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Army Repels ISIL's Attack on Gov't Positions in Deir Ezzur

Rasa - The Syrian army soldiers repelled terrorists' attack on their positions in Deir Ezzur province after hours of clashes, inflicting major losses on them.

News ID: 429317

Date: 29 April 2017 - 21:47

RNA - The ISIL terrorists' attack to capture the government forces' positions in the surrounding areas of Deir Ezzur Regiment 137 base 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 Hama and Dara'a, 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.

Deir Ezzur

The Syrian Army troops fended off another attack of the ISIL South of Deir Ezzur city and launched a rapid counterattack, killing 30 terrorists and wounding tens of others, military sources said on Friday.

The sources said that ISIL shifted to defense after their attack on pro-government forces' positions in al-Maqaber (cemetery) region and Regiment 137 base was pushed back and they came under a rapid army counterattack.

They added that 30 ISIL terrorists were killed and tens of others were wounded in the battles on Friday.

Local sources reported that the army soldiers, supported by pro-government forces, are making a steady advance around Deir Ezzur's airbase, recapturing more lands and pushing the terror group back.

Hama

The Syrian military helicopters and warplanes carried out a number of attacks on the movements of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board) and its allied groups in Northern Hama, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

The Syrian choppers swarmed Northern Hama leaving Tahrir Al-Sham Hay'at and its allied militants little respite amid their ongoing retreat towards Southern Idlib.

In the meantime, the Syrian Air Force bombed the position of terrorists in the town of Kafr Zita, as Russian jets are also pounding the militants.

Also, the Syrian Army troops targeted and destroyed multiple Tahrir Al-Sham car bomb attacks and repelled a renewed terrorist attack in Northern Hama, while gearing up for their own offensive towards the towns of al-Latamina and Morek.

Dara'a

The Syrian Army forces engaged in fierce clashes with Al-Nusra Front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) in different regions in the Southern province of Dara'a, killing tens of terrorists and wounding tens of others.

The army soldiers clashed with Al-Nusra fiercely in different regions in Dara'a, killing 33 terrorists and wounding 40 more.

Local sources meantime reported that four tanks, one BMP vehicle, four cannons, several military vehicles and one missile-launching base of the Al-Nusra were damaged in the clashes.

Damascus

Local sources in Northern Damascus said that terrorists in Barzeh farms had opened fire at civilians followed by similar attacks by another group of militants in Eastern Damascus.

The sources said that the terrorist groups based in Barzeh Farms have opened fire at the civilians at the al-Urwar junction, adding that Jeish al-Islam has mounted heavy machineguns on a residential building in Haza targeting residential areas in Kafr Batna and Saqba towns.

The sources added that the Syrian army has started targeting the militants to top their sporadic attacks on civilians in both regions.

Another source reported that the army has expanded control over the aL-Hedaya Mosque and several nearby building blocks between the Southern part of Tishin district and the Northern sector of al-Qaboun after heavy fighting with the armed groups.

The source went on to add that the Syrian air force also targeted the positions of Al-Nusra Front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) in al-Qaboun.

They added that the army's artillery and missile units also shelled the positions of Al-Nusra front in al-Qaboun.

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