BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a powerful attack against the Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization this week, targeting the latter’s positions inside the town of Qaleb Al-Thor.

Led by the Qalamoun Shield of the 3rd Division, the Syrian Arab Army managed to liberate most of Qaleb Al-Thor after a fierce battle with the Islamic State terrorists present in the town.

Video footage of this advance was captured by Russia’s Channel 1 News Agency; it shows the Syrian Arab Army’s operations around Qaleb Al-Thor:

http://

However, despite their initial success, the Syrian Arab Army was forced to retreat later in the day in order to avoid suffering any further casualties as a result of a big counter-attack by the Islamic State.

According to a military source, the Syrian Arab Army is expected to launch another major attack in the coming days, as they continue to weaken the Islamic State’s resolve in the eastern countryside of Hama.

 

Advertisements
Share this article:
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
ALSO READ  Iraqi forces reinforce Syrian border city amid Iranian-US turmoil

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Notice: All comments represent the view of the commenter and not necessarily the views of AMN.

All comments that are not spam or wholly inappropriate are approved, we do not sort out opinions or points of view that are different from ours.

Be Civil

This is a Civilized Place for Public Discussion

Please treat this discussion with the same respect you would a public park. We, too, are a shared community resource — a place to share skills, knowledge and interests through ongoing conversation.

These are not hard and fast rules, merely guidelines to aid the human judgment of our community and keep this a clean and well-lighted place for civilized public discourse.

Make it better

Improve the Discussion

Help us make this a great place for discussion by always working to improve the discussion in some way, however small. If you are not sure your post adds to the conversation, think over what you want to say and try again later.

The topics discussed here matter to us, and we want you to act as if they matter to you, too. Be respectful of the topics and the people discussing them, even if you disagree with some of what is being said.

Now the hard part!

Be Agreeable, Even When You Disagree

You may wish to respond to something by disagreeing with it. That’s fine. But remember to criticize ideas, not people. Please avoid:

  • Name-calling
  • Ad hominem attacks
  • Responding to a post’s tone instead of its actual content
  • Knee-jerk contradiction

Instead, provide reasoned counter-arguments that improve the conversation.