, Qastal
https://southfront.org/jabhat-al-nusra-history-capabilities-role-syrian… History Jabhat al-Nusra, originally Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-ahli ash-Sham min Mujahideen ash-Shām fi Sahat al-Jihad or “Victory Front for the People of the Levant by the Mujahideen of the Levant
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-january-26-2018-turkey-threate… On January 25, ISIS units attacked positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the villages of Kishmah and Ghuraybah in the province of Deir Ezzor. According to the
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-january-25-2018-syrian-army-pr… The Syrian military is deploying reinforcements to northern Hama and eastern Idlib reportedly preparing to launch a military operation to clear the militant-held pocket there. According to pro-government sources,
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-january-22-2018-abu-al-duhur-l… On January 20, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) officially launched a military operation in the area of Afrin and started conducting massive artillery and airstrikes on positions of Kurdish
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-january-19-2018-syrian-troops-… On January 18, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Iranian-backed militias liberated the village of Qaytal fom Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) in southern Aleppo and almost closed
