Syrian Army Conducting Fierce Fighting With Militants In Hama Province - Reports

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd May, 2019) The Syrian Armed Forces are conducting heavy fighting against militants near Kafr Nabudah town of the country's province of Hama, Syria's state television reported on Wednesday.

The Syrian aircraft is attacking terrorists' positions near al-Khubeit settlement, in Kafr Nabudah surroundings, al-Hwaiz and al-Hamamiyat settlements, the Ikhbariya channel reported. Militants' firing points in the town of al-Latmana in Hama province were also hit by the military.

The channel reported that heavy fighting between the Syrian military and militant formations was also taking place in Kafr Nabudah area.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Syrian government troops repelled three attacks by the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) that involved up to 500 militants.

According to the ministry, Nusra terrorists had been carrying out massive attacks on the Syrian troops using military hardware and multiple launch rocket systems in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone since the evening of May 21.

The armed conflict in Syria has been ongoing since 2011. The victory over the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) in Iraq and Syria was announced in late 2017. Operations against militants continue in some areas in Syria.