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ISIS update 77\2015..heavy airstrikes in Raqqa, Syria
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 12:18
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Over 50 Militants Killed in Lattakia City
The Syrian army troops targeted positions of the
foreign-backed militants in the countryside of the coastal city of
Lattakia, and killed more than 50 Takfiri terrorists, reports said
Tuesday.
The army
targeted the militants’ positions in the towns of Dwerashan, Darra and
Rbaia in the Northern countryside of Lattakia, the official Syrian TV
said.
targeted the militants’ positions in the towns of Dwerashan, Darra and
Rbaia in the Northern countryside of Lattakia, the official Syrian TV
said.
Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis
since March 2011. The violence fuelled by Takfiri groups has so far
claimed the lives of over 210,000 people, according to reports. New
figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children,
lost their lives in Syria last year.
since March 2011. The violence fuelled by Takfiri groups has so far
claimed the lives of over 210,000 people, according to reports. New
figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children,
lost their lives in Syria last year.
Over 3.8 million Syrians have left their country
since the beginning of the crisis. According to reports, more than seven
million Syrians have become internally displaced.
since the beginning of the crisis. According to reports, more than seven
million Syrians have become internally displaced.
Syrian troops and fighters of the Lebanese
resistance movement Hezbollah made fresh advances in their offensive
into the border town of Zabadani, encircling the militants deep into the
city.
resistance movement Hezbollah made fresh advances in their offensive
into the border town of Zabadani, encircling the militants deep into the
city.
Hezbollah’s
al-Manar TV reported Monday that fighters of the group, backed by Syrian
troops, are advancing into Central parts of Zabadani to purge the
militants from the last positions they held inside the city, press tv
reported.
al-Manar TV reported Monday that fighters of the group, backed by Syrian
troops, are advancing into Central parts of Zabadani to purge the
militants from the last positions they held inside the city, press tv
reported.
The report said the allied forces have already
seized control of residential areas in the al-Sultani district South of
Zabadani while they are progressing to control the Al-Huda Mosque
neighborhood.
seized control of residential areas in the al-Sultani district South of
Zabadani while they are progressing to control the Al-Huda Mosque
neighborhood.
Lebanese sources said Hezbollah fighters are
closing in on militants trapped in Central Zabadani, pouring fire on
them from every side.
closing in on militants trapped in Central Zabadani, pouring fire on
them from every side.
Militants suffered heavy casualties in clashes
that erupted Sunday in various parts of Zabadani. Fighting also raged
overnight Monday when Syrian fighter jets pounded the positions of
militants in Al-Jamaiyat neighborhood, West of the city.
that erupted Sunday in various parts of Zabadani. Fighting also raged
overnight Monday when Syrian fighter jets pounded the positions of
militants in Al-Jamaiyat neighborhood, West of the city.
At least four Hezbollah fighters and several
Syrian troops have reportedly been killed in the battle on Zabadani, a
strategic border town located 50 kilometers Northwest of the Syrian
capital, Damascus.
Syrian troops have reportedly been killed in the battle on Zabadani, a
strategic border town located 50 kilometers Northwest of the Syrian
capital, Damascus.
The offensive is part of a wider operation
launched by Syria and Hezbollah since May 4, which has reportedly driven
militants out of more than 90 percent of the territory previously
controlled by them in mountainous Qalamoun region.
launched by Syria and Hezbollah since May 4, which has reportedly driven
militants out of more than 90 percent of the territory previously
controlled by them in mountainous Qalamoun region.
The highly strategic area, which straddles the
Lebanese-Syrian border, was previously used by the al-Nusra Front
militants for transferring weapons and ammunition into Syria, where they
have been involved in terrorist activities.
Lebanese-Syrian border, was previously used by the al-Nusra Front
militants for transferring weapons and ammunition into Syria, where they
have been involved in terrorist activities.
The Syrian government forces targeted positions of
the Takfiri militants in many areas across the country, killing and
injuring large groups of them.
the Takfiri militants in many areas across the country, killing and
injuring large groups of them.
The
Syrian army targeted hideouts of terrorists of al-Nusra Front and other
terrorist groups in Hreitan town, located on Aleppo-Turkey road, the
main arms and ammunition supply line for terrorists, leaving a group of
the Takfiri militants dead and injured.
Syrian army targeted hideouts of terrorists of al-Nusra Front and other
terrorist groups in Hreitan town, located on Aleppo-Turkey road, the
main arms and ammunition supply line for terrorists, leaving a group of
the Takfiri militants dead and injured.
A number of terrorists were also killed and their
weapons and vehicles were destroyed in al-Mansoura village and in the
vicinity of the Scientific Research Center.
weapons and vehicles were destroyed in al-Mansoura village and in the
vicinity of the Scientific Research Center.
The army also inflicted heavy losses on terrorists in al-Atareb and Khan al-Assal at the Southwestern countryside of Aleppo.
Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis
since March 2011. The violence fuelled by Takfiri groups has so far
claimed the lives of over 210,000 people, according to reports. New
figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children,
lost their lives in Syria last year.
since March 2011. The violence fuelled by Takfiri groups has so far
claimed the lives of over 210,000 people, according to reports. New
figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children,
lost their lives in Syria last year.
Over 3.8 million Syrians have left their country
since the beginning of the crisis. According to reports, more than seven
million Syrians have become internally displaced.
since the beginning of the crisis. According to reports, more than seven
million Syrians have become internally displaced.
The Iraqi police alongside the country’s Shiite
force (Hashed al-Sha’abi) launched an assault on a group of ISIL Takfiri
terrorists in the town of Beiji in Salahuddin province and pushed them
back from their positions, an Iraqi police official confirmed.
force (Hashed al-Sha’abi) launched an assault on a group of ISIL Takfiri
terrorists in the town of Beiji in Salahuddin province and pushed them
back from their positions, an Iraqi police official confirmed.
“A
joint force from the Hashed al-Sha’abi and Iraqi federal police found a
group of the ISIL militants left inside Beiji, and killed three ISIL
suicide bombers and destroyed four armored vehicles laden with
explosives to ambush Iraqi forces inside the town,” said Lieutenant
Shakir Jawdat, an Iraqi federal police commander.
joint force from the Hashed al-Sha’abi and Iraqi federal police found a
group of the ISIL militants left inside Beiji, and killed three ISIL
suicide bombers and destroyed four armored vehicles laden with
explosives to ambush Iraqi forces inside the town,” said Lieutenant
Shakir Jawdat, an Iraqi federal police commander.
The Iraqi forces alongside the Shiite Hashed al-Sha’abi fighters had cleared Beiji of the ISIL terrorists on June 30.
“Bomb disposal teams and Iraqi joint forces have
begun defusing landmines and clearing the town of the group’s remaining
elements,” Karim Nuri, a spokesperson from the Hashed al-Sha’abi, told
news agencies on June 30.
begun defusing landmines and clearing the town of the group’s remaining
elements,” Karim Nuri, a spokesperson from the Hashed al-Sha’abi, told
news agencies on June 30.
“There are still the ISIL elements inside Beiji
ambushing our forces to halt us from any further advance and we ought to
take them away,” Nuri added.
ambushing our forces to halt us from any further advance and we ought to
take them away,” Nuri added.
A Pishmarga officer confirmed that the Kurdish
fighters defended their positions against the ISIL terrorists’ attacks
in Kirkuk and pushed the terrorists back from the battlefield.
fighters defended their positions against the ISIL terrorists’ attacks
in Kirkuk and pushed the terrorists back from the battlefield.
“More
than 600 ISIL fighters launched an attack on Talwra, Big Homeyra, Small
Homeyra, Al-Murra and Shahid villages but they have been defeated by
Pishmarga,” said the Pishmarga officer.
than 600 ISIL fighters launched an attack on Talwra, Big Homeyra, Small
Homeyra, Al-Murra and Shahid villages but they have been defeated by
Pishmarga,” said the Pishmarga officer.
He said heavy fighting is still going on in Murra
village. It is estimated that more than 100 ISIL fighters have been
killed and injured in last night’s battles.
village. It is estimated that more than 100 ISIL fighters have been
killed and injured in last night’s battles.
The ISIS forces attempted to take control of the
Syryani oil refinery in Southeastern Kirkuk but Pishmarga forces
defended a cluster of villages and did not allow the ISIL fighter to
approach the refinery.
Syryani oil refinery in Southeastern Kirkuk but Pishmarga forces
defended a cluster of villages and did not allow the ISIL fighter to
approach the refinery.
The Kurdish Pishmarga took control of Kirkuk last
summer shortly after the ISIL captured Mosul from the Iraqi army. Since
then they have fought some of their fiercest battles with the radical
group in the Southern parts of the city.
summer shortly after the ISIL captured Mosul from the Iraqi army. Since
then they have fought some of their fiercest battles with the radical
group in the Southern parts of the city.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underlined
that Tehran has gained compelling evidence substantiating Israel’s full
support for the terrorist groups in Syria.
that Tehran has gained compelling evidence substantiating Israel’s full
support for the terrorist groups in Syria.
“We
have received reliable information from Syria that proves Israel is
interacting with the terrorist groups,” Larijani said, addressing a
meeting on ‘Freedom of Holy Quds’ in Tehran on Tuesday.
have received reliable information from Syria that proves Israel is
interacting with the terrorist groups,” Larijani said, addressing a
meeting on ‘Freedom of Holy Quds’ in Tehran on Tuesday.
The Iranian parliament speaker, meantime, welcomed
the upcoming conference on the Palestinian issue, as the most important
issue of the Muslim world.
the upcoming conference on the Palestinian issue, as the most important
issue of the Muslim world.
He pointed to the Israeli atrocities against the
Palestinians, and said, “The Zionist regime has been defeated in the
past three decades and that’s why the big powers continue their support
for the regime.”
Palestinians, and said, “The Zionist regime has been defeated in the
past three decades and that’s why the big powers continue their support
for the regime.”
In relevant remarks last month, Secretary of
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said that
western states’ policy of fomenting crises in different regional states
to guarantee Israel’s security is wrong.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said that
western states’ policy of fomenting crises in different regional states
to guarantee Israel’s security is wrong.
“The western states are stirring crisis to provide
the security of the Zionist regime, and they are definitely making an
irreparable miscalculation,” Shamkhani said in a meeting with Syrian
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham in Tehran in early June.
the security of the Zionist regime, and they are definitely making an
irreparable miscalculation,” Shamkhani said in a meeting with Syrian
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham in Tehran in early June.
“The recent experiences have shown that terrorism
is a double-edged sword that will cleave its supporters’ chests too,” he
added.
is a double-edged sword that will cleave its supporters’ chests too,” he
added.
Shamkhani described Syria as the forefront of
defending the Muslim territories against the Zionist regime and Takfiri
terrorism, and said weakening Syria will exacerbate the security
situation in all the neighboring states and the region.
defending the Muslim territories against the Zionist regime and Takfiri
terrorism, and said weakening Syria will exacerbate the security
situation in all the neighboring states and the region.
The International Quds Day is an annual event
opposing Israel’s occupation of Beitul-Muqaddas. Anti-Zionist rallies
and demonstrations are held on the last Friday of Ramadan in Muslim and
Arab countries around the world, specially in Iran, as well as a large
number of non-Muslim states.
opposing Israel’s occupation of Beitul-Muqaddas. Anti-Zionist rallies
and demonstrations are held on the last Friday of Ramadan in Muslim and
Arab countries around the world, specially in Iran, as well as a large
number of non-Muslim states.
The International Quds Day was started by the late
Founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in 1979 as a way of
expressing solidarity with the Palestinians and underscoring importance
of the holy Quds to Muslims.
Founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in 1979 as a way of
expressing solidarity with the Palestinians and underscoring importance
of the holy Quds to Muslims.
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