The Syrian Army troops and National Defense Forces hit the ISIS strongholds hard along a main road towards the strategic airbase of al-Tabaqa West of Raqqa province, capturing a small but key town in the region.
The ISIS terrorists suffered a heavy death toll and pulled the remaining pockets of its forces out from the town of Bir Zeidan near the town of Bir Ambaj along the road connecting Ithriya in Northeastern Hama to al-Tabaqa under the heavy attacks of the Syrian government forces.
The ISIS military hardware also destroyed in the attacks.
The Army used different light and heavy weapons in its offensives.
In relevant development near al-Tabaqa on Monday, the Syrian Army and National Defense Forces engaged in a tough battle with the ISIS terrorists in the mountainous regions of Eastern Hama and Western Raqqa, and captured a key village after over a day of non-stop clashes.
The Syrian government forces, who had reached to Abu Alaj village surroundings yesterday, managed to enter the village and its nearby hills located 10 km to the East of Zakia crossroad and forced the ISIS to retreat from the area.
The ISIS left behind scores of the dead or wounded members and fled the battlefield, FNA reported.
S/SH 11
string(1977) "[{"id":"1825295","sort":"3560720","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/05/alalam_636007337087344783_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"VIDEO: Syrian Army Imposes Heavy Losses on Terrorists in North of Hama"} ,{"id":"1825386","sort":"3560719","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/05/alalam_636007470423864373_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"Drone VIDEO Shows Syrian Army Troops Advance in ISIS-Held Syria’s Raqqa"} ,{"id":"1825428","sort":"3560718","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/05/alalam_636007542161594037_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Demolishes ISIS Command Center in Hama Province"} ,{"id":"1825440","sort":"3560717","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/05/alalam_636007574902345684_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Troops, NDF Continue to Advance against ISIS in Raqqa Province"} ,{"id":"1825546","sort":"3560716","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/06/alalam_636008017079293260_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"VIDEO: Syrian Army Reaches South of Raqqa, SDF Fighting Daesh in North"} ,{"id":"1825637","sort":"3560715","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/06/alalam_636008140260453755_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"DRONE EYE: Syrian Army & Allied Forces Enter ISIS Capital of Raqqa"} ,{"id":"1825689","sort":"3560714","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/06/alalam_636008271894720188_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Targets ISIS & Jabhat Al-Nusra Terrorists’ Positions in Daraa, Deir Ezzor"} ,{"id":"1825741","sort":"3560713","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/06/alalam_636008377402494826_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Deploys Troops 25 Kilometers West of Al-Tabaqa Airbase"} ,{"id":"1825765","sort":"3560712","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/06/alalam_636008409434074049_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"VIDEO: Lavrov, Russia Provides "Most Active" Air Support for Syrian Army in Aleppo"} ,{"id":"1825939","sort":"3560711","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/07/alalam_636008968712158686_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"VIDEO: Syrian Army Liberates Villages, Continues Advance toward ISIS in Raqqa"} ]"