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Terrorists' Centers Destroyed in Syrian Army's Air, Ground Attacks in Hama, Idlib

The Damascus Army conducted a series of operations against the military positions and movements of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the al-Nusra Front) in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib, destroying several of their key centers and military positions, media reports said.

News ID: 445784

Date: 02 July 2019 - 11:45

RNA - The Syrian Army's artillery and missile units pounded the terrorists' military positions and movements in the towns of al-Arbaeen, al-Sayyad and al-Latamineh in Northern Hama, the Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper reported.

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's ground and air forces conducted a series of operations against the military positions and movements of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib, destroying several of their key centers and military positions, media reports said.

The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper reported that the Syrian Army's artillery and missile units pounded the terrorists' military positions and movements in the towns of al-Arbaeen, al-Sayyad and al-Latamineh in Northern Hama.

The Syrian Air Force also pounded the military positions and movements of Tahrir al-Sham and other terrorist groups in the towns of al-Jabin, Kafar Sajneh, al-Naqir, Kafar Nubl, Ariha, Jbal al-Arbaeen, Sarjeh, Taftnaz, Madaya, Khan Sheikhoun, al-Hobait and al-Amerieh in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib.

Several centers and military positions of the terrorists were destroyed in the Syrian Army attacks on safe zones in Northern Syria and their military equipment was also destroyed.

A large number of terrorists, including several of their commanders, were also killed in the Syrian airstrikes.

Meantime, Tahrir al-Sham in rocket attacks pounded the residential areas in in the city of Mahradeh, towns of al-Aziziyeh, Bardij and al-Karkat in Northwestern Hama.

Quneitra

The Syrian Army's air defense system intercepted and destroyed cruise missiles fired from Israel's warships before they could reach Syria's airspace, media reports said.

The Arabic-language website of the Russian Sputnik news agency quoted informed sources as saying that the Israeli warships fired six cruise missiles from sea, but they were intercepted and destroyed in the air.

The sources noted that the Syrian Army's S-200 Air Defense System tracked and shot down six Israeli cruise missiles targeting the army's military positions in Homs.

Footage released by Syria’s state-run Sana news agency appears to show missiles being intercepted in mid-air.

The warships attack came as the Israeli jets also targeted military bases near the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs on Sunday night.

According to Fars News Agency, the Israeli warplanes conducted fresh attacks on the Damascus Army's military positions in Eastern and Southern Syria by using Lebanon's airspace, and were confronted by the Syrian Army's air defense batteries.

The SANA news agency quoted a military source as saying the Israeli fighter jets pounded several military positions of the Syrian Army in Homs Province and near Damascus on Sunday night.

He noted that several rockets fired by Israel's fighter jets were destroyed by the Syrian Army's air defense system, and said that four civilians, including a child, were killed and 21 others were injured in the town of Sahnaya in Damascus countryside.

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