Army, Russian Air Force Heavily Pound Terrorists' Military Positions in Northern Syria

The Damascus Army backed by the country's and Russian air forces heavily pounded the terrorists' military positions and movements in Northern Syria in response to their attacks from the demilitarized zone on civilian and military points in Hama, Idlib and Aleppo.

News ID: 444614

Date: 01 May 2019 - 19:54

RNA - The terrorists stationed in Hama, launched tens of rocket attacks on residential areas in the town of al-Saqilbieh and the village of al-Khandaq in Sahl al-Ghab in Western Hama, killing and injuring several people.

In response to the terrorists' attacks, the Syrian Army's artillery and missile units heavily pounded the terrorists' military positions in the town of al-Sahrieh in Shahshabou in Northern Hama, destroying their military positions and hideouts as well as killing and injuring a number of them.

In Western Aleppo, the Syrian Army troops engaged in heavy clashes with Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) terrorists who were trying to penetrate into the army's military points from Family House axis, killing a large number of militants and destroying their military vehicles while making the remaining terrorists retreat from the battle scene.

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-Aleppo

The Syrian Army backed by the country's and Russian air forces heavily pounded the terrorists' military positions and movements in Northern Syria in response to their attacks from the demilitarized zone on civilian and military points in Hama, Idlib and Aleppo.

The terrorists stationed in Hama, launched tens of rocket attacks on residential areas in the town of al-Saqilbieh and the village of al-Khandaq in Sahl al-Ghab in Western Hama, killing and injuring several people.

The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper, meantime, reported that the Syrian and Russian air forces launched heavy attacks on terrorists' military positions and movements in al-Maziq Qala and al-Havash in Western Hama and around al-Bashireh village in Jisr al-Shoghour in Western Idlib which resulted in the destruction of several key targets, including an arms and military equipment depot.

In Western Aleppo, the Syrian Army troops engaged in heavy clashes with Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at terrorists who were trying to penetrate into the army's military points from Family House axis, killing a large number of militants and destroying their military vehicles while making the remaining terrorists retreat from the battle scene.

Deir Ezzur

The US Army has forced the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) out of the largest energy zone in Eastern Syria for unknown reasons, media sources said, adding that the US army is now the only force in control of the field.

According to Fars News Agancy, he American troops stationed in Conico gas plant in Eastern Deir Ezzur have ordered the SDF fighters to leave the region, the Arabic-language Al-Alam quoted special sources affiliated to the militants as saying.

The sources, meantime, said that the SDF patrols have also been expelled by the US from the gates of Conico gas production plant.

However, the reason for expelling the SDF from Conico energy zone has not been specified as yet.

The SDF stationed in Deir Ezzur have exchanged Eastern Syria's oil in lieu of receiving American and Israeli arms and military equipment, sources said.

Raqqa

The Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces released a large number of foreign members of the ISIL terrorist group from their jail in Raqqa Province, media reports said.

Around 600 ISIL terrorists with foreign nationalities have been released by the SDF in Raqqa province, the pro-militant Step News reported.

It noted that the SDF is gradually releasing the ISIL terrorists in Raqqa and the Western regions.

The Step News said that the released ISIL terrorists had been captured by the SDF in late 2017, adding that the released terrorists are freely commuting in Raqqa.

It also reiterated that several Tunisian ISIL terrorists who had earlier been freed by the SDF have been transferred to Idlib.

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