Syrian Army Repels Tahrir Al-Sham's Offensive in Hama

The Syrian army forces warded off Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) terrorists' attack against their positions in Northwestern Hama.

News ID: 70341

Date: 24 May 2018 - 18:01

TEHRAN (Defapress)- The army units engaged in heavy clashes with the terrorists who intended to enter Moharedah region in Northwestern Hama from the village of al-Zalaqiyat on Thursday.

Meantime, the artillery and missile units of the Syrian army fiercely pounded Tahrir al-Sham's moves in areas of clashes as well as the town of al-Latamineh al-Zakat and the nearby areas.

Field sources said that the army has succeeded in repulsing militants' offensive, adding that during the clashes a number of terrorists were killed and wounded and several of their military vehicles were destroyed.

They noted that other terrorists were forced to flee the scene.

The Syrian army's artillery and missile units launched a heavy shelling attack on the positions of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at in Northern Hama on Wednesday, damaging their strongholds and inflicting a number of casualties on the militants.

The artillery and missile units opened heavy fire at Tahrir al-Sham's positions near the village of al-Zakah and the town of al-Latamina, destroying several heavy vehicles and killing or wounding a number of terrorists.

Other artillery and missile units pounded more strongholds of the terrorists in Kafr Zita region in Northern Hama, destroying a position and a volume of military equipment and killing several gunmen.

In the meantime, a unit of the army opened fire at a group of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at in the village of al-Ankawi in Western al-Ghaab Plain and managed to repel their attack.

A number of Tahrir al-Sham's fighters were killed or wounded and the remaining pockets of them retreated towards Southwestern Idlib.

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