BEIRUT, December 2. /TASS/ — The Syrian Army and allied forces have repelled an attack by militants near Fan al-Wastani, northeast of the city of Hama (the administrative center of the same-name province in western Syria), the Sham FM radio station reported.

According to the broadcaster, during the clashes, at least four militants were killed, and ammunition and military equipment found with them were destroyed.

On the morning of November 27, the extremist group Jabhat al-Nusra (banned in Russia) carried out a large-scale attack in northern Syria. According to the Syrian Armed Forces’ Command, the terrorists tried to attack villages and towns defended by the Syrian army and military facilities, and continued to assault the positions of government forces. The Syrian Army launched an operation to repel the raid. On November 30, the Armed Forces’ Command stated that the army was targeting the positions of terrorists who had managed to penetrate many neighborhoods of Aleppo city and was awaiting reinforcements. According to the Defense Ministry's statement, the Syrian army was forced to regroup its forces to protect the lives of civilians and soldiers and prepare for a counterattack.