Destroying Militant Firing Points in Jobar

Destroying Militant Firing Points in Jobar

Jobar. SAA units have been engaged in positional fighting today. That is how the city landscape became transformed after a 17, 000-strong militant army had entered the city on their way toward downtown Damascus. The militants’ plans to capture the capital city of Syria were thwarted. Eventually, a number of bandit groups dug in and set up their defense positions in this ancient neighborhood of Damascus city.

Pretty often, there are just a few wall partitions separating the SAA troops from the militants. Whoever spots the enemy movement first is the first one to open fire. SAA intelligence units keep a constant track of the militants there and immediately report on newly detected targets. Additional informations comes also from the militants themselves. Every time some of the members of the armed militant groups decide to strike a deal with justice, they report on the groupings of their fellow militants or their plans. The newly discovered targets are then engaged by SAA forces made up of troops and units according to the respective combat mission.  

The harsh reality of everyday combat routine does not prevent the Syrian soldiers from remembering the nice things of life, though.

According to the latest intelligence, a group of militants has set up its defense positions right behind this sand hill. A well-fortified militant firing point is hidden somewhere in that area. SAA battle tank moves in to destroy the militant defense positions there. A couple of fire strikes by the battle tank reduces the militant fortifications to a heap of rubble. “Shilka” self-propelled gun moves in to open fire through the newly created opening. High-rate gunfire of this anti-aircraft weapon system is perfectly fitted for action against light defense fortifications and personnel.

The terrorist firing point is destroyed. The job is done for today.

Andrey Filatov, Vasily Pavlov, Victor Kuznetsov, Marat Musin.

ANNA-News. Damascus, Syria