Syrian Army Shells Heavily Terrorists' Positions Following Militants' Movements in Demilitarized Zone

The Damascus Army's artillery and missile units opened heavy fire at terrorists' movements in the demilitarized zone in Hama, Idlib and Aleppo provinces over the past 24 hours.

News ID: 442502

Date: 19 December 2018 - 12:20

RNA - The artillery and missile units pounded the movements and positions of Horras al-Deen near the town of Morek after the terrorist groups launched mortar attack on the army near the small towns of Tal Bazam and Ma'an.

A number of terrorists were killed or wounded in the attack.

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-Idlib

The Syrian Army's artillery and missile units opened heavy fire at terrorists' movements in the demilitarized zone in Hama, Idlib and Aleppo provinces on Monday.

The artillery and missile units pounded the movements and positions of Horras al-Deen near the town of Morek after the terrorist groups launched mortar attack on the army near the small towns of Tal Bazam and Ma'an.

Other artillery and missile units shelled positions of Jeish al-Izzah in Lahaya, al-Latamina and Ma'arkaba after the terrorist groups conducted missile attack on the government forces positions near the towns of al-Safsafiyah and Tal Sakin in Northwestern Hama.

Other artillery units, meantime, detected terrorists' move to reinvigorate their positions and targeted them in Lahaya, al-Latamina and Ma'arkabah, inflicting major damage on them.

In the meantime, a military source pointed to the Horras al-Deen's move to dispatch more fighters and ammunition to al-Kowein, al-Tamanna and Skeik in Southeastern Idlib, and said that the army's artillery targeted the dispatched convoys.

Also, the army's artillery units targeted terrorists' positions in Western Aleppo after they launched mortar attack on residential areas in al-Ramousah region.

Hama

The Turkish Army dispatched another military convoy to regions under its occupation in Northern Hama on Monday in a bid to boost military presence in the region amid tensions between the Damascus forces and terrorists deployed in the demilitarized zone.

The Turkish army forwarded a new military convoy, including a sum of 20 vehicles and a number of forces, to 2 observation posts in the town of Morek in Northern Hama and Shir Maqar region in Northwestern Hama.

The Turkish move came as provocative moves by Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and its terrorist allies in the demilitarized zone have left no way for the Syrian Army, but preparing for a large-scale operation in the Northern and Northwestern parts of the country.

Raqqa-Aleppo

A new convoy of troops and equipment of the US-led coalition has arrived in regions controlled by the Washington-backed militias in Northeastern Syria amid Turkish troops' threats to kick off a major assault in the region, the London-based pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.

SOHR reported that a long convoy of the US military vehicles has arrived in regions controlled by the US-backed militia on the Eastern bank of the Euphraes River.

It further said that the convoy included a sum of 150 trucks, carrying fuel, vehicles, logistic and military equipment, adding that the convoy has arrived in the US-run bases in Northeastern Syria.

SOHR went on to say that the move has been carried out to reinvigorate US bases amid Turkish troops' threats against the Kurdish militias on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River.

Idlib

Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at deployed a large number of non-Syrian terrorists in 6 strategic points in Southeastern Idlib on Monday as more foreign terrorists have been crossing Turkey's border into Northern Syria.

The Arabic-language website of Sputnik quoted well-informed sources in Idlib province as disclosing that a large number of non-Syrian terrorists have arrived in Northern Syria via the border towns of Atmah and Sarmada after crossing Turkey's Southern border.

It further said that the newly-arrived foreign terrorists have joined Horras al-Deen, adding that Tahrir al-Sham has handed over 6 small towns in Southeastern Idlib to Horras al-Deen for deployment of the non-Syrian terrorists.

Deployment of non-Syrian terrorists in Southeastern Idlib came after Ajnad al-Qoqaz retreated from the small towns of al-Khowein and al-Zarzour and also regions near Tal Toqan, in the meantime, elite fighters of Tahrir al-Sham have withdrawn from the small towns of al-Farajah, al-Sarman Ashrah and Tal al-Sultan and moved towards the depth of Idlib province.

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