ALEPPO, Syria — On Dec. 1 and 2, Syrian regime fighters launched ground attacks on the opposition in eastern Idlib province, trying to retake their lost positions. In the fierce battles, regime forces succeeded in regaining control of Ijaz village but failed to recapture the rest of the villages, such as Suruj, Rasm al-Ward and Istablat.
The number of those killed totaled around 100 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Coventry, England.