Kurdish YPG Advances on Turkish Border with Russian Air Support

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A Peoples Protection Units (YPG) fighter in Rojava.

 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region Turkey’s semi-official Anadolu news agency reported that the People’s Protection Units (YPG) were backed by Russian aircraft Saturday in an advance into the Azaz region of Syria near the Turkish border. Russian warplanes have reportedly facilitated the advance of YPG fighters by carrying out three airstrikes against the road linking the district with the Bab al Salameh border checkpoint.

Anadolu also reported that last week Russian aircraft bombed opposition forces in eastern Syria’s Deir Cemal and Meryemeyn in an effort to open corridors for the YPG and Syrian Democratic Forces.

Turkey’s National Security Council in  October denounced a new self-proclaimed Kurdish enclave in Syria – Tal Abyad, or Gire Spi – and called on the international community to condemn the YPG as terrorists. Turkey has called the region of Tal Abyad “a campaign to change the demographic make-up of northern Syria.”

Turkey’s council assembled after representatives of ethnic communities in the now Kurdish-controlled city of Tal Abyad met Wednesday to declare the region autonomous. Control of the region is significant for the YPG because it links together many predominantly Kurdish villages in northern Syrian.

Turkey has warned the United States and Russia it will not tolerate any Kurdish region to be held by the PKK, which is deemed a terrorist group by NATO.

“This is clear cut for us and there is no joking about it,” a Turkish official told Reuters in October.

Turkey fears advances by Kurdish forces on the Syrian side of its 900 km (560-mile) border will fuel separatist ambitions among Kurds in its own southeastern territories. But Washington has supported YPG fighters as an effective force in combating Islamic State, Reuters added.

Takfiri Terrorists Retreating Forces from Yarmouk Refugee Camp in Syria
 
TEHRAN (FNA) – Syrian popular forces alongside fighters of the Palestine Liberation Army stormed the terrorist groups, deployed in part of the Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus, and won back several buildings after fierce clashes with the terrorists, sources said Saturday.

The sources said that different streets of the Yarmouk camp in the Southern countryside of Damascus have been scenes of fierce clashes between the Takfiri groups and the Syrian National Defense Forces (NDF) and Palestinian forces, which have left so far scores of the Takfiri militants dead or wounded.

 

 

The sources also said that the Palestine Liberation Army and its allies are advancing towards the Yarmouk Athletic Stadium and the Yarmouk Girls School.

The pro-government forces have carried out several anti-terrorism operations in Yarmouk Camp, Tadamon and al-Qadam districts in Damascus countryside in recent weeks, and have killed or injured a number of militants.

Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed the leader and deputy leader of the Al-Nusra Front Takfiri terrorist group in Yarmouk Palestinian Refugee Camp in Damascus.

Abu Youssef al-Hourani was killed by a suicide bomber who approached him and blew himself up in Hamdan Street in Yarmouk camp. Al-Hourani’s deputy was also killed during the attack.

The Yarmouk crisis started in 2012 when the terrorist groups took control of the Palestinian refugee camp and displaced over one million Palestinians. The terrorist groups have been trying to make the Yarmouk camp and its surrounding areas the main center of their operations.

Palestinian forces inside Yarmouk are largely surrounded by the ISIL fighters who have captured large swathes of the camp since an assault that began earlier this month.

In early April, a group of 14 Palestinian factions backed a joint military operation with the Syrian government to expel the ISIL terrorists from the Yarmouk refugee camp in Southern Damascus. The factions support “a security solution that will be carried out in partnership with the Syrian state,” Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official Ahmed Majdalani said.

Also in early April, the ISIL was reported to be in control of a “large part” of the camp after fighting with Palestinian groups who also opposed to President Bashar Assad’s forces.

An agreement last year between terrorists and the government, backed by Palestinian factions, led to an easing of the siege, but humanitarian access has remained limited.

Syrian Forces, Allies Launch Quayratayn Liberating Operation in Homs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Military sources announced on Saturday that the Syrian Army, the National Defense Forces (NDF) and Hezbollah fighters, backed up by the Russian air force, launched a large-scale operation to capture the strategic town of Quayratayn form the ISIL in Homs province.

The sources said that the pro-government forces moved fast in pushing back the ISIL terrorists from their positions near the villages of Muntar Armilah and Thaniyah, just a few kilometers from Quayratayn.

 

 

Battlefield reports said the Syrian forces are now in full control of these villages, adding that the ISIL has sustained a heavy death toll in the army’s operation.

On Monday, the Syrian army and the NDF fighters, backed up by the Russian air force, pushed back ISIL’s fresh troops from Maheen in the Eastern part of Homs and completed their control over the strategic town.

The ISIL suffered heavy death toll in the Syrian forces’ operation, and left behind many dead members and fled the battlefront.

According to the battlefield sources, the Syrian army and its allies are to advance toward Quayratayn town.

Syrian Fighter Jets Pounding ISIL Positions near Quaryatayn Town in Homs
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian warplanes have launched a series of combat sorties over the ISIL strongholds in the surroundings of Quaryatayn town to pave the ground for the pro-government forces to capture the town form the ISIL terrorists, sources said Saturday.

The sources said that the ISIL militants’ positions near the strategic town of Quaryatayn have been heavily bombed by the Syrian fighter jets since early hours of this morning, when the Syrian Army and its allies form the National Defense Forces (NDF) and the Lebanese Hezbollah launched a large-scale operation to push back the ISIL Takfiris from the town.

The sources further added that the ISIL has sustained heavy casualties in the Syrian air attacks.

 

 

The Syrian Army, the National Defense Forces (NDF) and Hezbollah fighters, backed up by the Russian air force, launched a large-scale operation to capture the strategic town of Quayratayn form the ISIL this morning.

The pro-government forces moved fast in pushing back the ISIL terrorists from their positions near the villages of Muntar Armilah and Thaniyah, just a few kilometers from Quayratayn, and seized full control over them.

Later in the day, the Syrian air raids destroyed the command centers and vehicles of ISIL to the West of Al-Quaryatayn town, al-Hazm al-Abyad and to the North of Jabal al-Ramila in Homs countryside on Friday, killing a group of Takfiri militants.

Syrian Warplanes Bomb ISIL Targets in Homs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian airstrikes hit the command centers of ISIL in the Central province of Homs, leaving a large group of the Takfiri terrorists dead.

The Syrian air raids destroyed command centers and vehicles of ISIL to the West of Al-Qaryatayn town, al-Hazm al-Abyad and to the North of Jabal al-Ramila in Homs countryside on Friday, killing a group of Takfiri militants.

There were no immediate reports of the exact number of the dead terrorists.

 

 

On Wednesday, the Syrian army, backed by popular defense groups, won back several areas in Homs province as the troops continue their military operations to completely purge the country of the terrorists.

The Syrian forces regained control over Tlol Um Kadom, Dahrat al-Said, Jabal al-Ramila and Tolol al-Sood in the Southeastern countryside of Homs on Wednesday.

Thirty Terrorists Killed in Military Operations in Hama
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army struck a heavy blow at the Takfiri terrorists in the province of Hama on Saturday, killing at least 30 terrorists, most of them from Ahrar al-Sham Movement.

The army targeted terrorists’ headquarters and an operations room on the fronts of Maan and Tal Bzam, destroying an ammunition depot and killing 30 terrorists, most of them from “Ahrar al-Sham Movement”.

 

 

Khaled al-Barazi, Ali al-Farra, Ibrahim Arnous, Badr Eddin al-Bash, Abdul-Rahman Maatouq and Khalil Mahmoud were identified among the dead terrorists.

The Syrian fighter jets carried out several combat sorties over the militant positions in at least four different regions along the border between Hama and Idlib provinces on Saturday.

The militants’ military sites near Latamneh, Ma’arKaba, Aydoun and al-Tamana’a were heavily bombed by the Syrian air forces, which ended in the killing or injuring of many terrorists, whose military hardware also were destroyed as a result of the air attacks.

Senior Ahrar al-Sham Commander Killed by Army in Syria’s Aleppo
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army troops’ operation against the militant groups in the Northern province of Aleppo left many terrorists, including a field commander of Ahrar al-Sham, dead and many more wounded, sources said on Saturday.

The commander of Ahmad Assaf Battalion, Abdel-Muaen Ahmad Haq Hamdan known as Abu Abdullah al-Sharae, was killed alongside many of his forces in the Syrian army troops’ offensive.

 

 

The killing of al-Sharae was confirmed by the Takfiri terrorists’ websites.

Sources said earlier today that the Syrian army and the National Defense Forces (NDF) broke through the ISIL militants’ defense lines and pushed them back from two more villages in Aleppo province.

The pro-government forces’ operation was so heavy that did not leave any safe place for the ISIL militants near the villages of al-Faysal and al-Malkiyah.

The ISIL retreated forces from the above mentioned villages and their surrounding areas after leaving behind scores of dead and wounded members.

Syrian Army Fires Artillery Shells at Jund Al-Aqsa Positions in Hama
TEHRAN (FNA)- The army is pounding the positions of “Jund al-Aqsa” terrorist group in Hama province with heavy artillery fire, reports said on Saturday, adding that dozens of the Takfiri militants have lost their lives in the attack.

The army troops fired artillery shells at positions of terrorists from “Jund al-Aqsa” in al-Zalaqiat and al-Masasneh, destroying them and killing a number of militants.

The terrorists, Mohammad al-Khalil, Ahmad Hisham Mubarak and Ali Mohssen al-Faraj, were killed in the attacks.

 

 

Meanwhile, two terrorists’ vehicles were destroyed and five terrorists were killed in a special army operation that targeted militants’ positions in al-Sayyad village in Kafr Zita area to the North of Hama city.

The Syrian fighter jets carried out several combat sorties over the militant positions in at least four different regions along the border between Hama and Idlib provinces on Saturday.

The militants’ military sites near Latamneh, Ma’arKaba, Aydoun and al-Tamana’a were heavily bombed by the Syrian air forces, which ended in the killing or injuring of many terrorists, whose military hardware also were destroyed as a result of the air attacks.

Nusra, Ahrar Al-Sham Positions Destroyed in Aleppo
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army intensified its mop-up operations against the positions of Takfiri terrorists of the al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement in the Northern countryside of Aleppo on Saturday.

The army destroyed positions of al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement in the vicinity of al-Morouj private school to the North of Anadan town in the Northern countryside of Aleppo, field sources said.

There were no immediate reports of possible casualties among the terrorists.

 

 

On Friday, terrorists of al-Nusra Front suffered heavy losses in Syrian military operations in the Province of Aleppo as the army continues to push back militants from more areas. The Syrian army destroyed arms and weapons of al-Nusra Front in al-Ameriyeh village on the Southeastern outskirts of Aleppo city.

The Syrian troops also inflicted heavy losses on terrorists in military operations against their concentration centers in al-Mansoura village in the Western countryside of Aleppo.

Also on Friday, the Syrian troops killed and injured at least 17 Takfiri terrorists in Zitan village, 16 km South of Aleppo city. Syrian forces also destroyed a number of vehicles and positions of ISIL Takfiri terrorists in Akoula and the silos of Rasm al-Abd in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo on Friday.

Earlier on Friday, the Syrian Army targeted the gathering centers of al-Nusra Front in at least six neighborhoods across the Northern city of Aleppo.

Concentration centers of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra in al-Ramouseh, Bustan al-Basha, al-Sheikh Bakr, Bani Zaid, al-Rashidin and al-Ameriyeh came under offensives of the Syria forces, and left dozens of the militants dead or wounded.

Sources said earlier on Friday that the intelligence sources disclosed that the Syrian Army and the country’s National Defense Forces (NDF) are coordinating to launch a large-scale joint operation in the Southern part of Aleppo province.

The sources said that the pro-government forces will enjoy the Russian aerial back up in their imminent operation to retake Khan Touman form the Takfiri militant groups.

Syria in Last 24 Hours: Army Wins Back More Villages, Towns across Country
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army, backed by National Defense Forces (NDF), Hezbollah and Russian air force, seized back more areas in key provinces across the Muslim country.

The army units continued their advances in Lattakia, Aleppo, Homs, Dara’a and Sweida provinces.

The Syrian army killed tens of terrorists and injured dozens more in heavy clashes in multiple fronts.

Lattakia

Some 159 wanted militants turned themselves in to the Syrian authorities to be pardoned as the army continues to purge almost the entire coastal province of Lattakia of terrorist groups.

The recent victories of the Syrian army and National Defense Forces, with the back up of the Russia fighter jets, have caused too many Takfiri terrorists to lay down their guns and apply for government pardoning in Lattakia province.

Also, the Syrian Army and the NDF pushed back the militant groups in the Northern part of the coastal province of Lattakia and restored full security to al-Rahmalia and al-Khidr hills.

The sources said that the pro-government forces’ operations in the Northern part of Lattakia, near border with Turkey, have been successfully carried out in the recent days and the Takfiri militant groups are retreating from most of their position.

Elsewhere, the Syrian Army and popular forces, with the Russian aerial back up, pushed back the militant groups from Tal Sifah and Tal al-Malouha in the Northern countryside of Lattakia province.

The sources said that the pro-government forces and the Russian fighter jets stormed the militant groups in the Northern parts of the coastal province of Lattakia and restored security to Tal Sifah and Tal al-Malouha after killing or wounding scores of the terrorists.

Aleppo

Terrorists of al-Nusra Front suffered heavy losses in Syrian military operations in the Northern Province of Aleppo as the army continues to push back militants from more areas.

On Friday, the Syrian army destroyed arms and weapons of al-Nusra Front in al-Ameriyeh village on the Southeastern outskirts of Aleppo city.

The Syrian troops also inflicted heavy losses on terrorists in military operations against their concentration centers in al-Mansoura village in the Western countryside of Aleppo.

On Friday, the Syrian troops killed and injured at least 17 Takfiri terrorists in Zitan village, 16 km South of Aleppo city.

Meantime, Syrian Army, in a fresh round of attacks on Friday, targeted the gathering centers of al-Nusra Front in at least six neighborhoods across the Northern city of Aleppo.

Concentration centers of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra in al-Ramouseh, Bustan al-Basha, al-Sheikh Bakr, Bani Zaid, al-Rashidin and al-Ameriyeh came under offensives of the Syria forces, and left dozens of the militants dead or wounded.

Also, the Syrian government forces intensified their mop-up operations against the Takfiri militants in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo.

Syrian forces destroyed a number of vehicles and positions of ISIL Takfiri terrorists in Akoula and the silos of Rasm al-Abd in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo on Friday.

An informed source within the Syrian military ranks on Friday rejected rumors spread by the terrorist groups about their victories over the government forces near Tal al-Eis town in Aleppo province.

The source rejected terrorists’ rumors about their victories against the Syrian forces and its allies in the strategic town of Tal al-Eis in South of Aleppo, adding that the Syrian forces have repeatedly repelled militants’ attacks in recent days and managed to kill a large number of them.

Intelligence sources disclosed on Friday that the Syrian Army and the country’s National Defense Forces were coordinating to launch a large-scale joint operation in the Southern parts of Aleppo province.

The sources said that the pro-government forces will enjoy the Russian aerial back up in their imminent operation to retake Khan Touman form the Takfiri militant group.

Homs

The Syrian army thwarted large-scale attacks by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs province.

The Syrian forces repelled the ISIL attacks on al-Tawil Mount in al-Bayarat in Palmyra on Friday.

The Syrian army reportedly killed and injured scores of terrorists.

Also, the Syrian airstrikes hit the command centers of the ISIL in Homs province, leaving a large group of the Takfiri terrorists dead.

The Syrian air raids destroyed command centers and vehicles of the ISIL to the West of Al-Qaryatayn town, al-Hazm al-Abyad and to the North of Jabal al-Ramila in Homs countryside on Friday, killing a group of Takfiri militants.

Dara’a

The Syria Army and the country’s National Defense Forces claimed a heavy toll from militant groups in a surprise attack on their centers in the Northern part of Dara’a province on Friday.

The militants’ command and control center in the Kafr Shamis town was attacked powerfully by the Syrian forces, which ended in destruction of many military vehicles of the terrorists.

Meantime, The Syrian Army troops significantly pushed back militants form parts of a key neighborhood in the middle of Dara’a city after fierce clashes with the terrorists on Friday.

The Syrian forces retook at least 8 building blocks in Dara’a al-Mahatta and pinned down the militants in their positons, after inflicting heavy death toll on them and destructing their military hardware.

The Syrian Army troops on Friday raided the militants’ concentration centers in Dara’a al-Mahatta, a neighborhood in the Southern city of Dara’a, and inflicted heavy losses on them.

The Takfiri terrorists’ centers South of Zanobia School and police building came under offensive of the Syrian soldiers, which ended in destruction of the terrorists’ military grid and their heavy casualties.

Sweida

The Syrian Army and the popular forces stormed militants’ positions near the village of Khirbat Samar and pushed the terrorists back form the battlefield.

The Syrian army man and the National Defense Forces carried out a joint operation and retool full control over Khirbat Samar village after fierce clashes with Takfiri terrorists and killing at least 15 of them.

The militants’ military hardware sustained heavy damage in the army attack too.

Syrian Troops Kill, Injure Terrorists in Idlib
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army targeted terrorists’ positions in the province of Idlib on Saturday, leaving a large group of the Takfiris dead and injured.

According to the Arabic-language al-Alam news channel, the Syrian forces targeted the terrorists’ concentration centers in Jisr al-Shughur city, Khan Sheikhoun town and Ma’aret Hurmah village in the countryside of Idlib, killing and injuring a large number of terrorists.

There were no more details available.

 

 

On Friday, the Syrian Armed Forces carried out a series of fresh operations against the terrorist groups in the provinces of Idlib and Hama and killed at least 40 of them.

Jeish al-Fatah terrorist group’s positions in two strategic provinces of Hama and Idlib came under offensives of the Syrian army troops, which left nearly 40 militants killed and many more wounded.

The army also destroyed many military vehicles of the militant group in its attacks.

Clashes Resume between Army, ISIL in Deir Ezzur
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army troops engaged in heavy clashes with ISIL terrorists in the province of Deir Ezzur on Saturday.

A large group of ISIL Terrorists were killed and injured in clashes with the Syrian army in al-Huweika and Jebila neighborhoods in Deir Ezzur, informed sources said.

 

 

There were no immediate reports of the exact number of the dead terrorists.

Other sources said the Syrian army clashed with ISIL Takfiri terrorists who were trying to attack many residential neighborhoods in Deir Ezzur city and its military airport, destroying a number of militants’ vehicles and equipment and killing and injuring much of the terrorists, while the others escaped.

On Monday, the Syrian Army troops targeted the headquarters of the ISIL terrorists in the Eastern part of Deir Ezzur province, and inflicted heavy damage on its infrastructure.

The Syrian forces stormed the ISIL military site near the village of al-Jafra, and destroyed its military hardware.

The ISIL militants’ heavy casualties were also reported by the local sources.

Sources said earlier on Monday that at least six ISIL terrorists, including a foreign national, were killed in the Syrian Army’s counter-assault near the strategic Deir Ezzur airbase.

The Syrian army repelled the ISIL offensive to infiltrate into their defense lines around the Deir Ezzur airbase and killed several terrorists, including a militant form Chechnya.

Early battlefield reports said also that the Syrian Armed Forces on Monday carried out several operations against the ISIL’s concentration centers in al-Mayadeen city, and killed nearly 40 terrorists.

The ISIL strongholds near Aisha School and Conserved Food Factory and in al-Ashara in al-Mayadeen city came under attack by the Syria forces.

Reports said the terrorists sustained heavy casualties, including 40 losses of lives, and their ammunition depot and explosive device-making workshops were also destroyed in the attack.

Russian Fighter Jets Hit ISIL Military Center in Raqqa Hard
TEHRAN (FNA)- A military camp of the ISIL terrorist group in Raqqa province came under heavy strikes of the Russian fighter jets on Saturday.

The Russian warplanes targeted the ISIL camp with many bombs and missiles, which ended in the killing or wounding of many militants and destruction of a large number of their military grid.

 

 

On Wednesday, the Syrian army launched an attack on ISIL defensive positions along the strategic Aleppo-Raqqa highway, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists.

The Syrian forces launched a powerful assault on ISIL defensive positions along the highway, targeting the Siyasko Chemical Factory’s Western perimeter.

Following a series of fierce clashes with militants at the Eastern perimeter of the Siyasko Chemical Factory, the Syrian forces and its allies regained full control over the Aleppo-Raqqa Highway entrance to this facility.

Clashes Resume between Army, ISIL in Deir Ezzur
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army troops engaged in heavy clashes with ISIL terrorists in the province of Deir Ezzur on Saturday. A large group of ISIL Terrorists were killed and injured in clashes with the Syrian army in al-Huweika and Jebila neighborhoods in Deir Ezzur, informed sources said.

 

 

There were no immediate reports of the exact number of the dead terrorists.

Other sources said the Syrian army clashed with ISIL Takfiri terrorists who were trying to attack many residential neighborhoods in Deir Ezzur city and its military airport, destroying a number of militants’ vehicles and equipment and killing and injuring much of the terrorists, while the others escaped.

On Monday, the Syrian Army troops targeted the headquarters of the ISIL terrorists in the Eastern part of Deir Ezzur province, and inflicted heavy damage on its infrastructure.

The Syrian forces stormed the ISIL military site near the village of al-Jafra, and destroyed its military hardware.

The ISIL militants’ heavy casualties were also reported by the local sources.

Sources said earlier on Monday that at least six ISIL terrorists, including a foreign national, were killed in the Syrian Army’s counter-assault near the strategic Deir Ezzur airbase.

The Syrian army repelled the ISIL offensive to infiltrate into their defense lines around the Deir Ezzur airbase and killed several terrorists, including a militant form Chechnya.

Early battlefield reports said also that the Syrian Armed Forces on Monday carried out several operations against the ISIL’s concentration centers in al-Mayadeen city, and killed nearly 40 terrorists.

The ISIL strongholds near Aisha School and Conserved Food Factory and in al-Ashara in al-Mayadeen city came under attack by the Syria forces.

Reports said the terrorists sustained heavy casualties, including 40 losses of lives, and their ammunition depot and explosive device-making workshops were also destroyed in the attack.

Army Repels ISIL Attacks in Palmyra
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army thwarted large-scale attacks by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs province.

The Syrian forces repelled the ISIL attacks on al-Tawil Mount in al-Bayarat in Palmyra on Friday.

 

 

The Syrian army reportedly killed and injured scores of terrorists.

On Thursday, the Syrian air raids hit ISIL positions in the provinces of Aleppo and Homs, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists.

Military source said the Syrian warplanes destroyed headquarters and vehicles of ISIL terrorists in al-Qaryatain, Rasm al-Abd, Hmeimeh and Tal Ahmar on the outskirts of ‪‎Homs and Aleppo.

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