Militants loyal to Bashar al-Assad in northern rural Homs have kidnapped 20 women to press on rebels freeing corpses of regime soldiers who were killed in the ongoing clashes, activists said Thursday.
Rebels said 15 regime army soldiers have been killed yesterday and 7 tanks and vehicles were completely destroyed, showing a remarkable resistance despite the three-week offensive.
The regime and Russian warplanes have carried out more than 40 raids in the northern countryside on Thursday, local activists said. The aerial campaign keep focusing on Talbiseh and Teir Malla towns, they added.
The Assad troops backed by fighters from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah have launched a series of ground offensives western and northwestern Syria since Russia began air strikes in the country on Sept. 30.
The northern countryside has occurred to severe aerial campaign, more than 370 people have been killed in Russian air strikes, monitoring groups said, mostly from Homs.
In big move, the Army of Conquest or Fatah Army, an alliance of Islamist groups including Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham, has mobilized troops reach 24,ooo in Hama countryside to repel Assad forces and allied militias.
Russian Defense Ministry official, Igor Konashenkov, on Thursday denied U.S. allegations that the Russian military had used cluster bombs in populated areas in Syria, RIA news agency reported.
Almost 80 percent of Russia's declared targets in Syria have been in areas not held by Islamic State, a Reuters analysis of Russian Defence Ministry data shows, undermining Moscow's assertions that its aim is to defeat the group.
In Aleppo, regime troops backed by Russian airstrikes have taken ground on Thursday in southern rural Aleppo, activists and rebel commanders said after one-week heavy bombardments.
Zaman Al Wasl reporter said Russia's devastating air strikes that began in the country on Sept. 30, have weakened rebels since most of their bases had been destroyed.
The Regime army and fighters from Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah militia took 7 villages in the southern countryside, reporter says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday his Syrian counterpart al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they are genuinely committed to dialogue and to combating Islamic State, Reuters reported.
Speaking a day after Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Putin -- underlining Moscow's new role as a central player in Syria's conflict -- Putin said the two men had talked about the need for a political solution.
Rebels said 15 regime army soldiers have been killed yesterday and 7 tanks and vehicles were completely destroyed, showing a remarkable resistance despite the three-week offensive.
The regime and Russian warplanes have carried out more than 40 raids in the northern countryside on Thursday, local activists said. The aerial campaign keep focusing on Talbiseh and Teir Malla towns, they added.
The Assad troops backed by fighters from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah have launched a series of ground offensives western and northwestern Syria since Russia began air strikes in the country on Sept. 30.
The northern countryside has occurred to severe aerial campaign, more than 370 people have been killed in Russian air strikes, monitoring groups said, mostly from Homs.
In big move, the Army of Conquest or Fatah Army, an alliance of Islamist groups including Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham, has mobilized troops reach 24,ooo in Hama countryside to repel Assad forces and allied militias.
Russian Defense Ministry official, Igor Konashenkov, on Thursday denied U.S. allegations that the Russian military had used cluster bombs in populated areas in Syria, RIA news agency reported.
Almost 80 percent of Russia's declared targets in Syria have been in areas not held by Islamic State, a Reuters analysis of Russian Defence Ministry data shows, undermining Moscow's assertions that its aim is to defeat the group.
In Aleppo, regime troops backed by Russian airstrikes have taken ground on Thursday in southern rural Aleppo, activists and rebel commanders said after one-week heavy bombardments.
Zaman Al Wasl reporter said Russia's devastating air strikes that began in the country on Sept. 30, have weakened rebels since most of their bases had been destroyed.
The Regime army and fighters from Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah militia took 7 villages in the southern countryside, reporter says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday his Syrian counterpart al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they are genuinely committed to dialogue and to combating Islamic State, Reuters reported.
Speaking a day after Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Putin -- underlining Moscow's new role as a central player in Syria's conflict -- Putin said the two men had talked about the need for a political solution.
Zaman Al Wasl
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