After the start of the Turkish operation in Syria, militants became more active

Latakia sea port in Syria. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 5 Against the backdrop of statements by the Turkish authorities about the start of a military operation in northern Syria in the Idlib de-escalation zone, illegal armed formations have become more active, said Rear Admiral, Deputy Head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in the Arab Republic Oleg Zhuravlev. «Against the background of the Turkish leadership's statements about the start of a new military operation in the north of the Syrian Arab Republic in the Idlib de-escalation zone, there has been an increase in the activities of illegal armed groups aimed at aggravating the situation,» Zhuravlev said at a briefing. Zhuravlev noted that the militants of the terrorist group » Jabhat al-Nusra «* per day carried out 12 attacks in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria, six attacks were carried out in the province of Aleppo and six attacks in the province of Idlib.» in Ka area Fer Halab, one Syrian soldier was wounded. In the province of Idlib, as a result of artillery shelling by terrorists from the El Yuara region of positions of government forces in the Kafer Nebel region, one Syrian soldier was wounded,» Zhuravlev added. *A terrorist group banned in RussiaThe Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that Turkey will refrain from worsening the situation in Syria