Syrian Army launches a massive offensive in Lattakia province

After a week-long hiatus in the northeastern part of the coastal province of Latakia, the Syrian Army launched a large-scale offensive to retrieve the jihadist stronghold of Kinsibba, one of the few remaining rebel-held towns in the province.

The participating groups in this offensive are the elite Desert Hawks, Syrian Marines, the National Defense Forces (NDF), and the Special Forces. The main targets of this offensive are the Toubal and Shillif castles that exert fire control over Kinsibba.

Should the Syrian Army capture the aforementioned imperative town along with its overlooking hills, the government force would be able to launch an assault on Kabaneh which capture would expel the jihadist forces from the province.