"Our armed forces managed to inflict huge losses on the attacking groups, hundreds of terrorists were eliminated and wounded. They [armed forces] destroyed dozens of armored vehicles and equipment and shot down and destroyed 17 drones," the command said in a statement.
The Syrian army deployed reinforcements to strengthen positions on the line of contact where battles with terrorists are taking place, the statement said.
"Our armed forces continue to repel attacks on the Aleppo and Idlib fronts, which were launched by terrorist groups led by the so-called terrorist Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia)... their formations are based on a large number of units of foreign terrorist mercenaries," the statement read.
Meanwhile, as reported by the newspaper Al-Watan, Syrian Air Force planes struck the headquarters of armed groups in the cities of Idlib and Al-Dana in the north of the country.
The defense of the Aleppo and Idlib fronts is ongoing.
Last Wednesday, groups belonging to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham* violated the de-escalation agreement and launched attacks on the Aleppo and Idlib provinces. On a wide front, they struck villages, settlements, and military positions.
The Syrian army responded to the attack, hitting the militants' supply lines west of Aleppo and targeting terrorist concentrations in Idlib.
The armed conflict in Syria has been ongoing since 2011. After the army liberated most of the country, scattered terrorist groups continue to operate in the desert areas of the north and northeast.
Militants periodically carry out raids on civilian and military vehicles along highways and terrorize residents of remote villages. The Syrian army continues active targeted operations to eliminate the remaining militant units.
*Terrorist groups outlawed in Russia and many other countries