RNA - The Ajnad al-Sham terrorists' attack to capture the government forces' positions in the Southern part of Hama province was fended off by the strong defense of the Syrian military men.
Meantime, the Syrian army and popular forces continued their military advances in other parts of Syria, including Deir Ezzur, over the past 24 hours.
Tens of terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured during the Syrian army's operations in other provinces across Syria.
Hama
The Syrian Army troops fended off a heavy offensive of a group of terrorists in Southern Hama, a field sources reported on Sunday, adding that the country's Air Force hit the positions of the Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) in the Northeastern part of the province.
The sources said that the army men engaged in fierce clashes with terrorists of Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union deployed in the village of Aqrab and repelled their attack on government forces' positions in the village of al-Ta'ouneh in Southern Hama, inflicting major losses on the militants.
The sources went on to say that the army aircraft bombed heavily the strongholds and movements of Al-Nusra in the villages of al-Rahjan, Um Mayaleh and al-Shakasiyeh, killing a large number of terrorists and destroying their equipment in large scale.
Dara'a
Field sources confirmed on Sunday that almost 100 gunmen that had laid down their weapons and joined peace with the Syrian Army in Dara'a province have received government amnesty.
The sources reported that almost 100 militants affiliated to the al-Omari Brigade deployed in al-Lejah in Dara'a province that had handed over their arms to the army soldiers in the town of al-Sanmin were pardoned by the Damascus government.
The gunmen received amnesty and returned to normal life, the sources said.
Deir Ezzur
The Syrian Army troops stormed ISIL's positions in Southeastern Deir Ezzur and imposed control over several regions on Sunday.
The army men engaged in fierce clashes with the ISIL and managed to advance against terrorists in the small town of al-Salehiyeh in Albu Kamal region.
A field source said that the army soldiers captured the Eastern and Southeastern parts of the town.
The source further said that army units also drove ISIL out of the Safsafeh settlement.
Syrian Army Deploys Modern Tanks
The Syrian Army has been recently utilizing the modern T-72 P 3 battle tank made in Belarus in the battlefields, a Russian media outlet reported on Sunday.
The Arabic-language website of Russia's state news agency, Sputnik, reported that the army that has been using Belarus-made T-72 P 3 battle tank that enjoys the best digital projector device known as Sussna instrument.
It added that the Sussna has enhanced the power of T-72 P 3 tanks to destroy different targets via heavy accurate artillery fire.
The Sussna instrument can specify targets from a 5,000m distance, allowing the tank to operate day and night.
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