Over Dozen Ankara-Backed Militants Killed in Clashes with Kurds in Aleppo

A number of Turkey-backed terrorists were killed in tough battle with the Kurdish fighters in Northern Aleppo.

News ID: 443737

Date: 04 March 2019 - 17:11

RNA - A sum of 18 militants backed by Ankara were killed in two separate clashes in the Northern parts of Aleppo province, field sources said.

They added that six militants of the National Liberation Army were killed in clashes with Kurdish fighters near the town of Kaljabrin in Northern Aleppo.

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.

Aleppo

Several Turkey-backed terrorists were killed in tough battle with the Kurdish fighters in Northern Aleppo, sources said.

A sum of 18 militants backed by Ankara were killed in two separate clashes in the Northern parts of Aleppo province on Saturday night, field sources said.

Six militants of the National Liberation Army were killed in clashes with Kurdish fighters near the town of Kaljabrin in Northern Aleppo, they added.

Meantime, the Kurdish-language Hawar News reported that the Kurdish fighters stationed in Izzaz region pounded two areas under the control of Ankara-backed Firqa al-Motasem terrorists and their allied militants in the surrounding areas of Kaljabrin village in Northern Hama.

It noted that during the Kurdish forces' military operations against Turkey-backed militants, the latter's military vehicle was destroyed and 12 of them were killed, while three others were wounded.

Eastern Euphrates

Around 300 ISIL terrorists have been released from the prisons of the Syrian Democratic Forces in areas under SDF's control after the US-led coalition and the Kurdish forces reached an agreement with the militants on exit of the latter from there, media reports said.

The London-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the SDF and Asayesh security forces have released 283 ISIL terrorists from SDF prisons in the city of Hasaka and the town of Ain Issa in Raqqa province.

The SOHR claimed that the jailed ISIL terrorists have been released after mediations by some tribesmen.

But field sources reported that a wave of anger has started in Eastern Euphrates over the freedom of ISIL terrorists.

The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper also reported that the US-led coalition and SDF fighters have reached an agreement with the ISIL on exit of the terrorists from the region under their occupation in Eastern Syria.

Idlib

The Turkish government has warned Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) that the Syrian Army will soon kick off its long-waited assault on the terrorist groups in Idlib province, media reports said.

Turkish officers stationed in areas under the occupation of the Turkish Army have informed Tahrir al-Sham commanders that the Syrian Army intends to launch its military operations to clean up the demilitarized zone, the Arabic-language Al-Watan newspaper quoted sources close to the militant groups in Idlib as saying.

The sources pointed to the recent statements of Russian officials on Idlib, and said, "The recent statements by Russian statesmen indicate that Moscow will stop compliance with the demilitarized zone agreement unless Turkey joins the operation against terrorists in compliance with the clauses of this agreement."

They also said that it is probable that after the Syrian Army commences its military operations, the Turkish Army might retreat from areas under its control in Idlib Province despite what it has vowed to the terrorist groups.

On the other hand, the Syrian Army's missile and artillery units heavily pounded the terrorists' military positions and movements in the village of al-Haviz in Sahl al-Ghab region in response to Tahrir al-Sham's missile attacks on the Syrian Army's military positions in the town of Jourin in Northwestern Hama.

According to Fars News Agancy, the Syrian Army troops also pounded the military positions of Tahrir al-Sham and Jeish al-Izza terrorist groups in Latmin town, Mourek outskirts and Kafar Zita in Northern Hama, destroying several of terrorists' artillery canons and also killing and wounding a number of them.

Deir Ezzur

The US-led coalition fighter jets pounded the besieged Al-Baghouz Foqani Town in Eastern Syria with phosphorus gas.

"The US-led fighter jets hit Baghouz farms in Eastern Deir Ezzur with missiles containing white phosphorus substance," the Arabic-language SANA news website quoted local sources in Deir Ezzur as saying.

There are yet no news on the possible casualties in the attack.

Meantime, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claimed that they have advanced from several directions to Baghouz town and taken control of seven positions.

Battlefield sources also reported the Syrian Army troops engaged in heavy clashes with the ISIL terrorists who were trying to penetrate into Syria by crossing from Euphrates bank near Bu Kamal near the borders with Iraq, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists.

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