Almost Twenty Terrorists Including Commander Killed in Syrian Army's Ambush in Northern Hama

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army forces on Saturday ambushed a group of Jeish al-Izzah terrorists in Northern Hama that left almost 20 militants dead, including a commander.

News ID: 73611

Date: 10 November 2018 - 14:45

A group of Jeish al-Izzah terrorists tried to prevail over the army positions in al-Zalaqiyat region, but faced the government forces' ambush.

Razi Rajoub, a commander of Jeish al-Izzah, along with 23 gunmen were killed in the ambush.

In the meantime, Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) launched missile attacks on Hama military airport.

Also, the army's positions in the small towns of Tal Bazam, Ma'an and regions near Morek came under fire by the terrorists that were deployed in demilitarized zone.

Meanwhile, local sources reported that Morek passageway in Northern Hama was cut off after terrorists' attacks, adding that the army's artillery units pounded terrorists' positions in Morek, Atshan and Ma'arkabah regions in Northern Hama in response to the militants' attacks.

Other artillery and missile units of the army, in response to the terrorists' attacks, shelled their movements and positions near Khan Sheikhoun, Skeik and Tar'ei in Southern Idlib, inflicting major losses on them.

On Monday, the Damascus Army opened heavy fire at the movements of the terrorist groups, deployed in the demilitarized zone, in a preemptive move as militants were preparing to resume fire on government forces in Northern Hama.

The Syrian Army's artillery units targeted the movements of a terrorist group South of the village of al-Zakat and repelled their attack on the government forces' positions in a village in Northern Hama.

Several terrorists were killed or wounded in the artillery attack and the remaining pockets of the terrorists retreated from the region.

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