1 Aug 2015

Syria Army Pushes Back Rebels Near Regime Heartland: Monitor

BEIRUT: Almost 40 legislature and resistance contenders have been killed as Syrian administration strengths pushed revolts once more from a region bordering President Bashar al-Assad's heartland, a screen said Saturday. 

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said no less than 20 administration strengths and 19 revolutionaries from the Armed force of Victory union had been killed in 24 hours of conflicts in Hama region's Sahl al-Ghab area. 

The region outskirts Latakia territory, a bastion of backing for Assad and home to his genealogical town. 

Prior this week, the revolutionary organization together, which incorporates Al-Qaeda subsidiary Al-Nusra Front, started a noteworthy hostile in the region, taking around 17 vital peaks and different positions, including a force plant. 

The England based Observatory said Saturday that administration strengths had retaken around seven of those positions, including the force plant.