Syrian forces purge terrorists from town in Hama province

Syrian army soldiers and their allies have managed to liberate a key town in the country’s west-central province of Hama from the grip of Takfiri terrorists.

An unnamed Syrian military source said on Thursday that the recapture of the town of Suran came after intensive operations against the gatherings and fortified positions of terror outfits in the area.

“Units from our armed forces in cooperation with the people’s defense forces regained control over the municipality of Suran and the farms surrounding it,” the source said.

He also noted that the clashes prior to the town’s liberation left a large number of terrorists dead and many more injured, destroying their armored vehicles as well as cars equipped with machine guns.

Members of the Syrian army’s engineering units are detonating explosive devices and mines planted by militants to prevent the Syrian forces’ advance, he added.

Over the past few weeks, the Syrian forces have wrested control of several areas across the war-torn country as they press ahead with their counter-terrorism operations.

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