Deadly hit-and-run strikes by Islamic State against Syrian army

"The Islamic State has been carrying out surprise attacks like this for several months now, forcing the Syrian military to have to conduct daily missions to clear the caves ISIS terrorists are believed to be hiding in."

ISIS carries out powerful attack against Syrian troops in east Homs

By Leith Aboufadel

June 17, 2018

Al-Masdar News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) carried out a deadly attack against a group of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers in the Badiya Al-Sham region of eastern Homs this weekend.

ISIS reportedly carried out the attack east of the T-3 Pumping Station; this resulted in the death of a few soldiers that were positioned in this vast desert region.

According to the Islamic State’s official media wing, Al-‘Amaq, their terrorists managed to destroy at least one tank during this surprise attack on the Syrian Army’s positions.

The Islamic State has been carrying out surprise attacks like this for several months now, forcing the Syrian military to have to conduct daily missions to clear the caves ISIS terrorists are believed to be hiding in.

This latest attack also comes just days after the Syrian Arab Army and their allies managed to liberate more than 2000 square kilometers of territory in the western countryside of Al-Mayadeen City

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