Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) terrorists backed by the Turkish Army attacked the Syrian Army's military positions in Northern Hama with poisonous gas.

7 June 2019 - 12:24
Tahrir al-Sham launches chemical attack on Syrian Army in Hama

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) terrorists backed by the Turkish Army attacked the Syrian Army's military positions in Northern Hama with poisonous gas.

The Arabic-language website of Sputnik news agency quoted a battlefield source as saying that Tahrir al-Sham terrorists using Turkish military and armored vehicles as well as missiles armed with chemical warheads pounded the Syrian Army's military points in Tal Malh and Jabin in Northern Hama from the two axes of al-Zuka and al-Arbaeen.

The source pointed to the continued clashes in the region, and said that the Syrian Army's artillery units and air force pounded the terrorists' movements, destroying terrorists' convoy of military vehicles moving from Khan Sheikhoun in Southern Idlib towards al-Zuka in Northern Hama.

Meantime, another military source said that Tahrir al-Sham and Jeish al-Izza terrorists launched rocket attacks on the city of Mahradeh concurrent with other terrorists' attacks from the axes of al-Zuka and al-Arbaeen.

The source pointed to the tactical withdrawal of the Syrian Army from some of its military positions in al-Jabin region in Northern Hama, and said that the army has dispatched massive military equipment to the battlefronts.

Meantime, the local sources in Idlib province also said that Tahrir al-Sham and Jeish al-Izza terrorists made use of elite and foreign militants in their attack.

In a relevant development on Wednesday, it was announced that the Syrian Army had seized full control of 23 villages and towns from the terrorists since the beginning of its military operations in Hama province.

The Syrian Army's massive military operations started in Hama and Idlib provinces after the terrorists violated the Sochi Agreement on April 26 and the government forces have spread their rule to Southern Idlib.

A sum of 18 towns and villages have been liberated in Northern and Western parts Hama province and the Syrian Army has also imposed full control over five other regions in Southern Idlib, the pro-militant Anab Baladi news website reported.

In Northern and Western Idlib, the Syrian Army has earned control of Janabareh, Tal Osman, Jaberieh, Tal Hawash, Toyieh, Sheikh Idris, Kafar Naboudeh, Qala al-Maziq, al-Tavineh, al-Sharia, Bab Taqa, al-Hamreh, al-Hawiz, al-Mohajerin, al-Karkat, al-Mostariheh, al-Khaledi and al-Hardan.

In Southern Idlib, the Syrian Army started its military operations on Monday and it has already regained control of al-Qasabiyeh, al-Hardaneh, al-Hamirat, al-Qaroutiyeh and Qaraseh.

Meantime, the Syrian State television reported that the Syrian Army has kicked off new military operations in Tarmala, al-Nafir and the surrounding areas of Khan Sheikhoun in Southern Idlib.

The Arabic-language SANA news agency also reported that the Syrian Army's artillery units has been heavily pounding the al-Nusra Front and Jeish al-Izzeh terrorists' military positions in al-Zaqoum, Qalididan and al-Zuka regions in Northwestern Hama Province in the last few days.

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