Syrian forces liberate villages on northern edge of Hama

Syrian government forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have managed to liberate several villages in the country’s western-central province of Hama following intense clashes with members of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front.

Lebanon-based Arabic-language al-Manar television network reported Syrian forces had secured the villages of al-Humayrat, al-Hardana, al-Qaroutiyah, Qirata, al-Hawash and Tal Hawash, which lie in the Suqaylabiyah and Salamiyah districts of the province, killing and injuring scores of the Takfiris.

Syrian soldiers and their allies are now clearing out the areas of hundreds of mines and explosive devices left behind by the terrorists.

Meanwhile, Syrian army troops have pounded and destroyed the rocket launch pads for Jabhat Fateh al-Sham terrorists on the outskirts of Sahab and Koura villages with a barrage of artillery rounds.

Separately, Syrian government forces have targeted terrorist gatherings and fortifications in the village of Safouhan and Khan Shaykhun town in the southern countryside of Idlib. A large number of foreign-backed extremists were killed and injured in the process.

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