Syrian army repels rebel attacks in Hama
The Syrian army has repelled an attack by militants of the Jaysh al-Izza terrorist group in the northern Hama province near the demilitarized zone, a Syrian military source told Sputnik.
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"The militants are constantly trying to penetrate key military positions in order to prevent the implementation of the agreement reached in Sochi on the formation of a demilitarized zone," the source told Sputnik.
Accordingly, the rebel group tried to advance from Tall Şakhr and Janabir villages to army posts in Breidj military base and al-Mughira village.
"The army retaliated against these attack attempts on Thursday, the terrorist group also suffered heavy losses," the source said.
In September, the Russian and Turkish defense ministers signed a memorandum on stabilizing the situation in the escalating Idlib region and agreed to create a demilitarized zone in the area.