The arm men engaged in tough battle with terrorists that attacked the army positions in Zaleen and Zalaqiyat regions near the town of Mahrada in Northern Hama, killing and wonding a large number of militants.
In the meantime, the artillery and missile units hit the terrorists' positions in the town al-Latamina and its outskirts.
Local sources reported that the army dispatched a military convoy to the towns of Taybat al-Imam and Halfaya in Northern Hama.
They added that the army would start a massive operation from this region to purge the al-Nusra terrorists from their important stronghold in al-Latamina.
Meantime, the Syrian fighter jets pounded the al-Nusra militants' positions in the region, inflicting heavy damages and tolls on the terrorists.