DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — The death toll following Daesh (banned in Russia) Thursday attack on Aqareb es Safi village in the Syrian Hama province reached 51 people, a source in Salamiyeh National Hospital told Sputnik.
"Fifty-one dead and over 100 wounded, these are the final numbers regarding the victims of the Daesh attack on Aqareb es Safi village," the source said.
Aqareb es Safi has a strategically important geographical position due to its location near the the M5 north-south motorway linking Aleppo with other Syrian provinces.
The Syrian army along with militias loyal to Damascus has been fighting against numerous terrorist groups, including the Daesh, within a civil war that has lasted for more than six years.
