73 Syrian regime fighters killed in Daesh attacks
AFP | Published — Saturday 30 September 2017
BEIRUT: Daesh has killed at least 73 Syrian regime troops and allied fighters in surprise attacks on their positions in a desert region, a monitor said on Friday.
The deaths came in Thursday attacks launched as the terrorist group faces a Russian-backed regime offensive against some of its last bastions. The extremist group claimed the attacks against several positions south of the town of Sukhna in central Homs province, saying its fighters had killed dozens of regime troops.
The attacks come a day after Daesh released what it said was an audio recording of its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the first in a year, in which he urged resistance.
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The war, at least this phase of the war has gone on for 6 years, Russia has helped the regime for 3 years, Iran and Hezbollah have been helping Syria but the Russians give the regime air power. It sure is odd, that ISIS could make such a big hit on the government forces. (I've read some folks, pundits, experts, say that actually, this war has gone on for 20 years, a long time, whatever the exact number of years is but was, obviously, lower in intensity.)
