Syrian Soldier Killed in Shelling by Terrorists - Russian Military

© AP Photo / Hassan AmmarIn this Dec. 5, 2016 file photo, Syrian army soldiers fire their weapons during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east of Aleppo, Syria.
In this Dec. 5, 2016 file photo, Syrian army soldiers fire their weapons during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east of Aleppo, Syria. - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.05.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - One Syrian serviceman was killed and three others wounded in shelling by Jabhat al-Nusra*, Rear Adm. Oleg Zhuravlyov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing.
"In the province of Aleppo, as a result of a mortar attack by terrorists... on the positions of government troops... a Syrian soldier was wounded. Terrorists' machine-gun fire... on the positions of government forces... left one Syrian serviceman killed and another one wounded. In the province of Idlib, as a result of a rocket attack by terrorists... a Syrian soldier was wounded," Rear Adm. Zhuravlyov said.
He said five shelling attacks from the positions of Jabhat al-Nusra had been registered in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the past day: three in Aleppo province, one in Idlib and one in Latakia.
*Jabhat al-Nusra (also known as Al-Nusra Front, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, or al-Qaeda in Syria) is a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other states
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