Syrian Army Makes Fresh Gains in War on Terrorists in Hama Province

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army troops stormed the strongholds of the Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) terrorists in Northeastern Hama and managed to make fresh advances towards Idlib province, well-informed sources reported on Friday.

News ID: 67324

Date: 08 December 2017 - 16:21

The army men fought heavily with Al-Nusra along a road connecting the villages of al-Rahjan and Um Mayal to each other and managed to seize control over several farms and hills close to al-Rahjan after killing a number of terrorists.

Also, the army men fended off the Al-Nusra attack on the positions of the pro-government forces in al-Shakousiyeh and al-Rahjan, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

The Al-Nusra suffered heavy casualties and pulled the remaining pockets of its forces back from the battlefield in the failed attack.

Relevant reports said on Tuesday that the army men engaged in heavy fighting with Al-Nusra terrorists after they attacked the army positions in the villages of al-Shakousiyeh and Um Mayal and fended of their attack.

A large number of Al-Nusra members were killed in the failed attack and their remaining pockets were forced to retreat from the battlefield.

In the meantime, the army's artillery units hit Al-Nusra's positions and movements badly near the villages of Eidoun and al-Dalak West of the town of al-Salamiyah, killing a number of militants and destroying their equipment.