BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) - The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday morning that the Syrian Armed Forces had killed at least 70 jihadist rebels from the Al-Nusra Front in southwest Syria.

The Russian MoD's statement also claimed that the Syrian Armed Forces suffered no losses during these battles.

Furthermore, citing the Russian Reconciliation Center, the Ministry of Defense said that the Syrian military had repelled an attack by the Al-Nusra Front in the Dara'a Governorate.

This announcement comes just days after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies launched their long-awaited offensive in Syria's southwest region.

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