1st LD Writethru: Syrian army announces temporary redeployment as rebel militants storm NW provinces

DAMASCUS, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army announced Saturday a temporary redeployment of its forces following intense clashes with militant groups in the northwestern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, according to a statement issued by the Syrian Defense Ministry.

The statement noted that the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied opposition factions had launched a large-scale offensive in recent