AhlulBayt News Agency - The Syrian Arab Air Force (SAAF) is lighting up the northern countryside of the Homs Governorate with relentless airstrikes that are targeting Jabhat Al-Nusra’s (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) positions in the Al-Houla and Al-Rastan plains.
On Friday night and early Saturday morning, the Syrian Air Force conducted over 25 airstrikes above Al-Houla and Al-Rastan, hitting several Jihadist targets near the Orontes River and Hama Governorate border.
The frequency of these airstrikes is due to the recent Syrian Arab Army (SAA) initiative to attack the Jihadist positions in northern Homs and retake the southern bank of the Orontes River that separates the Hama-Homs borders.
Russian Air Force propels the Syrian Army near Palmyra
The Russian Air Force’s MI-28NE (Night Hunter) attack helicopters have been a godsend for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) infantry units operating inside the vast Syrian Desert in east Homs.
Why exactly? Well, the Syrian Armed Forces no longer needs to wait until dusk to attack the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham’s (ISIS) defenses; instead, they can strike the aforementioned terrorist group during the twilight hours, thanks in large part to the air cover they receive from the Russian attack helicopters.
When the Syrian Armed Forces liberated the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur) from ISIS in late March 2015, they were able to advance each night because of the Russian Air Force’s advanced technology that picked off the enemy defenders before the infantry units attacked.
The same situation is happening in northern Palmyra right now.
Each night, the Russian attack helicopters lead the attack on the ISIS controlled sites in the Palmyra countryside, paving the way for the Tiger Forces to capture well-fortified areas.
Without these Russian choppers, the Syrian Armed Forces would be charging ISIS’ defenses in a wide open desert that is very difficult to advance inside of; but, the table has turned now.
Every Syrian Army advance in east Homs is backed by a Russian chopper that is weakening the terrorist group’s resistance.
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