Alwaght- The Syrian army managed on Tuesday to successfully break a 3-year siege by ISIS terrorist group at the major airbase of Kuwayris in Aleppo northern countryside.
The Syrian army units converged with Kuwayris airbase garrison after controlling the neighboring villages of Rasm Abboud, Kuwayris and Sheikh Ahmad.
According to Syria official news agency Sana, the fierce clashes which erupted between the Syrian army and ISIS left a large number of terrorists dead, while others escaped the battlefield towards the adjacent towns.
Meanwhile President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday phoned commander of Kwairis Airport, Major General Munzer Zammam and leader of the military force that broke the blockade on the airport, Colonel Suhail al-Hassan.
President al-Assad told the airport Commander that “You have fought, withstood and you were a good example for heroism, courage and a brilliant image in the history of the Army’s heroism.”
The President added “Your steadfastness, for years, was good evidence on your confidence in the Syrian Arab army and its heroic soldiers and your comrades, so you were confident in the victory and confident that the siege will end sooner or later.”
President al-Assad also told Colonel al-Hassan “Your strength, courage and the sacrifices of heroes who were with you were a good example on the faith of the Syrian Arab Army in defending the Homeland’s soil and an example in sacrifice.”
He saluted all soldiers and offered condolences on all martyrs, adding that the safety of the soldiers is the top priority of the Syrian leadership.