Syrian army Pounds Terrorists' Bases in Hama

The Damascus Army attacked terrorists' bases and positions in response to their heavy offensives from the demilitarized zone on safe regions under the army's control in Northern Hama.

News ID: 443679

Date: 02 March 2019 - 13:52

RNA - The terrorist groups stationed in the demilitarized zone in Northern Hama targeted the Mahrada power plant with 20 missiles, leaving heavy damage and destroying one of the gas tanks.

The Syrian army units responded the offensive with heavy missile and artillery attacks, targeting the terrorists' positions and moves in al-Latamineh, Kafr Zita and al-Zakat in Northern Hama, destroying several bases and hideouts of militants and killing the terrorists inside.

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 several provinces across Syria.

Hama

The Syrian army attacked terrorists' bases and positions in response to their severe offensives from the demilitarized zone on safe regions under the army's control in Northern Hama.

The terrorist groups stationed in the demilitarized zone in Northern Hama targeted the Mahrada power plant with 20 missiles, leaving heavy damage and destroying one of the gas tanks.

They also launched missile and artillery attacks on terrorists in al-Hawijeh, al-Nashameh, al-Shariat, Murak and Jisr Beit al-Ra'as in Northern and Northwestern Hama, leaving heavy tolls on them.

Deir Ezzur

Tens of ISIL terrorists have been transferred to the US base in Deir Ezzur and the American forces have evacuated family members of ISIL ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and other senior commanders from the Eastern parts of the province, pro-militant media said.

The London-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Wednesday that over 700 people, including 40 ISIL militants, a large number of them from Turkistani and Asian origins, left Eastern Deir Ezzur on 15 trucks belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

It added that the ISIL members have been transferred to the US-led coalition's base in Deir Ezzur, noting that 51,750 people with different nationalities have been evacuated from the region so far.

Meantime, the Arabic-language Baghdad al-Youm quoted a local Iraqi source as saying that the SDF has transferred 21 families of ISIL militants, including the family members of al-Baghdadi, from Baqouz region in Eastern Deir Ezzur to an unknown place after an agreement with the US forces.

Idlib

Terrorists of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham pose a threat to Syria’s stability by conducting events for building up their offensive potential, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday.

"A threat to security and stability in Syria is coming from terrorists of the Nusra-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance, which controls almost the entire Idlib de-escalation zone. Field commanders are carrying out events on reshaping allied groups with the goals of increasing their offensive capabilities in the directions of Aleppo, Hama and mountainous Lattakia," the diplomat stressed.

"The militants plan to expand the sphere of their influence and establish full control of Idlib," she added.

According to Fars News Agency, Zakharova also noted a growing number of ceasefire violations.

"Only over the past four days nearly 40 such cases have been recorded, when people died or were wounded," she said.

Hasaka

Tens of refugees have died of shortages in a camp controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasaka province, media activists reported on Thursday.

Media activists reported that only in the last 24 hours, 7 children and 2 women have died due to lack of medical and treatment possibilities in al-Hawl refugee camp in Southeastern Hasaka.

They added that nearly 14,000 families, consisting of 47,000 people, are living in the camp under an acute shortage of food, drugs and hygiene aids, warning that the children are in critical conditions.

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