Several media outlets earlier claimed that Daesh had seized major areas of the Syrian city of Abu Kemal, forcing the Syrian Army to leave the captured zone. A representative of the Russian forces in Syria has refuted the reports, observing that the suppression of the remaining terrorists in the city was almost completed.
On Friday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Syrian army, with support from the Russian Aerospace Forces, retook Abu Kemal, the last terrorist stronghold. However, a day later, reports appeared in some western media sources saying that Daesh has recaptured nearly 60 percent of Abu Kemal's territory, forcing the troops of the Syrian Army to flee.
"All messages of the Daesh and of foreign media quoting them, about the alleged abandonment of the city of Abu Kemall by the Syrian troops, are unfounded propaganda. The city came under the control of the Syrian army and militias on Friday," a representative of the Russian group of forces in Syria said on Sunday.
(Sputnik)
13/11/17
On Friday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Syrian army, with support from the Russian Aerospace Forces, retook Abu Kemal, the last terrorist stronghold. However, a day later, reports appeared in some western media sources saying that Daesh has recaptured nearly 60 percent of Abu Kemal's territory, forcing the troops of the Syrian Army to flee.
"All messages of the Daesh and of foreign media quoting them, about the alleged abandonment of the city of Abu Kemall by the Syrian troops, are unfounded propaganda. The city came under the control of the Syrian army and militias on Friday," a representative of the Russian group of forces in Syria said on Sunday.
(Sputnik)
13/11/17
Severe clashes erupted between Syrian army forces and the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group in the eastern city of Albu Kamal, the last stronghold of Daesh in the Arab country near the border with Iraq, sources said on Monday.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Tasnim dispatches, as the Syrian army’s operation to clear Albu Kamal from Daesh terrorists continues, army troops clashed with the foreign-backed militants in southeastern and southwestern parts of the city.
Syrian troops backed by allied forces had managed to recapture Albu Kamal on Thursday.
However, reports that Daesh terrorists have recaptured major parts of Albu Kamal emerged on Saturday two days after the Syrian army declared it had taken full control over the town.
Local sources also announced that two suicide attacks targeted a military airfield in Deir ez-Zor.
Two suicide bombers exploded themselves after entering the military site with a booby-trapped vehicle, the sources said.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the country.
(Tasnim)
13/11/17