Idlib: Syrian Armed Forces Recapture Territory at Al-Mastoumah
On Tuesday, the Syrian Arab Army’s “Tiger Forces” – in coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF) – launched a fierce counter-assault at Masayabeen, resulting in the death of a number of armed militants from the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra” before the Syrian Armed Forces were able to take full control of this village near the provincial capital of Idlib.
Upon securing Masayabeen, the Tiger Forces and NDF advanced to the strategic hill overlooking this village, where they continued their counter-offensive geared to recapture the territory lost to the militants from Jabhat Al-Nusra near the Qarmeed Camp (Brick Factory); this attack was successful for the Tiger Forces and NDF, as they secured the hill of Tal Masayabeen 45 minutes later.
With Masayabeen and Tal Masayabeen under the Syrian Armed Forces’ control, the SAA’s 87th Brigade of the 11th Tank Division was able to continue their momentum near Al-Mastoumah, capturing the village of Al-Harsh after engaging Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and Ajnad Al-Sham in a series of intense firefights on Tuesday afternoon.
To counter the Syrian Armed Forces’ success at Al-Mastoumah, the militants from Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and Jund Al-Aqsa stormed the 87th Brigade’s defensive positions at the western flank of Tal Ma’ar Tab’i, where they were able to take control of the hilltop before nightfall dissipated the fighting at this hill near the strategic city of Ariha.
Despite the constant fighting at Tal Ma’ar Tab’i, the Islamist forces from Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and Jund Al-Aqsa have been unsuccessful in their attempt to break-through the SAA’s defensive fortifications at this integral hill that overlooks the city of Ariha.
The militants from Jabhat Al-Nusra and Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham launched another powerful attack on the SAA’s positions at the heavily fortified Jisr Al-Shughour National Hospital; however, this assault proved unsuccessful for the Islamist fighters, as the SAA’s 87th Brigade was able to seal-off the southern flank’s defensive barriers.
Glorious Hezbollah kills 3 terrorist commanders in Syria’s Qalamoun
A successful attack by Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah against the terrorists operating in the border area between Lebanon and Syria has killed three notorious Takfiri commanders.
Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV reported Wednesday that a mortar attack on the positions of the terrorists in Syria’s Qalamoun border region on Wednesday led to the killing of three commanders from various terror groups.
A post on al-Manar’s Twitter account said the attack killed the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front commander in the al-Juba area, the commander of the as-Suqur al-Muhammadiyya Brigade and the leader of the Ras al-Maarra Operation.
It said Hezbollah forces attacked “a gathering of militant commanders and military vehicles.”
The attack came a day after Hezbollah killed at least 15 terrorists working for the Nusra Front on the outskirts of the Lebanese border village of Tufail, near Qalamoun. One Hezbollah member, identified as Toufic Najjar, was also killed in the Tuesday operation.
Clashes began on Monday between Hezbollah fighters and the Takfiri militants, in which a Hezbollah member was killed after Nusra militants launched an attack on the positions of the Syrian army and Hezbollah forces stationed in the area.
Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naeem Qassem said on Tuesday that the resistance party’s fighters were preparing for a battle to purge the strategic region of Takfiri militants.
“In any case, the Qalamoun battle is coming, and it has already stuck its neck out, proving once again that the Takfiris are unable to expand as they wish,” Qassem said.
Syrian in Past 24 Hours: Army Retakes 8 Towns from ISIL in Hasaka
The Syrian army destroyed several hideouts of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists in Hasaka city in the Southern parts of the country and regained full control over 8 towns.
The army units gained full control over the 8 towns in Hasaka province and inflicted heavy damage on the Takfiri terrorists.
Also in the past 24 hours, units of the army and armed forces killed a number of the ISIL terrorists, some of them bearing Saudi nationality and destroyed a vehicle equipped with a heavy machine-gun in Deir Ezzor.
A military source said that the army destroyed a vehicle equipped with a heavy machine-gun and killed all the terrorists onboard, including Saudi terrorist Fahed al-Issa al-Utaiby, in addition to leader of a terrorist organization named Khader Daoud al-Wahesh.
Units of the army and armed forces also killed a number of terrorists and destroyed their vehicles in al-Shaqeef, al-Rashedeen, Bani Zeid, al-Lairamoun, al-Amereyeh, al-Sukari, al-Mashhad, Dweir al-Zaytoun, Bab al-Naser, al-SAkhour, al Enzarat, Hanano, al-Maysar, khan al-Assal, in the city and countryside of Aleppo.
The operations resulted in the killing of scores of terrorists and the destruction of many of their vehicles and weaponry.
Also on Tuesday, the army forces carried out special operations against dens and hideouts of the ISIL terrorist group, killing scores of them and injuring others in addition to destroying their vehicles and ammunition in the villages of Abu Hawadid, Um al-Rish, Rajm al-Qasir and Salam Gharbi in the Eastern countryside of central Homs province.
The army units also destroyed dens of Al-Nusrah Front and the so-called “Homs Legion” and “Ajnad Homs”, killing scores of their members in the villages of Kafr Nan and Kisin in the direction of Jabbourin village in the Northern countryside of the province.
Meantime, the terrorist organizations admitted on their pages on the social networking websites that they suffered heavy losses and that a number of their members were killed, including terrorist Ahmed Qasim Swais and Zaher Ayyoub.
Also reports from Homs said that army units repelled an attack by members of Al-Nusrah Front and other terrorist organizations who had attempted to target locals and military checkpoints in Jborin village and Kafrnan in the Northern countryside of Homs, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists.
Also in the past 24 hours, army units killed a number of Al-Nusrah Front terrorists and destroyed their dens, ammo caches and weapons’ storehouses in the vicinity of Busr al-Harir, Sheikh Meskeen, Inkhel, Ebb and Nemr in the countryside of the southern province of Daraa.
Earlier Tuesday, an army unit killed all members of an armed terrorist group in al-Kark neighborhood in Daraa and destroyed two vehicles carrying terrorists affiliated to Al-Nusrah Front terrorist organization on a road in Daraa al-Ballad neighborhood.
“Following army’s monitoring operations of the movement of the Takfiri terrorist organizations, an army unit destroyed their (terrorists) vehicles and gatherings and killed a number of their members in the southern foot of the strategic Hill of Hamad, between the cities of Nawa and Sheikh Miskin,” a source told SANA.
A number of terrorists of Al-Nusrah Front and other terrorist organizations affiliated to it were killed and their weapons and equipment were also destroyed during army’s operations against their gatherings in Kafer Nasej town and to West of Samlin village in the Daraa countryside.
The army killed and injured a number of terrorists and destroyed their mortar launchers and vehicles equipped with heavy machineguns in Daraa camp, al-Sudd road and al-Bahhar in Daraa al-Balad.
Meanwhile, terrorist organizations admitted, on their social media websites, that they suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment in addition to the killing of a number of their members, among them terrorists Ibrahim Mohammad al-Salameh and Abdo Jamal al-Hariri.
Also on Tuesday, an army unit carried out a special operation targeting dens of Al-Nurah Front in al-Samadania al-Garbia Northeast of Quneitra city, resulting in the death of many terrorists and injuring of many others.
Another army unit targeted with intensive strikes a convoy of vehicles belonging to terrorists in the area near al-Samadania al-Sharkia village. All vehicles were destroyed and dozens of terrorists were killed and others were injured.
Terrorist organizations acknowledged on their social media pages the death of a number of their members in Quneitra countryside. Ali Talal al-Omar al-Aboud, Mohamed Mit’ab Mhawish, and Abad al-Rahman Khalil al-Sa’adi were identified among them.
A military source told SANA on Tuesday that army units eliminated tens of terrorists and injured many others in Ihsim, Basmas, Kminas, Kafr Lata and Kafr Haya in Idleb countryside.
The Syrian Army’s air forces killed many terrorists in the area surrounding Ein al-Sawda and al-Ma’laka, in addition to destroying a convoy of vehicles belonging to terrorist organizations between Darkoush and Zarzor in Idleb countryside.
Also in the past 24 hours, Syrian army units destroyed a number of hideouts that terrorist organizations were using to launch rocket and mortar shells on the villages and towns in Sweida’s Northwestern countryside.
A military source said that an army unit targeted with intensive strikes terrorists’ dens in Jadal and al-Shayah villages in al-Lujat area in the far Northwestern countryside of Sweida, which caused the death of many terrorists, injured many others, and destroyed large amounts of weapons and ammunition.
The Syrian security forces in Damascus also disbanded a terrorist group affiliated to al-Nusrah Front in the Eastern part of Rokneddin district in Damascus and killed all its members on Tuesday.
The Syrian army forces also freed a town in the Western part of the strategic Qalamoun region.
Syrian Forces Hit Takfiri Militants Hard in Daraa
Syrian government forces targeted positions of the Takfiri militants in Daraa on Wednesday, leaving a large group of them dead and injured.
“The army targeted terrorists’ positions in Daraa al-Balad neighborhood in the Southern province of Daraa,” a military source said, adding that a number of terrorists of al-Nusra Front and the so-called the Islamic al-Muthana Movement were killed and injured.
The Takfiri militants’ weapons and ammunition warehouse and a car equipped with heavy machinegun were destroyed in al-Kark neighborhood, al-Sibeh, at the vicinity of the post building and to the South of al-Sad road.
Meanwhile, The terrorist groups admitted that they suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment. They also said a number of their members, including Abdul-Qader Jaber Abu Kulaib, were killed.
On Tuesday, the army troops killed all members of a terrorist group in al-Kark neighborhood in Daraa, and destroyed two vehicles carrying terrorists of al-Nusra Front on the meteorological road in Daraa al-Ballad neighborhood.
