Syrian Army Pounds, Destroys Terrorists' Bases in Hama

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

News ID: 443727

Date: 04 March 2019 - 15:39

RNA - The militant groups stationed in the demilitarized zone in Northern Hama targeted the Mahrada city with 40 missiles, leaving heavy damage on the city's power plant and residential areas as well as wounding a number of civilians.

The Damascus Army's units responded the offensive with heavy missile and artillery attacks, targeting the terrorists' positions and moves South of Mourek town in Northern Hama and a military convoy carrying weapons and military equipment, destroying several hideouts of the terrorists and killing a number of them.

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 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 city with 40 missiles, leaving heavy damage on the city's power plant and residential areas as well as wounding a number of civilians.

The Syrian army units responded the offensive with heavy missile and artillery attacks, targeting the terrorists' positions and moves South of Mourek town in Northern Hama and a military convoy carrying weapons and military equipment. Several hideouts of the terrorists were destroyed and a number of them were killed in the Syrian Army attacks.

Meantime, the Arabic-language service of the Russian Sputnik news agency reported that Jeish al-Izza terrorists also launched a missile attacked Mahrada City in Northern Hama.

A military source, meantime, pointed to the intensified attacks by terrorists from the demilitarized zone in recent days, and said that Haras ul-Din terrorists, stationed near the Turkish-controlled region in the surrounding areas of Mourek town, attacked residential areas in Souran City with several missiles. This comes as the terrorists' missile attacks have been extended to the towns of al-Mahrouseh, Na'or Shatheh and Tal Bazam in Northern Hama.

Aleppo

The Turkish Army resumed its offensive on the Kurdish fighters' military positions in Northern Syria after reinforcing and dispatching 70 armored vehicles to Aleppo province.

The Turkish Army and Ankara-backed militants heavily pounded the military positions of Kurdish Al-Bab Military Council in the village of al-Baqouz East of the city of Al-Bab. The Turkish Army and Ankara-backed militants were stationed in the village of Olashli West of the city of Manbij in Northeastern Aleppo.

Meantime, battlefield sources said that the Turkish Army has dispatched around 70 military vehicles comprising military and logistic supplies as well as a number of soldiers to the war fronts in Northern Syria.

The sources said that the Turkish military convoy has arrived in Mourek in Northern Hama and al-Sarman in the surrounding areas of al-Ma'arat al-Numan South of Idlib after passing through areas under the control of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) in full coordination with the terrorist group.

Idlib

A number of terrorists of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at were killed, including their notorious commanders, and many others were wounded after an explosion hit a meeting held between militants and Turkish Army officers in the city of Idlib, reports said.

A suicide bomber attacked a restaurant in al-Zabit district of Idlib City and after firing bullets exploded himself, killing himself and six terrorists with different nationalities, the London-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) reported.

It said that many other terrorists were also wounded in the attack.

Meantime, Khabar24 news website reported that the blast took place in a meeting held between Tahrir al-Sham commanders and Turkish officers in the restaurant, adding that at least seven terrorists were killed and tens of others were wounded in the attack.

It also noted that, meantime, tens of ambulances crossed Turkish border into Syria after the blast in bid to take out the injured Turkish Army officers.

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