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Syrian, Russian Air Forces Inflict Heavy Losses on Terrorists in Aleppo Province

Rasa - The Syrian and Russian air forces hit hard the terrorists' military positions and hardware in Eastern Aleppo province.

News ID: 428072

Date: 11 March 2017 - 23:45

RNA - The terrorists sustained heavy losses in the aerial attacks by the Syrian and Russian warplanes.

The Syrian army also continued its advances in other key provinces across Syria.

Aleppo

The Syrian and Russian warplanes destroyed ISIL's positions in massive airstrikes in Eastern Aleppo, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists as the Syrian army continued its advances and recaptured vast areas in the region.

The Syrian and Russian fighter jets carried out scores of airstrikes over the Eastern parts of Aleppo province on Friday, targeting the military positions of the ISIL across the Deir Hafer and Maskanah plains.

According to reports, the Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out more than 45 airstrikes over the ISIL positions, killing and wounding a large number of terrorists.

In relevant remarks on Friday, battlefield sources said that the Syrian army had managed to cut off ISIL's supply routes in Eastern Aleppo after taking full control of several villages in the region.

"The Syrian army has laid siege on the ISIL from Eastern Deir Hafer and disconnected the terrorist group's supply lines in an area located between the towns of Deir Hafer and al-Tabaqeh after taking full control over 10 more villages in Al-Khafaseh region and Euphrates River," a military source said.

The Syrian army troops also managed to reach the Euphrates river after taking full control of al-Khafaseh region.

In a relevant development earlier on Friday, the Syrian army continued its military operations against the ISIL terrorist group in Eastern Aleppo, and seized control of a strategic airport.

"The Syrian army troops seized back the strategic al-Jarah (Kishish) strategic airport after killing tens of terrorists, including foreign field commanders, in fierce clashes with the militants," a military source said.

The source reiterated that the ISIL is on the verge of full collapse in Aleppo province as the Syrian government troops have managed to liberate about 200 towns, villages and hilltops.

The Syrian soldiers had reached areas overlooking al-Jarah airport after pushing rapidly Southwards along Lake Assad while other units of the army advanced to positions some 10 kilometers from Maskanah, an ISIL-held town on the provincial border with Raqqa.

Now, the Syrian Army troops are on the verge of entering the Northern rim of the Maskanah Plain for the first time since they were forced to withdraw from the region.

Damascus

The Syrian army dispatched a large number of special reinforcement forces to regions East of the capital to take part in fresh assault on the Al-Nusra Front terrorists in al-Qaboun and Barzeh regions.

The Syrian army troops who have undergone special training and are expert in conducting street battles have been sent to al-Qaboun and Barzeh regions to help other army troops in their ongoing military operation against the al-Nusra Front terrorists who have been besieged there, military sources said on Friday.

The source also said that if the militants refrain from accepting peace with the Syrian troops and do not leave Damascus for Idlib, the Syrian government troops will immediately start their military operations to set these two regions free.

Homs

Informed sources revealed on Friday that the Syrian army troops would kick off fresh military operations soon to take back the ISIL-controlled oil fields in the surrounding areas of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur).

"The Syrian army's missile and artillery units have heavily pounded the ISIL's military positions near al-Maher and al-Sha'er oilfields in recent days," a military source said.

The source noted that the Syrian army will soon kick off its military operations to take back al-Maher and al-Sha'er oilfields.

The Syrian army troops have made massive advances in the surrounding areas of Palmyra after winning back the ancient city, and also managed to seize back al-Jazal oilfield.

The al-Sha'er and al-Maher oilfields are the only remaining oilfields in Northwestern Palmyra which are still under ISIL's control.

Hama-Idlib

The Syrian army and air force in a massive operation in Hama and Idlib provinces inflicted heavy losses on the al-Nusra Front (recently renamed to Fatah al-Sham Front) terrorists by cutting their supply routes and destroying their military bases and arms depots.

The Syrian fighter jets carried out continued raids on Al-Nusra Front's military positions in the town of Kafr Nabl in Ma'areh al-Nauman in Southern Idlib which resulted in the destruction of an arms depot, bombs and missiles of the terrorists as well as destruction of four military vehicles and killing several terrorists, including their commanders.

The Syrian army's missile and artillery units conducted several attacks on Al-Nusra Front's military positions in Safouhen village and town of al-Tamaneh in Southern Idlib, killing 11 terrorists and destroying two military vehicles.

Meantime, a large number of terrorists were killed and wounded in Syrian airstrikes on the militants' military positions and movements in Khan Sheikhoun region.

The Syrian army troops also pounded al-Nusra Front's military positions in the villages of Albu'izeh and Atshan as well as al-Latamina town and the surrounding areas of Kafr Zita town in Northern Hama, killing 11 terrorists.

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