Situation in Syria
In areas bordering Jordan in the southeast of Damascus province, battles between the Syrian Arab Army (CAA) and the armed opposition were observed. Under the control of the Syrian army passed 10 border posts. On the territory of the Eastern Guta oasis, the Syrian army continued to strike at the positions of the militants of the radical formations in the Aktay settlement, as well as in the regions of Duma, Ain Tarma and Hosh al-Salihia.
In the east of the province of Homs, the IG terrorists (a grouping banned in the Russian Federation) made several attempts to attack the positions of the Syrian Arab army and divert the attention of government forces from the liberation operation in Deir ez-Zor. Local sources reported that the effective work of the Russian Aerospace Forces allowed the troops of Bashar al-Assad to repel IG attacks. The CAA, based in Katibat Al Handas, is firing on positions of radical groups in the area of the city of Ar-Rastan.
The Russian Air Forces together with the Syrian Air Force attacked the fortifications and headquarters of the Islamic State in the province of Deir ez-Zor. Aviation Allies bomb terrorist deployment zones in the areas of Al-Muhasan, Sida Bin Muene and Tibat Shamiya, as well as in the vicinity of Al-Mayadin. Dozens of militants have been eliminated. The Russian Aerospace Forces strike in the areas of deployment of IS fighters in the areas of the settlements of Al-Muhsin, Abuleyl, Abu Omar and Bakras. In the middle of the day it became known that the Russian pilots had cleared two parallel roads from the provincial capital to the city of Al-Mayadin from the Islamic State. To the north-west of the city of Deir ez-Zor, the fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued to develop their offensive, under the control of the Kurds, the Al-Kubar region and the settlement of Lija passed. During the stripping, the militia eliminated 30 IS militants.
Russian aviation inflicted a series of strikes on the zones of deployment of the radical coalition by the controlled group “Dzhebhat al-Nusra” (banned in the Russian Federation), in the province of Idlib.
Fighting between the SDF and the IG formations continued in the city of Rakka. Intense fighting was observed in the An-Nawawi mosque. IG terrorists seized most of the Al-Fardos quarter, using jihad-mobil against the SDF. In turn, the SDF soldiers fired at the positions of terrorists in the stadium area. The Western coalition air forces launched a series of attacks on the Al-Tawasiyah block. Sources say that over the past 24 hours, 69 civilians have died under fire from the aviation of the alliance led by the United States in Rakka. In addition, the bombing destroyed two wells, providing water for several quarters.
In the area of the settlement of Sokh (Hama province) continued clashes between the Syrian Arab army and the IG terrorists. As a result of hostilities, soldiers of the SAR army under the cover of the Russian Aerospace Forces neutralized several dozen terrorists.
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