BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has released a 2-minute video showing the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies advancing on the hills to the south and west of al-Sukhnah town in eastern Homs Governorate.
In the video can be see a wide range of heavy fire support assets of the pro-government forces being thrown into the battle. This includes attack helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF), tactical bombers of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) and medium howitzers of SAA.
The footage also shows a close-up of ISIS defenses near al-Sukhnah that are quite literally built into the hills around the strategic town. To this effect, an intricately designed, interconnected ISIS bunker system with multiple fire positions is toured through.