The Syrian regime forces, in coordination with the Russian forces operating in Syria, carried out a “night parachute jump in several stages with full field equipment.”
Syria’s official news agency SANA said that the training was carried out “in cooperation with Russian trainers and air cover,” as part of the coordination and joint training between the Syrian and Russian friendly armies.
Syrian skillful fighters performed their mission with complete success and efficiency in terms of implementing the set plan and reaching the designated places on time in rugged areas, SANA reported.
“The joint drills showed the extent of harmony between the two friendly sides and the great effectiveness in achieving the desired positive results from these exercises.”
Earlier this week, civilians in the coastal city of Tartus said Russian-Syrian military drills were carried out on the city’s beach near the Russian naval base.
They pointed out that these exercises come in line with preparations by the Russian forces to celebrate the “Russian Naval Fleet Day” on the sea corniche in Tartus.
Separately, the Syrian army affirmed Tuesday it is prepared to confront any possible attack by Turkish forces and terrorist organizations on its soil.
This comes in the wake of “intensified provocations by the Turkish regime on Syrian territory during the past two days, as well as the attacks on different areas and some military sites,” a military source revealed.
The regime forces sent new military reinforcements that included soldiers and heavy weapons to Mengh military airport in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
This comes in light of ongoing Turkish military escalations through daily rocket attacks and Turkish threats to launch a military operation.
SANA said Turkey and the organizations it supports “escalated their attacks with heavy artillery and rocket-propelled grenades, along the areas adjacent to the areas it occupies in the countryside of Hasakah, Aleppo and Raqqa provinces.”
Many citizens were injured and material damage was caused to people’s properties and infrastructure in those areas, SANA reported, adding that dozens of families were also displaced.
Meanwhile, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activists reported that a Russian warplane flew over Manbij area in the eastern countryside of Aleppo on Wednesday morning.
