Syrian Army Plans Anti-ISIL Offensive in Hama With Russian Air Support

HAMA (Syria),  — The Syrian government forces are planning to conduct a large-scale offensive on positions of Islamic State militants in the Hama province with support of Russian strike aircraft, a Syrian army source said Thursday.”We will soon launch a large-scale operation against terrorist groups in the south of Hama province,” a commander of a tank unit deployed on the outskirts of the city of Hama told RIA Novosti.

“The Russian aircraft will destroy communication facilities, command posts and other enemy infrastructure while the Syrian army will accomplish tasks on land,” the source said.