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2018-09-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Idlib-Hama offensive: YPG uninvolved, Syrian army intensifies attack, killing scores of rebels
Kurdish fighters not participating in Idlib offensive: YPG official

[AlMasdar] (2:50 P.M.) – A senior Kurdish official stated that YPG forces will not take part in the prospected offensive on Idlib province expected to launched soon.

“While the probability of a military campaign in the city of Idlib and its surroundings increases, some media outlets has been speaking about participation of our forces in this operation. This kind of allegation is mere speculation and is far from the truth”, the statement released by YPG press office read.

The statement confirmed that Kurdish forces’ main battle is to eradicate the Islamic State from eastern Syria.

“As the People’s Defense Units (YPG) and Women’s Defense Units (YPJ), we assure the public that our forces are continuing their hard struggle against the ISIS terrorist organization and are determined to root it out from northeastern Syria”, it added.

The statement also vowed to carry on the fight against the Turkish military and its proxies currently occupying Afrin region.

“We continue our legitimate and rightful struggle against the Turkish invasion army that declares its presence in Afrin as lawful and against the ISIS terrorist organization, supported by the invader Turkish state. Likewise, we confirm that there is no presence of our forces in Idlib”.

Syrian Army intensifies attack in Hama and Idlib as Turkish troops amass in northwest Syria

[AlMasdar] (3:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has intensified their assault in the Idlib and Hama governorates, today, in response to the large buildup of Turkish troops in northwest Syria.

According to a military source in the government stronghold of Mhardeh, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies from the National Defense Forces (NDF) struck jihadist defenses in the northern Hama towns of Al-Lataminah, Zakat, and Kafr Zita.

The Syrian Army then expanded their assault to the Idlib Governorate, where they would heavily target the towns around the jihadist stronghold of Khan Sheikhoun.

Following this assault, the Syrian Army fired several missiles towards the jihadist trenches that were dug around the towns of Taman’ah and Sukeek.

The Syrian Army is now heavily shelling Taman’ah and Sukeek in a bid to fracture the jihadist defenses in the area.

Syrian Army kills several jihadist rebels in southwest Idlib

[AlMasdar] (4:40 P.M.) – Units of Syrian Arab Army killed scores of jihadist rebels in the Idlib and Hama governorates this weekend, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Sunday.

Citing a field reporter, SANA said that the Syrian Army scored several direct hits on the jihadist positions in the southwestern woodlands of the Jisr Al-Shughour District.

Furthermore, the SANA report claimed that the Syrian Army strikes managed to kill several jihadists, while also destroying their arms.

Among the jihadist rebels killed was a Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham sniper that was identified as Iyad Kasar Ramoud.

The Syrian Arab Army has recently intensified their strikes on the Jisr Al-Shughour countryside, as they prepare to kickoff their long-awaited offensive.
Posted by trailing wife 2018-09-17 02:34|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
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