Dozens killed as rebels launch counterattack in Syria

Rebels in northwestern Syria launched a counterattack on Tuesday against pro-government positions and fighting killed more than three dozen combatants from both sides, a war monitor said.

The fighting in the town of Kafr Nabuda, in the north of Hama province, killed 26 pro-government fighters as well as 18 rebels, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Syrian forces seized control of the town on May 8.

State news agency SANA also said “terrorist groups” – a catch-all term for opposition armed groups – fired missiles on the west of government-held Aleppo city, wounding six civilians.

About 200,000 people caught in the crossfire in northwestern Syria have now fled intensified fighting between rebels and Syrian and Russian forces.

The territory is largely controlled by Hay’et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an armed group that formerly represented al-Qaeda’s Syrian wing. The Syrian government has vowed to remove HTS from the region.

Source: Dozens killed as rebels launch counterattack in Syria – TheReader.pk