Syrian rebels on Thursday shot down two helicopters, including one Russian, in the northern countryside of Hama province, a monitoring group and local sources said, as Russia continued air support for Basjar al-Assad forces fighting on the ground.
The two helicopters was downed near the village of Kafr Nabouda in northern Hama, activists and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Russia has between four and six Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters stationed at Latakia'a Basel al-Assad airbase, according Ruslan Leviev, a Russian investigative journalist.
Backed by TOW, U.S.-made anti-tank missiles, rebels on Wednesday were able to paralyze regime army attack on northern Hama near the villages of al-Lataminah and Mourk, activists said as about 25 armored vehicles and tanks have been completely destroyed..
Early Thursday, Assad forces and allied militia backed by Russian airstrikes launched an offensive against rebels in the Ghab Plain west Hama.
Rebel groups led by dominant Ahrar al-Sham islamic movement advanced into the area in July, building on gains that posed a threat to the coastal region vital to Assad's control of western Syria and catalyzing Russia's intervention on his side.
More than 230,000 people killed and over 12 million forced to flee their homes. (With Reuters)
The two helicopters was downed near the village of Kafr Nabouda in northern Hama, activists and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Russia has between four and six Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters stationed at Latakia'a Basel al-Assad airbase, according Ruslan Leviev, a Russian investigative journalist.
Backed by TOW, U.S.-made anti-tank missiles, rebels on Wednesday were able to paralyze regime army attack on northern Hama near the villages of al-Lataminah and Mourk, activists said as about 25 armored vehicles and tanks have been completely destroyed..
Early Thursday, Assad forces and allied militia backed by Russian airstrikes launched an offensive against rebels in the Ghab Plain west Hama.
Rebel groups led by dominant Ahrar al-Sham islamic movement advanced into the area in July, building on gains that posed a threat to the coastal region vital to Assad's control of western Syria and catalyzing Russia's intervention on his side.
More than 230,000 people killed and over 12 million forced to flee their homes. (With Reuters)
Zaman Al Wasl
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