Syrian Army Destroys Terrorists' Military Positions in Hama, Idlib

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian army destroyed several key targets of the militants in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib in response to continued attacks by the terrorist groups in the demilitarized zone.

News ID: 74933

Date: 12 January 2019 - 14:44

In Northern Hama, the Syrian army units pounded the military positions and movements of the terrorists who were trying to penetrate into the government forces' posts from the town of Tal al-Sakhar, inflicting heavy losses and casualties on the terrorists.

Meantime, a field sources said that the Syrian Army also destroyed several military positions of Jeish al-Izzah terrorists in al-Latamanieh in Northern Hama. The terrorists used their military positions in al-Latamanieh for attacking the Syrian army's military positions and residential areas in Northern Hama.

Other Syrian Army's units in Southeastern Idlib responded to the terrorists' attacks by targeting and destroying their positions in al-Tah town; a number of terrorists were killed and wounded in the Syrian army attacks on their military positions in Southern Idlib.

This is while Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front), during infighting with rival terrorists groups, has taken control of all areas in the demilitarized zone in Aleppo, Idlib, Hama and Lattakia provinces.

In a relevant development on Thursday, new Syrian and Russian military convoys were dispatched to the strategic points in Hama and Idlib provinces as terrorists increased attacks on army's positions in the demilitarized zone.

Field sources in Northern Syria reported that a Russian military convoy, consisting of several armored, military, engineering and personnel carrier vehicles, have been sent to the strategic village of Salba in the Southern parts of the town of Hayalin in Western Hama.

They added that the Syrian army also sent several military convoys to Northern Hama and Southern Idlib, noting that over 250 forces of the Syrian army's fifth Division along with extensive military equipment, including 15 military vehicles and tens of trucks carrying weapons and equipment, were dispatched to the strategic town of al-Moshirfeh in Southeastern parts of the town of Abu Dali in Southeastern Idlib.

Meantime, the Syrian army units in Northern Hama targeted the terrorists in the town of al-Latamineh and its surrounding areas with artillery fire, leaving heavy tolls on them.

Also, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) has gained control of 80% of regions occupied by other terrorist groups in Idlib, Hama, Aleppo and Lattakia during infightings among militants in Northern Syria in the past 9 days.

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