On October 24, the Syrian government forces, led by Maj General Suheil Al Hassan and his Tiger Forces, liberated more areas from the joint terrorist forces led by Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar ash-Sham in the northern part of Hama province.
After a firece battle with the terrorists, the Syrian army’s Tiger Forces took control of few checkpoints at the western outskirts of Ma’an. The Syrian government forces also advanced in the eastern coutnryside of militant strongholds of Souran and Taybat al-Imam.
Air raids by Syrian warplanes:
#Syrian airforce pounding jihadists in #Maardes #Hama under the command of Suhail Al Hassan. #Syria pic.twitter.com/Q7Nm3xvPAO
— Hamosh (@Hamosh84) October 24, 2016
The government forces’ advance was supported by air strikes of the Syrian Arab Air Force. Pro-government forces say that a large number of militants of Jabhat al-Nusra militants, including their commander Ahmad Abdu Razaq al-Henesh, were killed in the air raids in the province.
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Please can we not go back to this, where we’d hear about the SAA capturing ‘points or ‘hills’ while the enemy take a slew of villages.