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Russian jets drop jaw-droppingly deadly bombs on Islamist rebels in Hama
We showed ours in Nangarhar. What have they got that compares?
[ALMASDARNEWS] This evening, Russia unleashed its fiercest bombardment on northern Hama as Arclight airstrikes completely obliterated a number of rebel-held positions in the towns of Souran, Taibat al-Imam, Halfaya and Lataminah.

A military source told al-Masdar News that the air raids were conducted by a total of five Russian warplanes and two choppers that continuously returned to pound the Islamist strongholds with barely minutes in-between.

At least 50 Russian sorties were conducted beginning on Saturday morning, utilizing what appears to be a previously unused type of bomb, causing massive destruction in its wake.

The Russian bombardment is supposedly retalition for a massacre commited by an unknown rebel faction that killed over 75 Shi’ite civilians whom were in the process of being evacuated from Fuah, a government enclave on the outskirts of Idlib city.

Souran, Halfaya and Taibat al-Imam are expected to be the target of an upcoming Syrian Arab Army (SAA) ground offensive. Notably, Latamineh witnessed the most intense bombardment today; this town has long served as a gathering point for jihadist fighters to launch attacks on government-held areas of Hama province.
Posted by: Fred 2017-04-16
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