16 Syrian soldiers killed while responding to surprise attack by HTS militants in rural Lattakia
16 Syrian army soldiers were killed while responding to an attack by Haya’t Tahrir al Sham (HTS) “previously known as al Nusra Front” in rural Lattakia.
During the attack Haya’t Tahrir al Sham (HTS) lost five of its militants.
At the Beit Samira gathering area in Lattakia, a group of HTS militants, supported by mortar and artillery units, tried to penetrate the Syrian army defense front line.
The Syrian army managed to repelled the attack and the sites preserve, however during the clash 14 soldiers were killed, and 2 others died later of their wounds, on the other hand the HTS militants lost 5 of their fighters.
It’s worth noting, that Haya’t Tahrir al Sham (HTS), controls Idlib governorate, and rural areas in Lattakia, Hama and Alleppo.
