Breaking: Major Al-Qaeda offensive against Syrian Army across Hama and Latakia backfires within moments

Several hours ago, combined forces of the Al-Qaeda affiliate militias Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (better known by its former name Jabhat al-Nusra) and Turkistan Islamic Party launched a big assault against the Syrian Army in Hama and Latakia provinces.

The attack targeted government defenses in the areas of Sheir as-Sahab, Al-Bahsa and Al-Masharee az-Zirayah along the provincial border region connecting northwest Hama and northeast Latakia.

In the event, well-prepared Syrian Army forces managed to fully repel the terrorist assault after a rather brief round of clashes, inflicting noteworthy losses on both insurgent groups.

According to military-affiliated sources, the Syrian Army managed to kill at least ten terrorists and destroy three armed pickups.

The whole basis for the Al-Qaeda operation was to avenge their forces currently enduring (unsuccessfully so) a major Syrian Army offensive in Damascus’ East Ghouta region.