Army Destroys Terrorists' Command Centers, Arms Cache in Hama, Idlib

The Damascus Army pounded and destroyed the command headquarters and weapons depot of the terrorists in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib over the past 24 hours.

News ID: 443858

Date: 11 March 2019 - 21:02

RNA - A battlefield source said that the Syrian Army troops engaged in fierce clashes with members of Ajnad al-Qafqaz and Haraseddin terrorist groups who had attacked the government forces' military positions in al-Sakria, al-Baraghiti and Tal Kolbeh West of Abu Zuhour town.

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-Idlib

The Syrian Army pounded and destroyed the command headquarters and weapons depot of terrorists in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib.

"The Syrian Army troops engaged in fierce clashes with members of Ajnad al-Qafqaz and Haraseddin terrorist groups who had attacked the government forces' military positions in al-Sakria, al-Baraghiti and Tal Kolbeh West of Abu Zuhour town," a battlefield source said.

The source further said that the Syrian Army's missile and artillery units targeted many gatherings of the terrorists Southeast of Idlib and in the surrounding areas if Saraqib town, destroying their command center and their equipment as well as killing a large number of them.

The Syrian Army units also pounded the movements of the terrorist groups near al-Haviz village in Sahl al-Ghab Northwest of Hama, inflicting heavy losses and casualties on them after warding off their attack.

Meantime, the Syrian Army killed all members of a terrorist group who attempted to attack the government forces' positions in Northern Hama from the demilitarized zone.

The Damascus Army units engaged in heavy clashes with militants of Ansar al-Tawhid terrorist group who intended to attack the Syrian Army's military positions in Tale Shir Sahab from al-Sarmanieh Foro in Sahl al-Ghab in Northwestern Hama.

All the 18 Ansar al-Tawhid terrorists invading the government troops were killed in fierce clashes in Sahl al-Ghab region.

Meantime, the Syrian Army's missile and artillery units hit the terrorists' communication lines in Jisr al-Shoghour region in Western Idlib, inflicting heavy losses and casualties on them.

In Southern Idlib, the Syrian Army heavily pounded the movements and contact lines of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) in Eastern al-Deir, Khan al-Sabal, Ma'arat Shomarin, Khan Sheikhoun and near Sakik village in Southeastern Idlib, killing and injuring a number of them.

The Syrian Army's missile units also pounded the gathering of Tahrir al-Sham terrorists in al-Tah town Southeast of Idlib, killing several terrorists and destroying their military vehicle.

Meantime, the terrorist groups stationed in Southern Idlib pounded Mahradeh town and its surrounding areas in Northern Hama with nine missiles which caused destruction of a number of houses.

Aleppo

The ISIL terrorist group claimed that it has attacked a military convoy of the US-led coalition and Kurdish forces in Northern Aleppo province.

"A suicide bomber detonated a bomb-laden vehicle in a highway Southeast of Manbij in Northeastern Aleppo which resulted in the injury of a number of people," the Kurdish-language Hawar News website reported.

Meantime, the London-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) quoted reliable Kurdish sources as saying that a suicide bomber exploded his bomb-laden vehicle as it ran into a military convoy of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo.

The source said that the convoy comprised of two vehicles of the US-led coalition and an SDF military vehicle, injuring two guards.

Meantime, the ISIL in a statement issued on its website 'Amaq' claimed that it attacked a convoy of the Kurdish and US military men on Manbij-Al-Bab road in Northeastern Aleppo and killed 3 American military troops.

Hawar news had earlier on Saturday accused Turkey of providing cover for the ISIL terrorist group, saying the much hated militant group is still operating in regions under the control of the Turkish Army in Northern Syria.

The ISIL militants are easily moving in Ankara-controlled regions in Northern Syria, including al-Bab, Jerablus, Azaz, Afrin and even Idlib, Hawar quoted local sources in Northern Aleppo as saying.

The report said ISIL is taking direct orders from the Turkish Army in the region, and mentioned that the ISIL terrorists have even hoisted their flag in the city center of Afrin.

The sources, meantime, told Hawar news that over 800 families have fled the Al-Bab region.

Raqqa

Unknown assailants shot dead a senior commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the city of Raqqa as tensions have intensified between civilians and SDF fighters there.

According to Fars News Agancy, the Arabic-language service of the Russian Sputnik news agency reported that Head of the SDF Security-Intelligence Office Fwaz al-Zaher was killed by unknown gunmen in Southwestern Raqqa City.

The source pointed to the prevalence of excessive intimidation by the Kurdish forces after death of their commander, and said that a large number of SDF fighters are in a state of full alert in this region.

Damascus

The Syrian Army continued its mop-up operations in Southern Damascus, and seized a large volume of weapons and military equipment, including US-made and Israeli arms from the positions formerly held by the terrorist groups.

The Syrian Army's engineering units came across a massive ammunition and arms depot containing US anti-tank and TOW missiles as well as Israeli missiles and some European missiles.

The Syrian Army troops also discovered different types of rifles, ammunition, canon, mortar rounds and hand-grenades made in Israel and the US.

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