On January 4, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Tiger Forces, backed up by the Russian Aerospace Forces, captured the villages of Rsm al-Abid, al-Fhail, Rubaida, Msheirfeh, al-Qasr al-Abyad, Rabeeah Musa, Haqiyah and Umm Rjaim Hill in southeastern Idlib.
According to pro-government sources, at least 7 militants were killed and a vehicle was destroyed during the SAA advance.
On the same day, the Sham Legion reportedly destroyed a SAA battle tank with an anti-tank guided missile near the town of Atshan in northern Hama.
Now, government troops are developing their advance on the town of Sinjar.
In Eastern Ghouta, the SAA started an operation to lift a siege imposed by Ahrar al-Sham on the Armoured Vehicles Base.
The SAA reportedly captured dozens of buildings in Harasta and killed many Ahrar al-Sham members in the district. Meanwhile, the Syrian Air Force destroyed a militant HQ in the same area.
Jaish al-Islam repelled an SAA attack on Ayn Zuriqa and restored the control over the village. 3 SAA soldiers were reportedly killed there.
On January 4, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces started storming the ISIS-held town of Hajin in the Euphrates Valley. Clashes are ongoing there.
The pro-opposition media outlet Hammurabi’s Justice News reported that the SAA and Russia had rejected a US-led coalition request for an assistance in securing the 55km zone around the US military base at At-Tanf in southeastern Syria.
If this is true, the report confirms that the US-led coalition and its proxies had done almost nothing to combat ISIS in the area controlled by them near At-Tanf and are still not able to do this without an additional assistance.
“The pro-opposition media outlet Hammurabi’s Justice News”
LOL, has to be israeloamerican set up and run.
“SAA and Russia had rejected a US-led coalition request for an assistance in securing the 55km zone around the US military base at At-Tanf in southeastern Syria. If this is true…”
If it is true, the israeloamericans probably had set up some sort of ambush or trap to catch the Syrians by surprise and cause a lot of casualties. Or if not true, most likely, it was usual disinfo to score propaganda brownie points.
NATZO set up camp at Al Tanf a couple of years ago because they thought it straddled a strategic nexus in the South West at the triple border between Iraq, Jordan and Syria. But that site was always too far from the main fighting; I predicted that those Yankee soldiers at Al Tanf base would find themselves “sitting on the sand in their canoe without a paddle”. Now it looks like they are feeling lonesome: “Isn’t anyone coming to visit us so we can pick a fight?”. Patience, boys, your turn will come; meanwhile the SAA and Allies have a lot more important mopping up to do in the North (border with Turkey) and the South West (border with Israeli-occupied Golan).
By the way, if NATZO needs help with fighting Daesh near Al Tanf, there are always strategically convenient reinforcements available from the large US army of occupation in Iraq and the US/UK military forces who run NATZO’s Daesh training camps in Jordan. I really don’t see why the USA needs Russian help to fight their little corner at Al Tanf.
Well said, doc!
One of several possible moves by SAA & allies in the coming day and weeks – cutting the habitat of Zion’s canon fodder in Idlib in two pieces, and thus, forming a huge cauldron:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSySjL4WsAAmS4A.jpg
Russian Military Prevents Drone Attack by Militants on Its Bases in Syria
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801081060595102-russia-drone-attack-hmeimim/
Russian army repels attack by 13 militant drones on its Syrian compounds – MoD
https://www.rt.com/news/415276-syria-russian-military-repelled-attacks/
Those israeloamericans seem to have a grudge against Russians.