#41676 Re: Sirija
Posted: 22/04/2015 08:08
Syrian Army Enters Busra Al-Hareer in Northeast Dara’a
Approximately 36 hours after launching their offensive in northeast Dara’a, the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Armored Division – in coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF) and Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) – have entered the strategic town of Busra Al-Hareer.
The SAA’s 5th Division and their allies broke-through the frontline defenses of Harakat ‘Ahrar Al-Sham after storming the western axis of Busra Al-Hareer for the second time on Tuesday; this has built a buffer for the SAA contingent operating in the northern sector of the town.
Clashes are still ongoing between the SAA’s 5th Division and Harakat Al-Sham at Busra Al-Hareer; however, much of the fighting dissipated by the time nightfall descended upon this town in the Al-Lajat area of Dara’a and As-Sweida.
According to a military source in Dara’a, the Syrian Armed Forces have killed 37 enemy combatants from Harakat ‘Ahrar Al-Sham in the last 24 hours – the source further added that the Syrian Armed Forces have confirmed the death of 39 soldiers (11 soldiers in the last 24 hours) since the inception of this offensive.
At nearby Al-Rikmat, the SAA’s 5th Division carried out a number of raids on the positions of the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra,” destroying two armored vehicles mounted with 23mm anti-aircraft machine guns, while also killing 13 militants inside this village in the Al-Lajat area of Dara’a.
The 5th Division did not stop there, they continued their attack on Milayhat Al-‘Atash, where they confronted a large contingent from Jabhat Al-Nusra, killing 9 enemy combatants and seizing a small cache of rockets in the northern part of the village.
Fighting has also been reported at the villages of Qarfa, Sinameen, Dilli, ‘Ibta’, Inkhil, Al-Kirak, ‘Itmann, Ghazali, Dara’a Al-Balad, and Kafr Nissaj.
Violence Erupts in the Southern Countryside of Aleppo; Nusra Offensive Repelled
Southern Aleppo has become the scene of intense firefights between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra” over the last seven days, as both parties strive to control the Khanasser-Aleppo Highway that provides access to the Hama Governorate.
On Tuesday morning, Jabhat Al-Nusra – in coordination with Jaysh Al-Mujahiddeen and Harakat ‘Ahrar Al-Sham – attacked the southwestern axis of Al-Rashadiyah in southern Aleppo after losing this town to the SAA and National Defense Forces (NDF) last week.
Initially, the Islamists successfully infiltrated the NDF’s southwestern flank; however, they were forced to withdraw their attack after sustaining significant casualties due to the arrival of reinforcements from Liwaa Al-Quds (pro-Government Palestinian group); this was amalgamated with the persistent aerial bombardments from the Syrian Arab Air Force (SAAF).
A contingent from Jabhat Al-Nusra captured the village of Jib ‘Awad and the Al-Sheikh Muhammad Hill in southern Aleppo this morning; however, the NDF was able to recapture this area from the militants in the late afternoon on Tuesday.
Fierce clashes broke-out at the Salahiddeen Quarter of southern Aleppo City after Harakat ‘Ahrar Al-Sham militants stormed the SAA’s fortifications and seized a number of building blocks in the southern sector.
The SAA countered the Islamist infiltration with a powerful assault that led to the death of 16 enemy combatants from Harakat ‘Ahrar Al-Sham before they were able to recapture the recently seized territory in the Salahiddeen Quarter of Aleppo City.
Sources inside Aleppo City have repeatedly denied any reports about the alleged Islamist capture of the Deir Wataan Church in the Bustan Al-Basha Quarter – they added that this was all fabricated by Islamist social media activists.
Jabhat Al-Nusra and their allies from Jaysh Al-Mujahiddeen attacked the western axis of Bashkoy in northern Aleppo on Tuesday, but their attack was repelled by the NDF and Al-Ba’ath Battalion fighters entrenched inside this village.
