Fierce clashes between government forces and jihadists have left 83 combatants dead in northwestern Syria, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday. Clashes on the edge of the jihadist-controlled Idlib province have killed 44 government loyalists and 39 jihadists and Islamists since Thursday, the Observatory said. The Syrian government and its Russian backer in April launched an intensified offensive … Continue reading ‘Rebel offensive marks real shift in Idlib battle,’ says France 24’s Wassim Nasr