Syrian opposition group launches fresh anti-Daesh ops

By Burak Karacaoglu, Esref Musa and Levent Tok

IDLIB, Syria (AA) - A Syrian armed opposition group said Wednesday that it had launched fresh operations against Daesh terrorists in rural parts of Idlib province.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an armed anti-regime group, said via social media that 80 Daesh terrorists had been “neutralized” -- and 15 terrorist hideouts destroyed -- in a series of operations carried out in recent days.

According to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the operations -- which remain ongoing -- came in response to recent attacks by Daesh on civilians and opposition fighters.

Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.