Syrian army establishes control over strategic hill in Hama

TEHRAN (defapress) – In the framework of their continued operations against ISIL hotbeds in the area of Oqairbat in the eastern countryside of Hama province, Syrian Arab Army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces, have carried out intensive operations in the direction of Jana al-Albawi village over the past night.

News ID: 65695

Date: 23 August 2017 - 12:10

operations against ISIL hotbeds in the area of Oqairbat in the eastern countryside of Hama province, Syrian Arab Army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces, have carried out intensive operations in the direction of Jana al-Albawi village over the past

night.

SANA’s reporter said that full control was established over the strategic hill of al-Mahsa near the village of Jana al-Albawi to the north of Oqairbat town, the main stronghold of ISIL terrorists in the eastern countryside of the province.

The reporter added that army units combed the hill completely as they dismantled tens of explosive devices and mines, and they discovered a lot of tunnels and positions belonging to the terrorist groups, seizing all the arms and ammunition inside them.

Meanwhile,the Syrian Air Force and Russian Aerospace Forces destroy ISIL vehicles and kill 15 terrorists in Alloush Hill and terrorists’ supply routes in the surroundings of the Cemeteries and Wadi al-Thardah road in Deir Ezzor.