Syrian Army Fends Off Terrorists' Attack in Hama

The Syrian army warded off a serious offensive by the terrorists on their military points in Northern Hama, inflicting heavy losses and casualties on the militants.

News ID: 69882

Date: 27 April 2018 - 19:40

TEHRAN (Defapress)-The Syrian army units engaged in fierce clashes with the terrorists who had attacked the government troops' positions in al-Masasaneh village in Northern Hama.

Meantime, the Syrian army's artillery and missile units heavily pounded the terrorists' positions and movements in the towns of al-Hawijeh, al-Hawiz, Qala al-Maziq, Markabeh, al-Habit, al-Arbayeen, al-Tamaneh and Kafar Zita North and Northwest of Hama.

Meantime, a field source also pointed to the tough fight between the Syrian forces and the terrorists in Humeimem Front North of Hama, and said the Syrian troops killed a large number of terrorists and destroyed their military equipment.

In a relevant development on Thursday, field sources reported that Jama'at Haras al-Din, Jama'at Anaser al-Tawhid, Jeish al-Badiyeh, Jond al-Malahem, Jeish al-Sahel and other terrorist groups had sent a large number of militants and military equipment to Northwestern Hama and Southern Idlib in the past few days to launch massive attacks against the army.

The Syrian air force pounded the terrorists' positions and moves in the towns of Kafr Zita and Kafr Naboudeh and the villages of al-Zaka, al-Jaisat and al-Sakhar in Northern Hama and the towns of Ma'artaharmeh and Naqir in Southern Idlib, destroying a military convoy in al-Zaka and killing a large number of militants.

Also, the army's artillery units launched fierce attacks against the regions occupied by the terrorists in the town of al-Habit and the village of Tahtaya in Southern Idlib and other areas in Northern and Northwestern Hama, inflicting heavy damages on them.

Meantime, the Syrian army troops dispatched a large number of military forces and equipment to Southern Idlib and Northwestern Hama, reinforcing their positions in these regions.

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