MOSCOW. April 12 (Interfax) - The Syrian army has fended off an attack by militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization in Syria's Latakia governorate, the Russian center for the reconciliation of the opposing sides in Syria said on Tuesday.
"Following artillery preparation, militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group attempted to launch an offensive on the populated area of Akch Baer in the Latakia governorate over the past 24 hours. Meeting Syrian government forces' fierce resistance and sustaining losses, the terrorists retreated to their initial positions near the populated area of Zaitundjik," the center said in a news bulletin available on the Russian Defense Ministry website.