Syrian Army Continues to Advance against ISIL in T4 Airbase Battlefield

The army soldiers started a fresh attack on ISIL’s positions in surrounding areas of T4 airbase and advanced towards Taloul (Hills) al-Soud and the village of Sharifeh Southwest of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur).

Over 15 ISIL members were killed and an armored vehicle was destroyed in the attack.

The army men also repelled ISIL’s sporadic attacks on their positions along the hills near the village of Shrifeh close to the town of al-Quaryatayn, killing or wounding a number of militants and destroying their heavy machinegun-equipped vehicles.

The Syrian army aircraft also targeted ISIL’s positions in the village of al-Tiyas, near the Fourth Station and along the frontlines in Eastern and Southeastern Homs, destroying a number of armored and machinegun-equipped vehicles of the terrorists.

Also, the army soldiers targeted the positions of Fatah al-Sham Front (previously known as the al-Nusra Front) in three different regions in Northern Homs on Saturday, inflicting heavy losses on the militants.

The army men pounded positions and movements of Fatah al-Sham near the villages of Tal Abu al-Sanasil, Eastern side of al-Ameriyeh and in the Eastern direction of al-Mashrafa, killing or wounding a number of them and destroying their vehicles.