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Terrorists Sustain Heavy Losses in Army Offensive in Dara'a Province

Rasa - The Syrian army attacked the terrorists in Dara'a province, and inflicted heavy losses on them.

News ID: 429125

Date: 22 April 2017 - 23:29

RNA - The Syrian army killed and wounded scores of terrorists in different neighborhoods of Dara'a city.

The Syrian army also inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist groups in other key regions across Syria.

Dara'a

The Syrian Army's artillery and missile units pounded the movements and positions of the al-Nusra Front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) in the Southern and Central neighborhoods of Dara'a city, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

Al-Nusra's concentration centers and movements came under heavy fire of the artillery and missile units in the neighborhoods of al-Sibeh, al-Karak, al-Bajabjah, al-Arbaeen, al-Bahar, al-Badou, Tariq Saad (way to dam), al-Busra square and also in Dara'a al-Mahatta Central district.

Sources in the city confirmed that a large number of terrorists were killed and a number of their vehicles and positions were damaged in the attacks.

Damascus

The Syrian Air Force carried out a number of combat sorties over terrorists' positions and movements in Eastern Ghouta, inflicting major losses on the militants.

The army aircraft targeted several times the positions of Jeish al-Islam in the town of Mesraba, while other fighter jets pounded terrorists' stronghold South of the town of Douma, killing and wounding a number of militants.

The warplanes further conducted heavy airstrikes on terrorists' concentration centers in a region between al-Shifouniyeh and Mesraba four times.

In the meantime, the gathering centers of Al-Nusra Front in al-Qaboun district were badly hit in the army's missile attacks.

Homs

Military sources confirmed that ISIL's positions in Eastern Homs as well as the strongholds of Al-Nusra Front in the Northern parts of the province have come under heavy attacks of the Syrian Army troops and Air Force.

The army's artillery and missile units shelled the positions of Al-Nusra in the villages of Deir Foul and al-Sa'an al-Aswad in Northern Homs.

In the meantime, the army soldiers continued their attacks on ISIL's concentration center in Badiyeh (desert) of Palmyra (Tadmur) in Eastern Homs.

The country's air force also bombed ISIL's movements and centers in the town of al-Sukhnah and near the town of Arak and in Southern Badiyeh of Palmyra, inflicting several casualties on the terrorists.

Reports said earlier on Friday that the Army's artillery and missile units launched massive shelling on the positions of Al-Nusra Front in nine different regions, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

The artillery and missile units pounded Al-Nusra's movements and defense lines East of Palmyra (Tadmur) city, in Mahasa, East of the town of al-Quaryatayn, in the towns and villages of al-Ameriyeh, Um Sharshouh, al-Sa'an al-Aswad, Deir Foul and Tal (hill) Abu al-Sanasel in Eastern and Northern and Southwestern Homs, killing tens of militants and destroying their vehicles and equipment.

Also, two command posts and an arms and ammunition depot of the terrorists were destroyed in the attacks.

Hama

The Russian Air Force on Friday targeted and destroyed one of the main underground bases of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board) in Northern Hama.

A Russian jet took off from the Humeimim Airbase in Southwestern Lattakia and conducted a heavy airstrike on Tahrir al-Sham's underground base, destroying the base by a bunker buster bomb.

Earlier reports said that the Syrian Army troops continued their advances against terrorists in Northern Hama and managed to push the militants back from a strategic region after hours of non-stop clashes.

The army units that had earlier won back the town of Taybat al-Imam stormed terrorists' defense lines and captured al-Mashiteh region.

In the meantime, the army's missile units shelled terrorists' strongholds in al-Baqousiyeh West of the town of al-Salamiyah, killing a large number of militants.

Military sources reported meantime that the army soldiers repelled terrorists' attack, inflicting heavy casualties on them.

The sources rejected the claims raised in the terrorist groups' websites about their advances in Northern Hama, underlining the army's full control over Taybat al-Imam.

They said that the artillery units and army aircraft targeted terrorists' positions West of al-Salamiyah on Thursday night.

Deir Ezzur

The Syrian Army's artillery and missile units shelled ISIL's defense lines South of Deir Ezzur city, while the country's Air Force bombed terrorists' positions near the Eastern city, killing and wounding a number of terrorists.

The artillery and missile units pounded ISIL's movements and concentration centers in areas surrounding Regiment 137th base, Deir Ezzur's airbase and in al-Maqaber (cemetery) region, killing 8 terrorists and destroying a machinegun-equipped position and a large volume of ammunition.

The warplanes, meantime, carried out repeated attacks on ISIL's gathering centers near Tamin Brigade base, al-Ma'amel region, al-Makbat region and in al-Thardah mountain in the Southern countryside of Deir Ezzur city, killing or injuring a number of terrorists.

Local sources reported that the army soldiers warded off ISIL's offensive on pro-government forces' positions in Deir Ezzur's airbase from its Southern direction and Tamin Brigade, killing and wounding several militants.

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