Fars News Agency | Apr 16, 2017 |
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior commander of Syria's Baath
battalions revealed that the terrorist groups have used chemical weapons
against the army in Hama, noting that the ISIL and al-Nusra Front (also
known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) launch gas
attacks against the government forces whenever they are losing their
ground.
"After liberation
and cleansing operations in the village of al-Majdal in Hama province,
we witnessed use of chemical weapons by the terrorists," Mohannad al-Haj
Ali, also a member of the Syrian parliament, said on Sunday.
Stressing that Jeish al-Izza terrorist group has
used chemical weapons, including the use of chlorine gas, he said, "Most
members of the group are foreigners and since they have more knowledge
about such weapons compared with other groups, they have been supplied
with them."
Expressing regret that this is not the first time
such dangerous weapons are being used by Jeish al-Izza terrorist group,
al-Haj Ali said that the current battles in Hama are aimed at making the
army busy and deviate its focus from the battles in Aleppo and Homs.
In a relevant development today, the Syrian Army's
artillery and missile units along with the country's warplanes targeted
the defense lines and movements of Al-Nusra Front in six different
regions in Northern Hama, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.
The artillery and missile units opened heavy fire
at the strongholds of Al-Nusra in the towns of Souran, Taybat al-Imam,
Atshan, Tal (hill) Bazam and Tal Skeik in Northern Hama, killing or
wounding a number of terrorists and destroying their military vehicles
and equipment.
In the meantime, the army aircraft carried out
several combat flights over the Al-Nusra positions in al-Latamina,
Taybat al-Imam, and areas near Souran in Northern Hama, killing a number
of terrorists.
Relevant reports said on Saturday that the Russian
fighter jets launched massive air raids on terrorists' positions and
gathering centers in Northwestern Hama, inflicting major losses on the
militants.
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