Syrian Army Strikes Terrorist Centers in Hama, Idlib, Aleppo Provinces

The Syrian Army stormed the strongholds and movements of the Al-Nusra front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) in Northern Hama, Southern Idlib and Southern and Northern Aleppo on Tuesday, inflicting major losses on the militants.

News ID: 70068

Date: 08 May 2018 - 21:53

TEHRAN (Defapress)- The army's artillery and missile units opened heavy fire at the movements and positions of the Al-Nusra in the towns of al-Latamina and Kafr Zita and their outskirts and in the villages of al-Sayyad, Latmin, al-Zakah and al-Arba'een in Northern Hama and Tal Aas region in Southern Idlib.

Also, other units of the army engaged in fierce clashes with the terrorist group in Tal Mosayebeen region in Northern Aleppo and near Mariwadah in Southern Aleppo.

The Al-Nusra's positions and military hardware were destroyed and a number of its gunmen were killed or wounded in the army attacks.

Field sources reported on Monday that the Syrian Armed forces targeted terrorists' positions in Northern Hama regularly to pave the ground for an imminent large-scale operation in the region,.

The sources said that the army's artillery and missile units as well as the Air Force were pounding terrorists' strongholds, headquarters and supply routes of the militants, to weaken their defense capabilities ahead of a large-scale operation by the government forces in Northern Hama.

The daily raids – conducted by Syrian and Russian jets – come as the army forces plan an all-out offensive in the terrorist-held territories after concluding the evacuation agreement in Northern Homs pocket.

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