MOSCOW. Dec 29 (Interfax) - Militants continued to attack Syrian government forces' positions in the Idlib de-escalation area, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit said.
"Four attacks on Syrian government forces' positions by the Jabhat al-Nusra and Turkistan Islamic Party terrorist groups [both banned in Russia], including two in the Aleppo province and two in the Latakia province, were observed in the Idlib de-escalation area over the past day," Kulit said at a press briefing on Thursday.