Syria in Last 24 Hours:

Armed Forces Repel Terrorists' Heavy Offensive in Idlib Province

Rasa - A heavy offensive by the Al-Nusra front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) was warded off by Syria's Nation Defense Forces (NDF), backed up by the country's Air Force in the Northeastern countryside of Idlib city.

News ID: 437657

Date: 13 May 2018 - 21:11

RNA - The National Defense Forces NDF in Fua'a and Kafraya, North-East of Idlib city, that are under the terrorist groups' siege exchanged heavy fire with the Al-Nusra in al-Sawaqiyeh farms, and managed to fend off the Al-Nusra offensive after killing or wounding a number of militants.

Meantime, the Syrian army continued its military advances in other parts of Syria over the past 24 hours.

Tens of terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured during the Syrian army's operations in provinces across Syria.

Idlib

Syria's Nation Defense Forces (NDF), backed up by the country's Air Force, warded off a heavy offensive by the Al-Nusra front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) in the besieged towns of Fua'a and Kafraya in the Northeastern countryside of Idlib city on Saturday.

The NDF in Fua'a and Kafraya, North-East of Idlib city, that are under the terrorist groups' siege exchanged heavy fire with the Al-Nusra in al-Sawaqiyeh farms, and managed to fend off the Al-Nusra offensive after killing or wounding a number of militants.

Also, the army aircraft pounded the strongholds and movements of the Al-Nusra in al-Sawaqiyeh farms and other areas near the town of Taftnaz in Northeastern Idlib and in Ram Hamdan settlement North of Hamdan region.

In the meantime, other air force warplanes launched a heavy bombing on terrorists' positions in the village of al-Arba'een in Northern Hama and in Tal (hill) al-Waset in Northwestern Hama, inflicting major casualties on the militants.

Damascus

The Syrian Army continued storming ISIL's positions in the Southern part of Damascus province on Saturday, driving the terrorists back from more strongholds.

The army men engaged again in fierce clashes with the ISIL North of Hajar al-Aswad in Southern Damascus, taking control over several buildings, including Education Development Centers.

Also, other units of the army managed to advance against ISIL in several flanks in a region North of Hajar al-Aswad that is connected to Yarmouk Camp and captured several buildings Southeast of the 30th streets.

In the meantime, the army's artillery and missile units and aircraft pounded ISIL's positions and movements in Hajar al-Aswad and Yarmouk Camp.

Earlier reports said that the army troops continued their mop-up operation in the newly-freed Yalda, Bebeila and Beit Saham regions in the Southern part of Damascus province and discovered a large depot of terrorists' arms and ammunition, including Israeli weapons.

The army men continued mop-up operation in Yalda, Bebeila and Beit Saham, seizing a large cache of weapons in terrorists' positions.

The Israeli-manufactured mines, bombs, ammunition, rockets, RPG, machineguns and artillery and mortar shells were discovered among the weapons and munitions seized from the terrorists.

The army units also seized several vehicles, carrying military equipment, chemical, ammonium nitrate and gunpowder in the depot used by terrorists to make bombs and handmade mortar shells.

Lattakia

Syrian Army is training thousands of fresh soldiers in Lattakia province to kick off a massive operation against the terrorists deployed near the border with Turkey, a military source said on Saturday.

The source said that the soldiers are completing a rigorous training regimen in mountains in Eastern Lattakia before they depart to Jabal (Mount) Al-Akrad and Jabal Al-Turkmen regions.

According to Fars News Agancy, the source said that the first phase of the offensive will concentrate on sealing the Lattakia-Turkey border, which is partially controlled by Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA).

He further added that the second phase of the offensive will be conducted in the Al-Ghaab Plain and carried out until the Syrian Army reaches the Southern part of Jisr Al-Shughour region in Idlib province.

Once they deploy at Jisr Al-Shughour, the Syrian Army will attempt to capture the important town and clear the border points in the key district in Western Idlib.

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