Syrian Army Convoys Arrive in North, Northwest to Kick off Major Operation against Terrorists

TEHRAN (defapress)- A number of Syrian military convoys, carrying troops and hardware, have arrived in frontlines in Idlib, Hama, Aleppo and Lattakia provinces in recent days to launch a large-scale operation against Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and its allied terrorist groups, a military source said.

News ID: 74080

Date: 02 December 2018 - 15:55

The source reported that hundreds of army soldiers and a large volume of military equipment have deployed in Kinsaba in Northeastern Lattakia in the recent days.

The source further said that a large number of Syrian forces have been relocated from their positions in Busra al-Sham in Eastern Dara'a to Northern Hama, adding that over 30 military vehicles have also been deployed in al-Zahabiyah and Tal Azou regions in Southeastern Idlib.

"Also, hundreds of well-equipped army soldiers have deployed in contact lines with the terrorists in Aleppo province," the source said, adding that the army forces are now ready to kick off a final  operation in the Northern and Northwestern parts of the country.

The terrorists' refusal to implement the Sochi Agreement to establish a demilitarized zone is pushing the army to initiate its long-waited assault on militants in Idlib that had been put on hold due to the Sochi Agreement.

Colonel Mar'ei Hamdan, a Syrian military expert, was quoted by the Arabic-language website of Sputnik news agency as saying last month that Tahrir al-Sham is in control of nearly 70% of towns and villages in Idlib province and makes provocative moves against the Syrian army, adding that the army's commitment to decrease tensions is not lasting forever.

He added that the Syrian army has so far repelled all attacks by terrorists against its positions and inflicted heavy damages on them, noting that the army is now necessitated to come out of the defensive mood to retake control of Idlib.

Hamdan said that Tahrir al-Sham will resort to a full-scale military operation against the Syrian and Russian armies soon, after rejecting the Sochi agreement last October, which leaves no room for ceasefire or disarmament anymore, and underlined that the Syrian army's battle against Tahrir al-Sham is inevitable.

Meantime, the Turkey-backed Ahrar al-Sham and National Liberation Front (NLF) terrorist groups has also dismissed the Russian-Turkish Sochi agreement and is preparing for military operations against the army in Northern Syria, calling for a coalition with Tahrir al-Sham.

Tahrir al-Sham and other allied terrorist groups have not left the demilitarized zone two months after the Sochi agreement and have instead reinvigorated their strongholds and targeted the army positions every day.

Relevant reports said that the Turkey-backed NLF had put its gunmen on alert to launch a heavy offensive against the Syrian army in the demilitarized zone in Idlib province.

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