Syrian troops kill 40 jihadists in Idlib province

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At least 40 militants with the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front were killed in a series of military offensives in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, Syrian state TV reported Thursday.

In the latest operations in Idlib, much of which fell to the Nusra Front and like-minded groups over the past few months, Government forces captured the hilltops of Tal Awar and Tal Ghazal, as well as towns of Zayadiyeh and Sararif in the countryside of Idlib, according to the report.

Meanwhile, the air force bombed rebel positions in several areas in Idlib countryside, the report said.

The TV report said that the latest operations, which followed recent setbacks in Idlib in the north and other areas in the south, have been successful, but provided no further details.

On Wednesday, Defense Minister Fahed Friaj hailed the Syrian military's "high spirit" and its effort to "defeat terrorism."

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