120 killed and wounded following militant attack on Syrian army

ARK News: Russian Reconciliation Center: 40 Syrian soldiers were killed and 80 wounded in an armed attack yesterday

The Russian Reconciliation Center announced that the Syrian forces left their positions in the de-escalation zone in southeast Idlib as a result of yesterday’s January 22 armed attack.

The center pointed out that about 200 gunmen from the “Islamic Turkistan Party” and 20 cars, tanks and two armored vehicles attacked the positions of the regime forces yesterday evening.

The center said: “The attack was preceded by intensive training in shooting using” balloons “, multiple missile launch systems and artisanal drones. As a result of the fire, the militants forced the Syrian forces to leave their positions and move south.

The center added, “During the attack by the Syrian forces on illegal armed groups, up to 50 militants were killed and 90 wounded. The Syrian forces lost 40 dead and 80 wounded.”

The center stated that up to 50 armed men tried to attack the positions of regime forces in Aleppo, and this is the first attempt to attack since the liberation of the city.

The center added: “On January 22, a group of armed men, including up to 50 people, with the support of four pick-up trucks equipped with heavy weapons, attacked the regime forces’ locations in Aleppo city from two directions. The attack was supported by mortar fire. This attack was the first attempt to attack The locations of the regime forces defending the city since its liberation from the terrorists. “

He stressed that the attack was repulsed, indicating that the gunmen suffered losses – seven gunmen were killed and nine wounded, the Syrian forces in Aleppo – two people were killed and four wounded.

Source: MBS News

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