Syrian president meets soldiers on front line in rebel-held Idlib

Bashar al-Assad

DAMASCUS, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Syrian soldiers in the country's largest rebel bastion in Idlib province Tuesday, state TV reported.

The president met with the Syrian soldiers on the front line in the town of Habit in Idlib countryside, said the report with no further details.

It's the president's first declared trip to Idlib, which is the last major rebel stronghold in the country.