TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Syrian military analyst said that the army hasarrested nearly 30 foreign intelligence agents during the operations totake back the strategic town of Kafar Naboudeh in Northern Hama.
The Arabic-language website of Sputnik news agency quoted Brigadier GeneralAli Maqsoud as saying on Thursday that the Syrian army tactically withdrewfrom Kafar Naboudeh in Northern Hama after killing over 200 terrorists inthree massive offensives by them.
He added that the terrorists reinvigorated their positions immediatelyafter arriving in the town with the support of the foreign experts andintelligence officers of several countries, including Turkey and Israel.
Maqsoud said that the Syrian army surrounded a large number of terroristsin counter attacks, detained 25 to 30 foreign intelligence officers, addingthat militants launched several attacks to free the foreign agents but wereforced to retreat.
According to Sputnik, the western states seem to be making suspiciousmoves, including false-flag chemical attacks in Idlib province to blame theSyrian government and force the Damascus army to free these foreign agents.
In a relevant development on Monday, the Syrian army, supported by the airforce, repelled a heavy offensive by Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay’at (the LevantLiberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) to regain control of the strategictown of Kafar Naboudeh in Northwestern Hama, killing at least 30 militants.
Sputnik reported that Tahrir al-Sham terrorists attacked the Northeasternparts of Kafar Naboudeh in Northwestern Hama from the town of al-Qassabiyehin Southern Idlib.
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It added that the army forces repulsed the attack after heavy clashes andinflicting tens of tolls on the terrorists, most of them suicide attackers,and destroying two armored vehicles.
The Russian-Syrian air forces also pounded the terrorists’ supply linesfrom the town of Kafar Zita to al-Habit, Khan Sheikhoun and Kafar Nubl andal-Qasabiyeh between Hama and Idlib, inflicting heavy damage on them.
Based on other reports, the Syrian air force also smashed a military convoyof terrorists, consisting of 6 military vehicles, from the town of KhanSheikhoun in Southern Idlib to the town of al-Habit.
The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper, meantime, reported that 3 groups ofJeish al-Izza terrorists were held captive during the liberation operationsin Kafar Naboudeh, adding that the Syrian army troops advanced towards thetown of al-Habit in Northern Hama after gaining back control of the region.
Also, the terrorist groups stationed in Northwestern Hama launched heavyrocket attacks against the residential areas in the town of al-Saqilbiyehand its hospital in Northwestern Hama, wounding several civilians,including women, children and hospital personnel.
