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it has been 13 years since the outbreak of the syrian civil war, but peace has not yet been fully achieved in syria.idlib province in northwestern syria, the frontline area where syrian government forces and opposition armed forces confront each other, exchanges of fire occurred from time to time, and the situation became increasingly serious. after many applications,reportergoing to the confrontation line has become athe only foreign media reporter to enter the syrian government-controlled area of ​​idlib province.

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drone attacks have become a regular occurrence, and journalists are faced with many dangers

upon entering idlib province, the reporter was first taken to khan sheikhoun. the provincial capital of idlib province has been evacuated to khan sheikhoun. the governor said that the syrian government forces currently control three cities in idlib province: khan sheikhoun, mayat al-numan, and sairaqib.

continue north from khan sheikhoun.reporters entered maat al-numan, which is closer to the front line, and opposition armed drones often fly into the area to carry out air strikes.

drone attacks have become a common method on the syrian battlefield. maat numan is attacked by drones from opposition forces almost every week.

the fighting left few intact buildings in maat numan. as we got closer to the front line, we could no longer see civilians. the soldiers were all in the bunkers, silent.

there was a window with a striking syrian flag, indicating that the government army's front-line command post was nearby.

government army pickup trucks and machine guns protect journalists who are exposed for too long on the front line and their interviews are interrupted

when they were about to reach the confrontation line between the area controlled by the syrian government forces and the area controlled by the opposition armed forces,the reporter was stopped.government forces said they needed their assistance to move forward.

the closer you get to the confrontation line, the more frequent the government sniper points appear, and you can even see villages controlled by the opposition forces on the other side. traces of shelling or air strikes can be seen everywhere.the black burn marks seemed to tell reporters that the confrontation line would never be peaceful.

before the day's filming was completed, the reporter's pickup truck was notified to "retreat immediately", and the interview came to an abrupt end.

after the withdrawal, it was learned thatbecause the journalists were exposed on the confrontation line for too long, the government forces' cameras captured motorcycles heading towards the confrontation line, which usually means the possibility of a drone attack.

"i can see the opposition-controlled area 500 meters away and they can see me too."

after a few days of contact and application,reporteronce again, we will go to the frontline areas of idlib province andarrived closer to the confrontation line. this time, the reporter enteredthe command post is about 500 meters away from the confrontation line.

the command post has three floors, two of which are filled with detailed combat sand tables. reporters were still not allowed to take photos this time because the government forces did not want to reveal the details of their military deployment.

drone and rocket attacks are increasing in the frontline areas of idlib province, where government forces say opposition infiltrations are continuing and the standoff line is becoming increasingly volatile.

(cctv news client)