Army Wards Off Tahrir Al-Sham Offensives from Demilitarized Zone

The Damascus army repelled attacks by Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) from the demilitarized zone against its military points in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib.

News ID: 444065

Date: 30 March 2019 - 12:32

RNA - The Syrian army units targeted Tahrir al-Sham's moves from Halfaya, al-Latamineh, al-Sakhar and al-Sarmaniyeh regions towards the military points in Northern and Northwestern Hama, leaving several militants dead and wounded and forcing others to withdraw.

In Southern Idlib, the Syrian army forces targeted the terrorists' positions near Khan Sheikoun, Jisr al-Shaqour, Tahtaya and Basileh in response to their offensives, killing a number of terrorists and destroying their military equipment.

Meantime, the Syrian army continued its military advances in other parts of Syria over past 24 hours.

Tens of terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured during the Syrian army's operations in provinces across Syria.

Hama-Idlib

The Syrian army fended off attacks by Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at from the demilitarized zone against the military points in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib.

The Syrian army units targeted Tahrir al-Sham's moves from Halfaya, al-Latamineh, al-Sakhar and al-Sarmaniyeh regions towards the military points in Northern and Northwestern Hama, leaving several militants dead and wounded and forcing others to withdraw.

Meantime, a military source reported that the Syrian army forces destroyed the terrorists' hideouts near the towns of al-Latamineh and Kafr Zita with bomber drones.

Also, in Southern Idlib, the Syrian army forces targeted the terrorists' positions near Khan Sheikoun, Jisr al-Shaqour, Tahtaya and Basileh in response to their offensives, killing a number of terrorists and destroying their military equipment.

Meantime, a field source in Northern Syria reported that the Turkish army has strengthened its positions in occupied areas of Idlib province by sending a new convoy of several trucks carrying logistical aid, cement blocks and prefabricated houses to the region.

Golan Heights

Large groups of people in different Syrian provinces continued rallies for several consecutive days to protest at US President Donald Trump's recognition of Israeli occupation over Syria's Golan Heights.

The Arabic-language service of SANA news agency reported that a large number of people and civil activists in different parts of Syria, including Hasaka, Quneitra, Aleppo and Sweida, held protest rallies to condemn Trump's decision.

Protestors slammed Trump for declaring Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, stressing that the Syrian nation may never compromise its sovereignty right over the region.

The protestors said that the US decision is aimed at increasing tensions in the region, stopping Syria's war on terrorism and meeting Israel's goals, and underlined the need for the Syrian army to liberate the region.

Trump on Monday formally recognized Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, reversing decades of United State's policy. The announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House in a trip.

World nations and prominent international rights groups condemned the recent decision by Trump to recognize Israel’s “sovereignty” over the Golan Heights, which has been under the Tel Aviv regime’s occupation for more than 50 years.

Aleppo

Israeli fighter jets pounded the Syrian army positions in Northeastern Aleppo again, sources said, adding that several missiles fired from the invading warplanes were destroyed by the army.

According to Fars News Agancy, the Arabic-language website of SANA news agency reported that on Thursday midnight a number of Syrian army positions in the industrial region of Sheikh Najjar in Northeastern Aleppo were pounded by Israeli fighters, leaving damages.

Meantime, the Arabic-language website of Sputnik news agency quoted a military source as saying that the Syrian army positions near Aleppo airport as well as Sheikh Najjar, al-Naqarin and Jabrin regions in Eastern Aleppo were targeted by Israeli missiles.

He added that the Syrian army's air defense unit has destroyed 70% of the missiles.

Hasaka

Over two dozen Syrian children have died as a result of deteriorating conditions in al-Houl camp run by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), media sources said.

The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Wednesday that over 27 children were killed in the camp in the past week for the severe lack of hygiene, drugs and food.

It added that 71,000 people are residing in the camp, saying that 186 children have been killed in al-Houl since December.

Meantime, field sources reported that civilians in the camp have held protest rallies against the SDF for hard living conditions in al-Houl, adding that the US-backed forces fired at the protestors.

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