At least 8 terrorists were killed in army operations in Skaik hill, field sources said Saturday. Abdelmajid al-Derbas, a senior commander of "Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement", and Faraj al-Deeb were identified among the dead terrorists. The army also conducted special operations against terrorists' positions East of al-Lataminah and in the towns of Atshan, Maarkabbeh, and Morek, killing at least 9 terrorists and destroying a tank, a rocket launching pad, three machinegun-equipped vehicles and a pickup truck. Also on Saturday, the terrorist groups confirmed the death of a large group of their members in military operations in Hama province. The terrorist groups also said on their social media pages that their top commanders Ahmad Yassouf, Mohammad Howaish and Ali Abu al-Farouq were all killed in the clashes with the Syrian army. Some of their pages also contained contents about their retreat from vast areas in Hama. Earlier reports said the Syrian airstrikes hit positions of al-Nusra Front-linked terrorist groups in the villages of al-Qasabiyeh and Skaik on Saturday, and inflicted heavy losses on the Takfiri militants.
