Syria/Iraq update 1/03/2019..American patrol at the checkpoint of Captain Mohammed Salloum, 1st Armored Division of the Syrian Arab Republic

American patrol at the checkpoint of Captain Mohammed Salloum, 1st Armored Division of the Syrian Arab Republic

Video shows the arrival of the American patrol to the checkpoint of Captain Mohammed Salloum(1st Armored Division) and part of the debate between the commander of the patrol and the commander of the point, despite the different equipment and number the US occupier was in a state of alert and fear and was even not allowed to enter the Military building at the point.

The incident that took place yesterday on the outskirts of the city of Manbij when the Americans wanted the troops of our army to bring down the Syrian flag but the heroic Captain Mohammed Sallum Abi, refused and it was almost up to the clash, but the American realized that his request would not be implemented even if it came to bloodshed.

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Farsnews Syria in Last 24 Hours

The
Damascus Army sent more troops and military equipment to the Eastern
deserts of Deir Ezzur over the past 24 hours, preparing for a
large-scale operation to hunt down the remaining pockets of the ISIL
terrorists.

The Syrian Army dispatched the 4th Division and a
part of Presidential Guard Forces to the Eastern desert of Syria from
the small town of al-Dowayer up to the town of al-Hari near border with
Iraq in Southeastern Deir Ezzur.

Meantime, the Syrian army continued its military advances in other parts of Syria over the past 24 hours.

Tens of terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured during the Syrian army’s operations in provinces across Syria.

Deir Ezzur

The
Syrian Army forwarded more troops and military equipment to the Eastern
deserts of Deir Ezzur on Wednesday, preparing for a large-scale
operation to hunt down the remaining pockets of the ISIL terrorists.

The
army dispatched the 4th Division and a part of Presidential Guard
Forces to the Eastern desert of Syria from the small town of al-Dowayer
up to the town of al-Hari near border with Iraq in Southeastern Deir
Ezzur.

The army’s growing military buildup in the Eastern desert
of Deir Ezzur indicates that the government forces are preparing for a
major operation to purge the entire region of the ISIL terrorists and
put an end to any movement of the terrorists between Syria’s Deir Ezzur
desert and Iraq’s Anbar.

The army’s main objective is restoring sustainable security to the borders with Iraq.

Idlib

Russian
fighter jets and reconnaissance planes have increased their flights
over terrorist-held regions in Idlib province as the Syrian Army
dispatched more troops to the region for a major assault on the
militants, local sources reported on Wednesday.

Militant-affiliated
sources reported that the warplanes have been intensely flying over
terrorist-held regions in Idlib, adding that the Russian Sukhoi AM-24
have been engaged in spying flights to specify terrorist positions and
bases in the region.

In the meantime, the Syrian Army dispatched
a long convoy, including tens of forces and a large volume of military
equipment to Northern Hama.

The army has forwarded a large
number of forces and a large volume of military hardware to contact
lines with the terrorists in the demilitarized zone in Northeastern
Lattakia and Hama, preparing for a major operation to hunt down the
militants.

Aleppo

The Turkey-backed militants continued
attacking Kurdish militia in Northeastern Aleppo on Wednesday as
possibility rises for direct confrontation between the Syrian and
Turkish armies.

The Arabic-language website of the Kurdish news
website, Hawar news, reported that the Ankara-backed militants attacked
the positions of al-Bab Military Council in the villages of Albuhij and
Bou Qaz near the town of al-Arimah East of the town al-Bab in
Northeastern Aleppo regardless of the Syrian Army’s presence in the
region.

It further said that gunmen of al-Bab Military Council managed to repel the Ankara forces’ attacks.

In
the meantime, Manbij Military Council’s media center reported that
gunmen of the Turkey-led Euphrates Shield forces targeted the council’s
positions at Sajoiur line of separation near the town of Manbij in
Northeastern Aleppo.

The center further said that the
Ankara-backed militants launched heavy shelling on the small towns of
Jokhar Kabir East on Manbij, al-Mohsenli West of Manbij and the villages
of al-Baraziyah West of the town of al-Arimah and also al-Koridiyah
region in Northeastern Aleppo.

Military expert said that the
Ankara-backed militants’ continued attacks on the Kurds regardless of
the Syrian Arm’s presence in the region have increased the possibility
of direct confrontation between the Damascus forces and militants as
well as the Turkish army that is backing the latter.

Meantime,
heavy infighting between Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at (the Levant Liberation
Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and rival terrorist groups, backed up by
the National Liberation Front (NLF), in Western Aleppo inflicted tens of
casualties on both warring sides on Wednesday.

A sum of 40
terrorists were killed and tens more were wounded in a fresh round of
heavy infighting between Tahrir al-Sham and NLF-affiliated Nouralddeen
al-Zinki in Western Aleppo.

Abu Ahmad Homsi, a notorious
commander of al-Zinki, was killed in the infighting near the town of Dar
al-Izzah, a field source said, adding that tens of civilians have also
been killed or wounded in the clashes between rival terrorists.

Tahrir
al-Sham seized the village of Basratoun in Western Aleppo and entered
the strategic town of Dar al-Izzah following the clashes.