(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 35 regime troops and allied militants from the coastal province of Latakia have been killed in April by Daesh and rebel groups in Damascus and the central provinces of Homs and Hama.
More than 119,000 pro-regime forces have been killed, including 62,000 troops, tens of thousands of loyalist militiamen, and 1,556 fighters from Hezbollah, according to an estimate by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Alawites-dominated areas still the main manpower supply for Bashar al-Assad's regime. The mourning posters and statements have been sweeping the streets and social media pages.
Pro-regime media mourned 25 fighters loyal to Bashar al-Assad said they had been killed in the Israeli missile attack on Iran-run base in Hama province.
Most of the slain fighters were Syrians from coastal region.
The Observatory for Human Rights said the attack appears to have been carried out by Israel and targeted an arms depot for surface-to-surface missiles at a base in northern Syria known as Brigade 47. The Observatory said 22 Iranain and four Syrians were among casualties.
It said the death toll could rise as the attack also wounded 60 fighters and there were several others are still missing.
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