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Russian Air Force hammers jihadist stronghold as Syrian troops prepare to storm town
[AlMasdar] The Russian Air Force has been hammering the jihadist stronghold of Kabani in northeastern Latakia, launching several strikes over this key town in the past 48 hours.According to a military report from the Latakia countryside, the Russian Air Force’s attack choppers repeatedly struck the jihadist positions in and around Kabani, causing several explosions that could be heard through the northeastern region of the governorate. These  ...KABOOM!... s by the Russian Air Force came at the same time that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) began mobilizing their troops for a new attack on this jihadist stronghold in the Latakia Governorate. While the Syrian Army has not begun storming Kabani, they have carried out their preliminary shelling on the jihadist defenses around the Zuwayqat Mountains that are located south of the town. Over the past few months, the Syrian Arab Army has repeatedly attempted to capture Kabani from the jihadist rebels; however, all of their attacks have been repelled or reversed shortly after the military launches their assault. Kabani is a strategic mountaintop town that overlooks the northern region of the al-Ghaab Plain and some parts of the Jisr al-Shughour District in the Idlib Governorate. Related: Kabani: 2019-12-03 ISIS continues to resurface to launch attacks against Syrian Army troops in eastern Homs Kabani: 2019-12-03 Heavy Russian airstrikes reported across Idlib Kabani: 2019-12-02 Syrian Army retakes all lost areas after launching big counter-offensive in SE Idlib on Sunday, 69 dead Related: Latakia: 2019-12-03 Heavy Russian airstrikes reported across Idlib Latakia: 2019-12-03 Rare footage shows present-day chemical weapons site in Douma Latakia: 2019-11-30 Russian warplanes kill several foreign jihadists as Syrian troops attempt to advance to Kabani Related: Zuwayqat Mountains: 2019-11-30 Russian warplanes kill several foreign jihadists as Syrian troops attempt to advance to Kabani Zuwayqat Mountains: 2019-11-19 Jihadist rebels retake strategic mountain in northeast Latakia Zuwayqat Mountains: 2019-05-10 Russian strikes collapse jihadist lines in northwestern Hama Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-08 |
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