>Suheil ‘The Tiger’ al-Hassan Receives Award Weapon From Russian Head of General Staff (Video)Brigadier General Suheil ‘The Tiger’ al-Hassan, Commander of the Syrian Arab Army Tiger Forces, has received an award weapon from Head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, at the Hmeymim air base.
The Tiger Forces commander has also received a grateful letter from Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoygu.
Al-Hassan commanded an air landing operation and the liberation of El-Kder and the nearby area earlier this week.
“For the successful offensive along the Euphrates river, for participation in the liberation of the strategically important settlement Sukhna, as well as for command of the landing and the liberation of El-Kder, the Russian Defense Minister, Army General Sergei Shoigu awards you for the courage,” the Russian Defense Ministry quoted Gerasimov in a statement.
On Friday, the Syrian Arab Army and its allies made large gains against ISIS terorirsts in the province of Homs and now are working to neutralize a large ISIS grouping in the area of Uqayrabat. This became possible due to the successful air landing operation in El-Kder and the liberation of Sukhna.
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>Hezbollah, Lebanese Army, Syrian Army Launched Final Push Against ISIS At Syrian-Lebanese Border (Videos, Photos)On Saturday, Hezbollah and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched the “Operation If ye revert, We shall revert” to liberate the Western Qalamoun region from ISIS terrorists at the Syrian-Lebanese border.
According to the Hezbollah media wing in Syria, the SAA and Hezbollah captured the following areas in Jorud Qara and Jorud al-Jarajir in the Western Qalamoun region: Wadi Massud, -Wadi Abu-Khadir, Sha’abat Surur, Qabr al-Arsali, Khirbat al-Ayilah, Harf Wadi farah heights, Ras Sha’abat al-Magharah, Qurnat Shumes, the Khanjar roundabout, Saha’abat al-Sauki, the Wadi Khanjar roundabout, Shumies al-Zamrani, the Thanayah al-Hariq height, the Abu Khadej height, Shaluf al-Zamrani.
Furthermore, Hezbollah and the SAA captured the strategic Mosul mount in the Jurod al-Brig area. The SAA and Hezbollah also captured the Zamrani crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border.
At least 3 ISIS fighters have surrendered to Hezbollah and the SAA in the Western Qalamoun region so far. One of them is the ISIS field commander in al-Zamrani area, Ahmad Wahid al-Abd.
From its side, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) launched “Operation Dawn of Jorud” to capture Ras Balbak and al-Qa’a areas. LAF spokesperson Nazih Jurais announced that the LAF captured 30 square kilometers from ISIS and killed 20 ISIS fighters so far.
On Saturday also, LAF General Ali Qansuh revealed that there are at least 600 ISIS fighters on the Syrian-Lebanese border controlling 120 square kilometers from Ras Balbak to Western Qalamoun. Moreover, Qansuh denied any coordination between the LAF and the SAA.
Lebanese sources claimed that many ISIS fighters surrendered to the LAF in Ras Balbak. Sources also claimed that the Lebanese Intelligence may have found the bodies of LAF soldiers executed who been by ISIS in 2014, this claimed is yet to be confirmed by Lebanese officials.
Speculation even appeared that 200 ISIS members have surrendered. However, no video or photo evidence has appeared to confirm these claims.
Many sources expected that the operations against ISIS on the Syrian-Lebanese borders won’t last long as ISIS fighters there are poorly armed, and unwilling just like Haya’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighters in Arsal area before.
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>Syrian Army Enters Key ISIS-held Strong Point Near Iraqi Border (Photos, Video)Russian and Syrian warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on ISIS positions in the eastern Homs countryside, according to pro-government sources.
The ISIS-linked Amaq news agency claimed that ISIS fighters destroyed a bulldozer of the SAA near Humaymah village with an ATGM. Amaq also published photos of an attack on SAA positions north and east of Sukhnah town.
In another development, pro-government sources claimed that US-led collation warplanes attacked the Tiger Forces in al-Kadir village between the southern Raqqa countryside and eastern Homs countryside. The sources also claimed that many fighters from the “Tarmah group” – a part of the Tiger Forces – were killed or injured in the airstrike.
If these claims are confirmed it will be hard for the US-led collation to justify attacking the SAA tens of kilometers away from any front line with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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>Syrian Army Liberated 3 More Villages In Eastern Hama (Map)The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) have liberated Um Haratayn, Dakilah Shamali and Dakilah Janubi in the eastern Hama countryside, inside the ISIS-held pocket of Uqayrabat.
Earlier this week, the SAA, the NDF and their allies besieged a large group of ISIS members in the area of Uqayrabat north of the Homs-Palmyra highway.
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