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SYRIAN WAR REPORT – AUGUST 2, 2018: ISIS CELLS CARRY OUT SURPRISE ATTACK ON KHALKHALAH AIRBASE On August 1, ISIS attacked the government-held airbase of Khalkhalah in the province of al-Suwayda. Initially, the terrorists, including suicide bombers, were able to enter the airbase, but the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) repelled the attack after a few hours of clashes. The ISIS-linked news agency Amaq claimed that more than 45 SAA soldiers and officers were killed and 2 warplanes and 6 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Syrian Air Force were destroyed during the clashes inside the base. However, a source in the airbase told SouthFront that Amaq’s claims are false. According to the source, the SAA lost four SAA troops and the Syrian Air Force lost no aircraft. The ISIS attack was carried out from the terrorist group’s hideouts in eastern al-Suwayda.