Intense fighting in Syria’s Idlib kills 39: monitor

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BEIRUT, Jan 16, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Intense fighting between pro-government
forces and jihadist-led fighters in Syria’s Idlib province killed at least 39
fighters overnight, a war monitor said Thursday.

Government and allied forces took two villages in their advance towards
the key town of Maaret al-Numan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said.