Battle to defeat terrorism advances, eliminating dozens of mercenaries

NEWS DESK

The text of the statement, published by the Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces on its official website said:

1 - Axis of al-Bagouz: Violent clashes broke out in this axis between our fighters and terrorists of ISIS which lasted for many hours, in which terrorists tried to alleviate the strong blows of our fighters by using all types of heavy weapons, including thermal missiles, but were unable to impede the progress of our forces despite of the intensity of the fighting; they advanced 1.5 km / 15 km, in addition to 5 mines had been exploded that were planted by the ISIS in the area.

As air raid of the Global Coalition targeted a terrorist site, killing two of them, as well as destroying a rocket-propelled grenade. In another raid, the aircraft destroyed a car bomb that the terrorists were trying to infiltrate into our forces sites and detonate it.

Terrorists bombed the positions of our forces, using PKC weapons, snipers and thermal rockets, but did not cause any damage.

The coalition’s aircraft attacked the terrorist organization's sites, destroying 3 sites from which it launched attacks against our forces. The raids killed a number of terrorists and destroyed a car bomb factory.

In the evening, our fighters launched a large-scale attack on terrorist positions towards al-Marashda village, where they destroyed an ammunition depot and progressed 1 km.

All the contact points with terrorists on this axis are intermittent, with mortar shelling, and all attempts by terrorists to launch counter-attacks fail in the face of the steadfastness and vigilance of our fighters.

2 – Hajin axis: This axis witnessed strong clashes, which resulted in the deaths of a number of terrorists, whose numbers could not be known, as a result of its ferocity, while the terrorists tried to regain the initiative and launched a counterattack, but our fighters confronted them and forced them to retreat and fortify their defensive positions.

This axis witnesses occasional clashes, during which terrorists bombard the remote area with heavy weapons, especially thermal missiles.

3 - Outcome of the clashes:

- Number of terrorist deaths: 29 / Terrorist.

- Terrorist losses: destruction of a rocket-launching base, detonation of a car bomb, destruction of 3 terrorist sites, destruction of a car bomb factory and destruction of an ammunition depot.

- Weapons and military equipment seized by our fighters: Dushka ammunition (12.5.5 mm / 26,000 gunshots), PKC ammunition (25000 gunshots), 4 120-mmmortars, 200 mortar shells /120 mm/, / 100 /mortar fillers, 5000  rounds Kalashnikov submachine gun, 2 Dushka tank caliber / 23 /, one Dushka (12.5).

- Landmines blasted by our fighters: 5 mines.

- Number of strikes by the Global Coalition: 14 strikes.

H/S

ANHA