ISIS claims responsibility for devastating attack on Syrian Army troops near Palmyra
by News Desk
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BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – On Thursday, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) carried out a devastating attack on a passenger bus that was carrying dozens of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers and civilians in the eastern region of the country.
The following day, the Islamic State announced responsibility for the attack that claimed the lives of 20 Syrian Arab Army soldiers and eight civilians between the cities of Palmyra (Tadmur) and Deir Ezzor.
The attack, which was carried out on December 30th at 4 P.M. (Damascus Time), was the deadliest single ambush of the year by the Islamic State and one of the few attacks they have carried out in the eastern region of the country recently.
In response to the devastating attack by the Islamic State, the Russian Aerospace Forces unleashed a massive barrage of airstrikes over the central and eastern regions of Syria, hitting several terrorist sites in the Badiya Al-Sham region.
According to a field source in the Homs Governorate, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched dozens of strikes on the terrorist positions, inflicting heavy losses within the ISIS ranks.
Furthermore, the Syrian Arab Army also carried out a number of artillery strikes and air raids over the terrorist positions, hitting the ISIS positions in the Homs, Deir Ezzor and Sweida governorates.
The Islamic State has increased their attacks against the Syrian Arab Army in 2020, moving between different governorates to wreak havoc in the Arab Republic.