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Syrian Army foils jihadist offensive in northern Hama
[ALMASDARNEWS] The jihadist rebels of Jund Al-Aqsa (Al-Qaeda franchise) launched an offensive on Saturday morning to capture the key village of Ma’an in Hama’s northern countryside.Launching their attack from Morek, Jund Al-Aqsa attempted to repeatedly break-through the front-line positions of the Syrian Armed Forces north of Ma’an; however, they were unable to infiltrate their defenses. Following a four hour battle, Jund Al-Aqsa was forced to withdraw their fighters from the Ma’an front, as Russian fighter jets swarmed the northern Hama countryside. According to a field correspondent in northern Hama, the Russian Air Force struck the villages of Morek, Kafr Zita, and Al-Lataminah, killing a large number of jihadists in the process. Currently, there are no festivities near the Ma’an front, despite the intensity of the Jund Al-Aqsa assault; however, the Russian Posted by: Fred 2016-08-21 |
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