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Syrian troops down 14 drones operated by militants
[Iran Press TV] Syrian army soldiers and allied fighters have shot down 14 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operated by foreign-backed forces of Evil in the southwestern province of Dara’a.An unidentified military source said on Wednesday that the drones intended to carry out reconnaissance missions and target a number of Syrian army positions. The development came amid latest gains made by the Syrian forces against Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... elements operating in the Arab country. Also on Wednesday, the Syrian army units and allies wrested control of al-Hikma school on the western outskirts of Aleppo. An unnamed military source said that the advance came after festivities with terrorists, mostly from Jabhat Fateh al-Sham ...formerly al-Nusra, the current false nose and mustache of al-Qaeda in the Levant... , formerly known as al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... Front. The fighting inflicted dozens of casualties on the forces of Evil and destroyed their equipment. Elsewhere, the Syrian troops foiled an attack on a number of military posts to the east of Hadir on the northern outskirts of Quneitra province. The fighting killed scores of the forces of Evil and destroyed their vehicles, some of which were equipped with heavy machine guns. A number of other forces of Evil further bit the dust after another Syrian army unit targeted gatherings of forces of Evil and their supply routes in the countryside of Quneitra. Clashes were also reported with Jabhat Fateh al-Sham in Mashara in eastern Quneitra. Meanwhile, ...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone...... another military source said the Syrian forces had destroyed a ISIS vehicle equipped with a heavy machine gun, a mortar launcher and a bulldozer in al-Tharda Mountain and along the eastern barricade of Dayr al-Zawr Airport. The airport’s garrison targeted ISIS hideouts with artillery fire in Dayr al-Zawr’s al-Orfi neighborhood, killing nine forces of Evil and obliterating their arms and munitions. Since March 2011, Syria has been hit by militancy it blames on some Western states and their regional allies. Backed by Russian air cover, the Syrian military is engaged in an operation to rid the country of ISIS and other terrorist groups. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura have put the corpse count from the conflict at more than 300,000 and 400,000, respectively. This is while the UN has stopped its official casualty count in the Arab country, citing its inability to verify the figures it receives from various sources. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-10 |
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