(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime’s security warned of imminent attack by Syrian resistance to regain control on the mountainous Jabal al-Akrad region in Latakia province, sources reported.
Special sources reported to Zaman al-Wasl that the security committee in the coastal city of Latakia has secretly distributed a circular to the security branches and the military leadership warning that the city of Latakia and countryside would be under a threat in the coming period of time.
The source detailed that the circular included warnings of possible major attack on the countryside of Latakia aiming to regain control on the Jabal al-Akrad, that was controlled by the Syrian army with help of Russian airstrikes last year.
Moreover, the source explained that the opposition factions are gathering their troops for months in preparation for the major battle , which might be logistically supported by Turkey which might participate in bombing the Syrian Army’s positions at high observatories, similar to what happened in 2014 when the opposition factions took control of the city of Kasab.
The warning reported by the source called for gathering forces to stop the major battle if launched. Moreover, drawing attention to security branches, where it might be targeted by car bombs brought to the city by “terrorists”, by collaboration with some corrupted members on checkpoints and barriers. Added to car bombs prepared inside the city.
In order to know more details about the “major attack” prepared by the Syrian opposition in the countryside of Latakia, Zaman al-Wasl contacted Abo al-Majd, a military commander in the “First coastal squad”, who said that rebels are always ready to fight and struggle but he denied knowledge of preparing for action at that large level.
The commander added that: “if a large military action is being prepared to, we only know about it hours before starting, it remains confined to senior leaderships, but I hope that would take place as soon as possible”
The security headquarters in Latakia had not been targeted by car bomb before, although many bombs exploded in many coastal city, the latest was in the city of Jableh, 10 days ago, which killed almost 30 people.
The Syrian opposition has failed to regain control on Jabal al-Akrad and Jabal al-Turkman in the countryside of Latakia despite several attacks last year, the most important was the battle of Yarmouk that was launched June 2016, which succeeded in regaining control of some sites, but not for long.
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