At least 32 regime troops and allied militants have been killed in the last four days in clashes with the Islamic State in the eastern countryside of Hama province, medics and activists told Ammar Johmani Sunday.
10 soldiers and Brigadier General were killed on Sunday when ISIS launched a surprise attack on a military checkpoint near Athriya-Rusafa highway.
8 more fighters from Hosn al-Watan, pro-regime militia, were killed on Friday in clashes near the village of Hasso al-Alabawi east of Salamiya city.
On Thursday, the National Hospital of Salamiya received 13 bodies for troops of the Fifth Corps, including two Brigadier Generals and Colonel were also killed near Athriya-Rusafa highway.
