(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighters launched a surprise attack on an army battalion near T-4 military airport in Homs province, killing at least 23 soldiers, activists and group's media wing said Monday.
Aamaq, ISIS news agency, said fighters of the radical group have killed at least 23 soldiers and seized missile battery and three machine guns.
Mohamed al-Asaad, Palmyra-based activist, said the attack came to ease regime major campaign on ISIS in the desert town of Qariatiyn.
ISIS artillery has alos stormed regime posts near Palmyra citadel, he added.
Regime forces backed by Russian air strikes tried Monday to extend their gains after taking back control of a city of Palmyra whose ancient temples were dynamited by the ultra-radical militants.
The loss of Palmyra on Sunday amounts to one of the biggest setbacks for the jihadist group since it declared a caliphate in 2014 across large parts of Syria and Iraq.
IRAN WHEELS
Iran has supplied the Syrian air force with tires for its Sukhoi 22 fleet, after the Russian robust fighter bombers have been out of service in Syria and not any more available in Russia, military source told Zaman al-Wasl
The Iranian shipment was delivered this month to the regime military airports of Dumeir, Shuairat, and T-4.
The robust fighter bomber Su-22 was developed from the Su-17 and is designed for high-speed flight at low altitude. It is considered as one of the most adaptable Sovjiet aircraft constructions. More than 1000 planes of this type were put into service by over 25 air forces, according to military site.
Apart from Angola, Vietnam, Syria and Yemen also Poland still operates this aircraft.
Russia withdrawn its Su-22 fleet from service over decade ago what pushed the regime to get the Iranian assistance to activists its out-of-service fleet.
In relevant development, Russian state TV channel Rossiya-24 reported on Monday that Three heavy attack helicopters have left Moscow's Hmeymim airbase in Syria for Russia,
Two Mi-24 and one Mi-35 helicopters left the base onboard the heavy Antonov-124 transport airplane, along with some engineers and technical staff.
This month Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the bulk of the Russian military contingent in Syria to be pulled out after five months of air strikes, saying Moscow had achieved most of its objectives. On Sunday, he congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on regaining the city of Palmyra.
Rossiya-24 showed a Russian officer at the Hmeymim base saying that Moscow's forces remaining in Syria were enough "to repel at any moment any attack and accomplish any military tasks".
Aamaq, ISIS news agency, said fighters of the radical group have killed at least 23 soldiers and seized missile battery and three machine guns.
Mohamed al-Asaad, Palmyra-based activist, said the attack came to ease regime major campaign on ISIS in the desert town of Qariatiyn.
ISIS artillery has alos stormed regime posts near Palmyra citadel, he added.
Regime forces backed by Russian air strikes tried Monday to extend their gains after taking back control of a city of Palmyra whose ancient temples were dynamited by the ultra-radical militants.
The loss of Palmyra on Sunday amounts to one of the biggest setbacks for the jihadist group since it declared a caliphate in 2014 across large parts of Syria and Iraq.
IRAN WHEELS
Iran has supplied the Syrian air force with tires for its Sukhoi 22 fleet, after the Russian robust fighter bombers have been out of service in Syria and not any more available in Russia, military source told Zaman al-Wasl
The Iranian shipment was delivered this month to the regime military airports of Dumeir, Shuairat, and T-4.
The robust fighter bomber Su-22 was developed from the Su-17 and is designed for high-speed flight at low altitude. It is considered as one of the most adaptable Sovjiet aircraft constructions. More than 1000 planes of this type were put into service by over 25 air forces, according to military site.
Apart from Angola, Vietnam, Syria and Yemen also Poland still operates this aircraft.
Russia withdrawn its Su-22 fleet from service over decade ago what pushed the regime to get the Iranian assistance to activists its out-of-service fleet.
In relevant development, Russian state TV channel Rossiya-24 reported on Monday that Three heavy attack helicopters have left Moscow's Hmeymim airbase in Syria for Russia,
Two Mi-24 and one Mi-35 helicopters left the base onboard the heavy Antonov-124 transport airplane, along with some engineers and technical staff.
This month Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the bulk of the Russian military contingent in Syria to be pulled out after five months of air strikes, saying Moscow had achieved most of its objectives. On Sunday, he congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on regaining the city of Palmyra.
Rossiya-24 showed a Russian officer at the Hmeymim base saying that Moscow's forces remaining in Syria were enough "to repel at any moment any attack and accomplish any military tasks".
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