Moallem: Backed by Russian Air Force, Syrian Army Advances on All Fronts

The Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said the army is making progress on all fronts as it is backed by the Russian air force, SANA reported.

During a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Friday, al-Moallem thanked the Russian leadership under President Vladimir Putin for its sincere efforts in supporting Syria against terrorism.

He affirmed that the Russian airstrikes in Syria have so far outdone by hundred times the Us-led coalition in the fight against ISIL, expressing sincere condolences over the death of the Russian pilot whose aircraft was downed by Turkey, describing it as a “stab in the back.”

“We have been at the receiving end of such stabs for over five years,” al-Moallem said.

Lavrov, for his part, said his country highly appreciates the Syrian government’s commitment to counterterrorism, vowing continued support for Syria to rout terrorists.

“We will continue providing all the necessary assistance to Syria in its war against terrorism in parallel with launching a political process,” added Lavrov, thanking the Syrian army for rescuing the Russian pilot whose aircraft was shot down by Turkey and for providing protection for the Russian embassy in Damascus.

“The Turkish leadership has crossed the line of what is acceptable and risks putting Turkey in a most severe situation,” he warned.


Source: Agencies	27-11-2015 - 16:39 Last updated 27-11-2015 - 16:39

Syrian Army Advances in Daraa City

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Syrian army advanced in areas in Daraa city on Friday and continued operations elsewhere in the country, inflicting more losses and casualties upon the terrorists with its units are targeting their hideouts and vehicles.

Daraa

An army unit clashed al-Nusra-linked terrorists on many axes in Daraa al-Mahatta neighborhood in Daraa city, a military source said on Friday.

The clashes ended up with the army units establishing control over 8 buildings blocks in the neighborhood and killing a number of the terrorists.

Members of the engineering units later combed the buildings and dismantled dozens of explosive devices earlier planted by terrorists.

Aleppo

Army units destroyed a number of vehicles and hideouts for ISIL terrorists in Akoula and the silos of Rasm al-Abd in the eastern countryside of Aleppo province.

In Aleppo city, army units destroyed al-Nusra terrorists’ positions in the neighborhoods of al-Ramouseh, Bustan al-Basha, al-Sheikh Bakr, Bani Zaid, al-Rashidin and al-Ameriyeh.

An army unit inflicted heavy losses upon terrorists in personnel and equipment in operations against their hideouts and gatherings in al-Mansoura village in the western countryside of Aleppo province, and destroyed arms and weapons for al-Nusra terrorists in al-Ameriyeh village on the southeastern outskirts of Aleppo city.

Another army unit killed a number of terrorists from al-Nusra Front (Qaeda Branch in Syria) and other terrorist organizations in Zitan village, 16 km south of Aleppo city.