One of the Syrian  Army formations, in cooperation with Russian forces, carried out tactical project

DAMASCUS, Jul.30, (ST)- One of the Syrian army formations, in cooperation with Russian forces, carried out on Saturday tactical project with live ammunition, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

The agency reported that the drills were carried out upon the directives of President Bashar Al-Assad, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces , and in the presence of the Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces Gen. Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim and General Alexander Chaiko, commander of the Russian forces operating in Syria, and a number of senior officers of the Syrian and Russian armies,,

It clarified one of the Syrian army formations, in cooperation with the Russian forces operating in Syria carried out a tactical, operational project with live ammunition, in which various types of land, air, and naval forces, as well as types of forces and specialized forces, participated in conditions that imitate the nature of a real battle.

The Commander of the executing forces gave details about the map of the battle, which included attack on the enemy’s fortified points, with the storming of a water barrier from the movement to reach the opposite bank and liberate it.

The project also included the participation of various types of warplanes, which had a fierce effect on hostile missile launch bases and enemy reserves in the depth and its second coordination and headquarters, in addition to the fire support helicopters supporting the attacking forces, destroying hostile landings, securing friendly air landings and supporting their progress.

General Ibrahim asserted that Syria, under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad, is determined to follow the march of achievements and victories, to continue confronting the aggression, and to liberate every inch of its land from terrorism and occupation.

Basma Qaddour