The sources said that the warplanes pounded vastly Al-Nusra’s strongholds in al-Hamra and al-Sa’an regions in Eastern and Northeastern Hama, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.
The sources went on to say that several positions and military vehicles of Al-Nusra were destroyed in the air raids in the villages of Malvalah, al-Mosheirefeh, Abu Dali, al-Toweibiyeh and Rajm al-Mosharaf.
In the meantime, a large number of Al-Nusra fighters were killed or wounded in the repeated attacks of the army aircraft in the villages and towns of al-Shakousiyeh, al-Rahjan, Um Mayal and Bayouz in Hama province.
Well-informed sources said on Monday that the army set up a new unit of ISIL Hunters, elite forces of the army, in Northwestern Hama to join the pro-government forces’ operation against terrorists in the province.
The sources said that the army managed to establish a new unit of ISIL Hunters in the town of al-Saqilebiyeh in Northwestern Hama after the ISIL Hunters attained significant achievements in war on terrorism in the country.
The sources further said that al-Saqilebiyeh is home to one of the largest units of the National Defense Forces (NDF).