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At least 35 fighters were killed in 24 hours of clashes between Syrian regime forces and jihadists in northwestern Syria, the scene of renewed violence for several weeks, an NGO said Monday. The regime of Bashar al-Assad and his Russian ally have intensified since the end of April their bombings against the province of Idleb and adjacent insurgent territories, areas controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, ex-Syrian branch of Al- Qaeda) and other jihadist groups. Between Sunday and Monday, fighting between the regime and jihadists has shaken an area of north-eastern Latakia province, which adjoins the Idleb region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) . At least 19 jihadists and 16 pro-regime fighters have been killed, the report said............ Read the full article