Terrorists Assaulted Mhardeh Thermal Station

GOVERNORATES,(ST) The armed forces on Wednesday continued  chasing armed terrorist groups in several  areas and eliminated scores of them, wounded others and  destroyed their shelters.

In Damascus  countryside, several terrorists were killed following  confrontations between one army unit and  terrorists near Daraya  municipality headquarters . Among the killed terrorists were  Hani al-Najjar, Ala Hijazi, Muhammad Yahya, Abdul Rahman Zaghloul, Fadi al-Hallaq, Jawdat al-Saqqa, Amer al-Hallaq and Mustafa Nasab.

In Duma, Harasta and Shabaa farms  scores of terrorists were killed or wounded. The killed were  Abdul Rahman al-Barnawi, leader of ” banner of Islam” group, Abdullah al-Toukhi, Bassam al-Durra, Nur eddine Ameen, Ramez Qasem, Muhammad Khaled ,Fahd Fidda, Alaa al-Delli, Zakaria Shana, ismael al-Ashqar and Ahmad al-Barhamji.

All members of an armed terrorist group , who carried out  acts of murder, sabotage and looting were exterminated  near   al-Nabki factory in Yabrud downtown, an official source said.

The source added that  in a series of qualitative operations the armed forces  destroyed cars which were  carrying terrorists, weapons and ammunition on Ein Hussein  road in the farms surrounding the city.

In Aleppo countryside, large number of terrorists  were killed by the armed forces while trying to assault a police school in Khan al-Asal , according to an official source.

The source continued that the  armed forces  destroyed  headquarters for terrorists  at Al Noor Association , Tel Shgheib,  Khan Touman , Qattan al-Jabal in Adanan region and in Rasem al-Abboud village  and eliminated tens of terrorists and destroyed  their 4 cars loaded with weapons, and  ammunition .

The source pointed out that the armed forces destroyed a convoy consisting of nine cars loaded with weapons, ammunition and terrorists on Byanoun-Mare axis .

Several terrorists in Jibrin village  were killed  including  terrorist Abu Shamsi, leader of the so called al-Khattab battalion.

In the city of Aleppo, several terrorists concentrations were eliminated in al-Naqqarin, Bani Zeid area and Bustan al-Qaser.

All members of the terrorist group  who assaulted  Mhardeh thermal  station  were killed or wounded. Among the killed terrorists was Ahmad al-Elewi , nicknamed as al-Asfour.

Minister of Electricity Imad Khamis  told SANA that the terrorist attack led to the station ‘s total break down and thereby  electricity  outages off most part  of  Hama city and its countryside.

In the meantime, and in collaboration with citizens, the competent authorities freed 14 citizens who were kidnapped in Mhardeh in rural Hama. However,  efforts are still  continuous  to free a 6-year old child , who is still held by the terrorists

In Idleb countryside,  the armed forces carried out  a series of qualitative operations, during which scores  of terrorists were left killed or wounded , including 6 of most dangerous  terrorists  near Arab Saeed town.

On Idleb-al-Mastoumeh  road the engineering units dismantled two explosives each weighs 40 Kg implanted by terrorists  to target citizens and passersby.

Moreover, one army unit targeted terrorists concentrations  in al-Zaweyah mountain, resulted in killing and wounding  scores of  them, while  heavy losses were inflicted in the ranks of terrorists  in Maaret al-Nu’man, where a booby-trapped bulldozer  which was used by terrorists to damage public and private property, was destroyed.

In Homs, the armed forces killed or wounded  several terrorists  who tried to  sneak from  the Lebanese territory at  Jose site in  al-Qseir rural area, while other terrorists  fled back into the Lebanese territories.

Terrorist Muhammad Nur Qibji, leader of the  so called   ” Islam Armored Battalion ” was killed.

In Deir Balbe’  another terrorist group  members were killed including Safwan Ghazi Kanaan of al-Farouk Battalion  and terrorist Khaled Anas Barazi.

In al-Raqqa,  the competent authorities  clashed  with members of a terrorist group which tried to seize three diesel tanks Ma’daan in Raqqa  countryside.

SANA reported  that the clash resulted in killing terrorist Hussein Sobhi al-Ayed  and arresting terrorist Fayyad al-Nasser nicknamed as Abi Qutada.

In another context, several citizens were martyred  including  women and children  when one  armed terrorist group  attacked the citizens  of al-Qahtaneyah village , to the west of Raqqa and committed acts of murder and sabotage , SANA said, adding  that subsequently one  armed forces unit clashed with the terrorist group and left them killed or wounded.

Syria Times