Monday, November 23, 2015

Syria troops advance against ISIS in Homs province

The Syrian army recaptured a town and village in the central province of Homs from the Islamic State militant group on Monday, state media and a monitoring group said.

"The army in cooperation with Popular Defence groups (pro-regime militias) took control of Maheen and Hawareen in the southeast of Homs province after inflicting heavy losses on Daesh," state television said, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS.

Britain-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the army's advance, which it said had been backed by Russian warplanes and military helicopters.

The Observatory also reported that regime forces advanced Monday in a mountainous area north of the coastal city of Latakia, heartland of the minority Alawite sect to which Syria's ruling clan belongs.

The monitor said the government forces gained ground in Jabal Zahi and Jabal Zweik after fierce fighting with Islamist rebels, while Russian warplanes provided air cover.

Syria's state run news agency also reported advances by regime troops in Latakia, where the Observatory says they have been gaining ground over the past week...

 AFP
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23/11/15
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