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| ISIS attacks military base in Homs |
| 2016-10-18 |
| [ARA News] Homs – Militant fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) launched on Monday an offensive on a Syrian army base in the central Homs Governorate, activists reported. ISIS militants bombed headquarters of the Syrian army forces in the Huwesis District in eastern Homs, killing and wounding dozens of soldiers. “ISIS militants, stationed near the Sawan Hill, shelled a major Syrian army base in eastern Homs. The group used heavy artillery in the attack,” media activist Khalid al-Abdullah told ARA News. More than 35 army soldiers were reported dead and dozens more wounded in the offensive. Subsequent to the attack, Russian warplanes launched several airstrikes on ISIS fighting positions in Huwesis, killing at least 20 ISIS militants. “The Russian air cover helped the Syrian regime’s army forces to regroup and secure their base against infiltration by ISIS, while medical teams arrived to the area to treat the wounded,” al-Abdullah reported. The ISIS radical group has recently brought military reinforcements to the eastern countryside of Homs in a bid to protect its final positions in the governorate. |
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