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Wednesday 18 July 2018 - 10:19
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Syrian govt. forces discover Israeli-made bombs in militant weapons cache

Syrian govt. forces discover Israeli-made bombs in militant weapons cache



Press TV - Syrian government forces have discovered Israeli-made bombs inside a weapons cache belonging to foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants in the country's western-centralprovince of Hama as they continue to make territorial gains in battles against the extremists.

Syrias official news agency SANA reported that Syrian army trooperslaunched a large-scale operation in the northern sector of the province on Tuesday to clear liberated towns and villages of remnants of terror groups and mines left behind the Takfiris.


[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] This picture shows munitions discovered by Syrian government forces at a militant arms depot in the town of Aqrab, Hama province, on July 17, 2018. (Photo by SANA)[/caption]
Government forces then uncovered a militant arms depot in the town of Aqrab, located more than 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the capital Damascus.



The weapons cache contained various munitions, including Israeli-made bombs, assault rifles, pistols, PKC machine guns, wireless communication devices, mortar shells and sniper rifles.


[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] This picture shows munitions discovered by Syrian government forces at a militant arms depot in the town of Aqrab, Hama province, on July 17, 2018. (Photo by SANA)[/caption]
Syrian correspondent killed in Quneitraterrorist attack

Meanwhile, a Syrian journalist working for a pro-government television channel has lost his life while covering territorial advances made by government forces and allied fighters from popular defense groups in battles against foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists near the Lebanese-Syrian border.

SANA reported that Mustafa Salamah was killed on Tuesday as army troops and their allies were movingdeeper into Tal Mashara area in the eastern countryside ofSyrias strategic southwestern province of Quneitra.


[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] Slain Syrian correspondent Mustafa Salamah (Photo by SANA)[/caption]
Salamah was fatally shot as government troops and allied fighters were engaged in fierce exchanges of gunfire with militants from theJabhat Fatehal-Sham Takfiri terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front.

Unknown fighter jet crashes in northeastern Syria

Separately, an unspecified fighter aircrafthas crashed in Syrias northeastern province of Hasakah.

Syrias state-run television network reported that the warplane went down on the outskirts of al-Shaddadi town in the southern part of the province, and broadcast images of its charred debris.

It was not immediately clear whether the military aircraft was of Syrian Air Force, Russian Air Force or the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the DaeshTakfiri terrorist group.


[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] This video grab shows charred debris of an unknown fighter jet, which crashed on the outskirts of al-Shaddadi town, northeastern Syria, on July 17, 2018.[/caption]
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the country.

Russia has been helping Syrian forces in an ongoing battle in the province of Dayr al-Zawr as Daesh struggles to keep its last positions in eastern Syria.

The Russian military assistance, which began in September 2015 at the official request of the Syrian government, has proved effective as Syrians continue to recapture key areas from Daesh and other terrorist groups across the country with the backing of Russias air cover.

On May 21, theGeneral Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces announced in a statement that complete security was restored to Damascus and its countryside after al-Hajar al-Aswad district and al-Yarmouk camp had been totally purged of Daesh terrorists.

The development was preceded by flushing the Takfiris out of the towns of Yalda, Babbila and Beit Sahem on the southern outskirts of Damascus.





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