Syrian army conducts intensive strikes against rebels in Hama, Idlib: state media

A Syrian soldier is seen in the northern countryside of Hama province in central Syria on May 11, 2019. The Syrian army has carried out strikes on the rebel's positions in the areas between Hama and Idlib provinces in northwestern Syria, state news agency SANA reported on Saturday. SANA reported that the army is responding to the attacks of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the umbrella group of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, in the southern countryside of Idlib and the northern countryside of Hama. (Xinhua/Stringer)