Syria/Iraq update 5/26/2019..Syrian army controls the village of Kafr Nabudah in the northern Hama

Syrian army controls the village of Kafr Nabudah in the northern Hama.

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored an important advance this morning when their forces captured the key town of Kafr Naboudeh in the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate. Led by their Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army wasted no time storming the jihadist defenses in Kafr Naboudeh, seizing the town shortly after they launched their main assault.

According to the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army captured a half dozen militants from Jaysh Al-Izza and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham during their brief attack on the town of Kafr Naboudeh this morning. Above is a video that was released by the Tiger Forces; it shows Kafr Naboudeh shortly after it was declared under the control of the Syrian Arab Army

The Syrian army controlled the village of Kafr Nabudeh in the northern Hama countryside and continued to Idlib.

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recaptured the key town of Kafr Naboudeh this week after withdrawing from it as a result of the jihadist counter-offensive. According to a military source, the Russian Air Force played an imperative role in the Syrian Army’s success on Sunday, as their fighter jets completely wiped out Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s fortifications inside Kafr Naboudeh. With Kafr Naboudeh under their control, the Syrian Army will now make a push towards the Idlib province.

In doing so, the Syrian Army will have to capture the large hilltop of Tal Sakher, which overlooks Kafr Naboudeh from its eastern flank. If they are able to capture Tal Sakher, the Syrian Army can finally push to capture the town of Al-Hobeit.

The aforementioned town has long been under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and its proximity to the strategic city of Khan Sheikhoun makes its capture all the more important. Since Saturday evening, the Syrian and Russian air forces have been peppering Khan Sheikhoun with airstrikes every few hours. These airstrikes have reportedly caused significant damage to HTS’ defenses in this part of the Idlib province.

In regards to Khan Sheikhoun, its location along the Idlib-Hama Highway makes its capture a high priority for the Syrian Army’s high command.

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The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested dozens of people, including children, in house raids in Hasaka province in a bid to forcefully recruit them as soldiers.

The Arabic-language al-Khabour News website reported that the SDF conducted massive raids to arrest people in several regions, including Qamishli, Ra’as al-Ain, al-Ayrabiyeh, al-Shadadi and al-Malekiyeh in Hasaka province.

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

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

Hasaka

The SDF arrested dozens of people, including children, in house raids in Hasaka province in a bid to forcefully recruit them as soldiers.

The SDF conducted massive raids to arrest people in several regions, including Qamishli, Ra’as al-Ain, al-Ayrabiyeh, al-Shadadi and al-Malekiyeh in Hasaka province, the Arabic-language al-Khabour News website reported.

It said that at least 200 civilians, including children, have been captured in SDF raids, adding that a number of teachers are among those arrested in the towns of Tal Barak and al-Ayrabiyeh.

Al-Khabour noted that the SDF has forced the detainees to join their ranks.

Meantime, other reports by media activists also disclosed that the SDF has arrested tens of civilians in other Raqqa regions, including Tal Abyaz city near the border with Turkey, and given them the only options of going to jail or joining their ranks.

Aleppo

The Syrian Army fended off attacks by terrorists in different battlefronts of Aleppo which took place in a bid to backup other militants stationed in Hama and Idlib and as the Syrian Army continues ground and air offensives on terrorists’ positions in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib.

The Syrian Army troops engaged in fierce clashes with Tahrir al-Sham (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and other terrorists who intended to attack the Syrian Army’s military positions near Ma’aresteh al-Khan in Northern Aleppo and thwarted their attacks after incurring heavy losses on them, a Syrian Army source said.

The source noted that the Syrian Army also warded off other terrorists’ attacks on the towns of Nubl and al-Zahra in Northern Aleppo, and said that the terrorist groups intended to disrupt the Syrian Army plan to launch military operations to liberate Hama, Idlib and Lattakia by conducting different attacks from different parts of Aleppo.

Meantime, the Arabic-language website of the Russian Sputnik news agency quoted a Syrian Army source as saying that the Syrian Army’s artillery and missile units as well as Russian and Syrian warplanes have pounded the terrorists’ military positions and movements in all axes of Northern and Northwestern Hama, including Khan Sheikhoun, al-Hobait, al-Qasebiyeh, Latmin, Kafr Zita and Mourek, destroying their points of attacks on the Syrian Army and safe zones in Hama and Idlib.

The sources noted that the Turkish Army has also supplied terrorists with a large amount of military equipment, including TOW missile-launchers.

Meantime, a Turkish Army convoy arrived in Ankara-controlled areas in the town of Shir Moghar in Sahl al-Ghab region in Northwestern Hama.

Hama-Idlib-Lattakia

Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay’at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and pro-militant White Helmets terrorists together with European militants are fully preparing to launch false-flag chemical attack in Hama, Idlib and Lattakia provinces in Northern Syria to provide a pretext for the US and the West to attack Syria, media reports said.

The Arabic-language website of Russian Sputnik News Agency quoted local sources in Idlib province as saying that the Tahrir al-Sham terrorists have held meetings with militants of Turkistani Party and Jeish al-Izzeh as well as several White Helmets.

They noted that the terrorist groups have been ordered to make use of chlorine gas against the civilians in case the Syrian Army advances in battlefronts of Hama or Lattakia.

The local sources further noted that using poisonous gases has been levied on Belgian, French and Moroccan terrorists, and said that they have been commissioned to distribute chlorine gas among terrorists in Northeastern Lattakia, Southern Idlib and Northern Hama.

They noted that the terrorists intend to victimize civilians in real chemical attacks, and said that the White Helmets are also supposed to film the chemical attack to accuse the Syrian Army for the crime later.

Meantime, the terrorist groups in Norther Syria plan to launch chemical attacks in a bid to accuse the Syrian Army and provide the US and the West with a pretext to attack Syria as a prelude to prevent the Syrian Army from conducting its military operations to liberate Idlib province.