Syrian Arab army comes against the backdrop of heavy fighting in the north of the province of Hama
After taking a pocket around Helfai CAA and Special Forces "Tiger" still attempts to move to the east of the city. As a result of long and persistent fighting government troops and allied forces were able to take large towns and Massasna Zor Al-Hisa, as well as the surrounding villages of al-Zor and Teba al-Zor Mahruka. Attempts are being made to take two small settlement Zilaykiat and Zilina, who recently became a zone of constant fierce battles. It should also be added that the night fighters tried to counterattack in the area Zilaykiyata, Zilina, Buveydy and towers Syria-Tel, but not being able to achieve success and retreated reported taking under their control Buveydy.
According to some reports the CAA, twice took Zilaykiat village, but could not hold it in consequence of the extremely powerful artillery work (including reactive) militants and constant counterattacks. There fighters managed to destroy 2 tanks and damaged another, and destroyed one BMP-1. Furthermore they zatrofeeli one T-72 and KamAz with ZU-23-2 fighters Christian Militia Mharden city. Similarly, the militants continued to lose soldiers and even reported the death of the chief warlord large group Adzhanad al-Sham.
At the moment, the CAA found itself in a powerful line of defense around Latamina, which apparently is the next target of the Armed Forces of Syria. Where government forces are struggling to break through the defense of opposition fighters, even though air superiority and artillery. It is thanks to the actions of the Russian VKS, CAA Air Force and artillery Syrian Arab army inflicting permanent attacked outlying Lataminy army units, though not without difficulty, but still on track to ensure that the complete elimination of the ledge on the north of Hama.
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