Emboldened by the recent week-long bombing campaign executed by Russian military aircraft against ISIL, the Syrian Armed Forces has launched a major offensive against the demoralized Islamic State forces.
© Sputnik / Mikhail AlaeddinBM-21 Grad multiple rocket launching systems of the Syrian army shell the Islamic State forces in the border region between the Syrian provinces of Homs and Hama.

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BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launching systems of the Syrian army shell the Islamic State forces in the border region between the Syrian provinces of Homs and Hama.
© Sputnik / Mikhail AlaeddinA village in the Syrian province of Hama, recently liberated from Islamic State militants.

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A village in the Syrian province of Hama, recently liberated from Islamic State militants.
© Sputnik / Mikhail AlaeddinSoldiers of the Syrian army standing next to a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launching system in the Syrian province of Hama.

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Soldiers of the Syrian army standing next to a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launching system in the Syrian province of Hama.
© Sputnik / Mikhail AlaeddinA village in the Syrian province of Hama, recently liberated from Islamic State militants.

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A village in the Syrian province of Hama, recently liberated from Islamic State militants.
© Sputnik / Mikhail AlaeddinBM-21 Grad multiple rocket launching systems of the Syrian army in the province of Hama.

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BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launching systems of the Syrian army in the province of Hama.
© Sputnik / Mikhail AlaeddinSyrian artillery shelling Islamist militants in the northern regions of the province of Hama.

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Syrian artillery shelling Islamist militants in the northern regions of the province of Hama.