BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:55 P.M.) – The latest offensive by jihadist militias in northern Hama Governorate against the Syrian Army has turned out to be a complete disaster for their forces resulting in hundreds of casualties and the loss of dozens of military vehicles.
Yesterday, both Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate) and the Turkistan Islamic Party launched a huge offensive against Syrian Arab Army positions in northern Hama.
In the event, Syrian Army forces were completely prepared and stopped the offensive dead in its tracks by the end of the day.
A truck full of misguided young Jihadists. The tragic wages of sordid intrigues emanating from Washington, London, Paris, Tel Aviv, Ryad and other complicit capitals in the assault on Syria.
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ussian and Syrian airpower capitalized on the thwarted jihadist offensive by launching interdiction and strategic raids against militant bases, vehicle convoys and rear-area fire support positions in both northern Hama and southern Idlib provinces.
Now it has become apparent that within the space of 24 hours, jihadist forces lost hundreds of fighters dead as well as dozens of tanks and vehicles destroyed or abandoned.
According to one military source, on the front-lines around northern Hama, at least one militants were killed and another 150-200 wounded. In addition to this, the terrorists lost nine armed pickup trucks, five battle tanks (two of them T-90s which were captured in 2016), four BMP infantry fighting vehicles and two car bombs (both of which never even left their starting off points before being pre-detonated).
However these are only front-line statistics.
Interdiction and strategic raids carried out by the Russian and Syrian air forces throughout northern Hama and southern Idlib also resulted in at least another 200 terrorists being killed.
In Syria Russian pilots have proven to be a formidable force, despite their tiny numbers.
Some people you can never rescue from their fanaticism or stupidity. They brought barbarism to Syria and now they have begun to pay for it.
ANDREW ILLINGWORTH—The latest offensive by jihadist militias in northern Hama Governorate against the Syrian Army has turned out to be a complete disaster for their forces resulting in hundreds of casualties and the loss of dozens of military vehicles.
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