Idlib – Syria’s final rebel stronghold 

Syrian troops are preparing an offensive against rebel positions on
the Ghab plain, the towns of Jisr al-Shughour, Al-Latamenah, plus Khan Sheikhoun and Maarat al-Numan on the strategic M5 highway

Government control
Rebel Syrian Liberation Front
Kurdish control
Turkish control 
Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS), Al Qaida affiliate

Observation posts (approximate)
Russia
Turkey 
Iran

TURKEY
Gaziantep
IDLIB PROVINCE
SYRIA
M5 highway
Damascus
IRAQ 
JORDAN


Syrian troops
Gaziantep
TURKEY
Menagh
Syrian Air Base
Aleppo
Afis
Syrian Air Base
Abu ad Dhuhur
Syrian Air Base
Idlib
Saraqib
Jisr al-Shughour
Ghab plain
Maarat Latakia al-Numan
Khmeimim
Russian Air Base
Khan Sheikhoun 
Al-Latamenah
IDLIB PROVINCE
SYRIA
Hama 

Mediterranean Sea

40km 
25 miles




Sources: Omran Center for Strategic Studies, Reuters, Syria Live Map © GRAPHIC NEWS