Activists said that six pro-regime soldiers defected and left their position at Ein Qurei checkpoint in rural Idlib, while two civilians were killed in the town of Maart al-Nouman as a result of the regime’s shelling. Regime forces also carried out air raids on Taftanaz, Janoudiya, Al Arba’in Mountain, Bsanqoul and Urm al-Jouiz, causing civilian casualties and material damage. (Source: Syrian Coalition)