Syria in Last 24 Hours:

Army Increases Deployment in Aleppo after Turkey's Threats in Eastern Euphrates

Rasa - The Damascus army reinvigorated its military positions in Northern Aleppo over the past 24 hours after Turkey threatened to launch operations against Kurds in Eastern Euphrates.

News ID: 441537

Date: 15 November 2018 - 11:33

RNA - Field sources reported on Tuesday that a large military convoy was sent by the Syrian army to Menaq airbase in Northern Aleppo, 11 kilometers away from Aleppo city.

They added that the convoy consisted of a large number of Syrian army forces and several tanks and military and armored vehicles, noting that the army has also dispatched military grids to Deir Jamal and Tal Rafat in the West and Tadaf in Northern Aleppo close to the positions of the Ankara-backed 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.

Aleppo

The Syrian army reinvigorated its military positions in Northern Aleppo after Turkey threatened to launch operations against Kurds in Eastern Euphrates.

Field sources reported on Tuesday that a large military convoy was sent by the Syrian army to Menaq airbase in Northern Aleppo, 11km away from Aleppo city.

The sources said that the Syrian Army aims to strengthen its fronts in response to the Turkish army's mobilization of militants in the Euphrates region.

They added that the army's decision to send more forces and military equipment to Northern Aleppo was made after Turkey recently threatened that it was preparing to launch an assault on the Kurds in Eastern Euphrates.

Idlib-Hama

The Syrian Army forces fended off heavy attacks of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and its allied terrorists in the demilitarized zone in Southeastern Idlib and Northern Hama on Tuesday.

According to Fars News Agancy, the army units exchanged heavy fire with Tahrir al-Sham terrorists, deployed in regions near al-Mahjourah battalion base and Tawil al-Halib, and repelled their attack on government forces' positions in the demilitarized zone West of Abu al-Dhohour base in Southeastern Idlib.

In the meantime, the army's artillery and missile units pounded terrorists' movements in the small towns of Jarjanaz, al-Taah, Skeik and al-Tamanna in Southeastern Idlib.

Meanwhile, other artillery units, deployed in Bridij base in Northwestern Hama, opened heavy fire at terrorists' movements in the village of al-Janabarah, preempting their attack after inflicting heavy casualties on them.

Other artillery units of the army shelled the movements of Kata'eb al-Izzah terrorists near the village of Tal al-Sakhar in Northern Hama and preempted their attack on government troops.

Sweida

The Syrian Army stormed ISIL's positions in Toloul al-Safa in the Eastern desert of Sweida on Tuesday, inflicting major losses on the terrorists and capturing more lands.

The army forces, backed up by artillery and missile units, engaged in fierce clashes with ISIL in the Eastern desert of Sweida and seized control over several key points in the Northern and Northwestern parts of Toloul al-Safa.

The army men managed to advance 2km against ISIL in the depth of Toloul al-Safa.

Over 30 ISIL terrorists have been killed in the army's two-day operation in Toloul al-Safa.

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