Daesh Attacks Areas in Central Syria

Local Editor

The Wahhabi Daesh [Arabic acronym for “ISIS” / “ISIL”] group had launched an offensive against the Syrian Army in central Syria near the highway that links the capital Damascus to the northern city of Aleppo.

Thursday's attack comes as the Syrian Army troops are on the offensive against the extremists in other parts of Syria.

Syria's state news agency SANA said troops and pro-government forces repelled the Daesh attack on villages in Hama province.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights based in the UK alleged Daesh captured several army positions in the area and martyred nine troops. It said troops launched a counteroffensive under the cover of airstrikes.

State TV said two people were wounded in Daesh shelling on the nearby town of Salamiyeh.

Meanwhile, the Daesh-linked Aamaq news agency confirmed an attack is ongoing in the area without giving details.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team