The Syrian Army’s elite Tiger Forces launched today a counteroffensive against ISIS jihadists in Shaer gas field, eastern Homs, only a few hours after the terror group almost entirely seized the whole gas-rich area.

The fearless Tiger soldiers managed to liberate the Syriatel hilltop which overlooks the whole gas field from the north.

The notorious group infiltrated the area after a surprise attack, capturing several Army positions and killing dozens of soldiers.

According to analysts, the Syrian authorities cannot afford losing Shaer region since it is the last government-gas field, and currently accounts for the majority of fuel that operates what left of the power stations countrywide.

The area has been captured by the radical jihadists of ISIS in mid-July 2014. On November, ISIS re-attacked the area and seized most of the gas fields. In both occasions, the Syrian Armed Forces, backed by the paramilitary National Defense Forces (NDF), were able to expel the extremist militants after fierce battles.