Provinces, SANA – Army units are killing increasing numbers of terrorists and destroying many of their equipment and vehicles as they have stepped up operations in various areas across the country.
Aleppo
A military source told SANA that more than 100 terrorists were killed and 14 vehicles were destroyed during intensive army operations in teh areas of Hleiseh, al-Jabboul, Deir Hafer, Tal Alam and Tal al-Treks in the northern and eastern countryside of Aleppo province.
Many more terrorists were killed as the army targeted their dens and gatherings in Ein al-Hanash, Maskaneh and al-Kastello in the southeastern countryside.
An ammunition depot for terrorists was destroyed in al-Breij in the countryside.
The Army launched intensive strikes against dens of “Jabhat al-Nusra” and “al-Jabha al-Shamia” in Kafar Hamra village northwest of Aleppo city, killing and injuring a number of their members and destroying their vehicles.
Army units launched intensive strikes against terrorists’ gatherings in the area surrounding the Scientific Research complex and the Lounges area, killing a number of terrorists and injuring several others.
Army units also destroyed terrorists’ gatherings, hideouts and vehicles in Salah Eddin, al-Sukkari, al-Salihin, Bab al-Hadid, Bab al-Nirab neighborhoods, al-Na’na’I Square, and al-Jaboul, Jub Ghabsha, Jibrin, Aziza villages and the area surrounding the Air Force Academy in Aleppo countryside.
Idleb
In the neighboring province of Idleb, the army air force killed dozens of terrorists and destroys many of their vehicles in air strikes on their gatherings and hideouts in Abu al-Duhour, al-Hamidiyeh, al-Mjas and Ihsem.
Daraa
In Daraa province, an army unit targeted gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in Qteifan square in Daraa al-Balad neighborhood in Daraa city, killing a number of them and destroying their arms and weapons.
Army operations continued against terrorists’ hideouts in Ataman town and to the northwest of Tafas police station near Daraa city, resulting in the death of a number of terrorists.
Another army unit killed 7 terrorists and destroyed a mortar launcher near al-Bittar farm in the province’s northwestern countryside.
Sweida
In the neighboring Sweida province, the army foiled an attempt by terrorists to infiltrate the western foot of Bouthaina hill in the northeastern countryside of the province, leaving numbers of them killed and their weapons destroyed.
Following terrorist attacks employing an explosive device and mortar rounds east of Shaqa town in the northeastern countryside of the province, army units carried out concentrated strikes aimed at the source of the mortar rounds, destroying several mortar launchers and killing a number of terrorists, while another army unit canvassed the area and dismantled a number of explosive devices planted by terrorists on a side road.
Another army unit targeted hideouts of ISIS terrorists in al-Qaser village with concentrated strikes, killing many terrorists and destroying their weapons and ammo.
Quneitra
In Quneitra province, a number of terrorists were killed and many others were injured during Army intensive operations against their gatherings southeast of Tal Mashara in the province’s countryside.
Terrorist organizations acknowledged on their social media pages the death of an explosives expert in Jabhat al-Nusra known as Abu Abboud.
Hama
In central Syria, army units killed large numbers of terrorists and destroyed several of their vehicles in al-Dallak, al-Lahaya, Kafr Zaita, Khneifis, Eidoun, al-Tuloul al-Homr and Izz-Eddin in Hama province.
Homs
In central Syria, Army units destroyed gatherings of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in al-Misherfa al-Kiblia, al-Misherfa al-Shamalia and Habra al-Gharbia villages in eastern Homs.
In Palmyra city, the Army carried out accurate operations against ISIS gatherings, killing dozens of terrorists and injuring many others in several areas in the city.
The Army also launched strikes against ISIS gatherings in the area surrounding al-Shaer oil field and al-Busairi area in the countryside of Palmyra, inflicting heavy losses in the ranks of terrorists.
An Army unit foiled terrorists’ attempt to infiltrate from Unk al-Hawa village towards Maksar al-Hissan village in the eastern countryside of Homs, killing and injuring several terrorists.
In the northern countryside of Homs, Army units continued operations against Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations in al-Rastan city and Deir Foul and Umj al-Rish villages.
The operations resulted in the death of many terrorists and the injury of many others.
An Army unit destroyed hideouts of “Jabhat al-Nusra” in al-Latamina town northwest of Hama city.
A number of terrorists were killed, most of them members in “Al-Fatah Army” in Kabar Fida and Kaston villages in the far northwest of Hama province.
Lattakia
Army units in cooperation with popular defense groups carried out accurate operations against gatherings of “Jabhat al-Nusra” in Salma town and al-Mrij, Kafrota, Buz al-Khirba, Doirka and al-Najia villages in northern countryside of Lattakia.
The operations resulted in the destruction of vehicles and ammunition and the death of a number of terrorists.
A military source told SANA that an army unit destroyed a terrorist hideout in Kanasba in Lattakia countryside, killing a number of terrorists including an Afghan nicknamed Abu Mu’tassem who was one of the leaders of Jabhat al-Nusra in the area.
Damascus Countryside
The army air force killed dozens of terrorists and destroyed two ammunition depots, a facility for making rocket shells, a 23 mm caliber cannon and four cars equipped with heavy machineguns in the surroundings of al-Zabadani in Damascus countryside.
Army units continued operations against terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra and eliminated all members of a terrorist group on the road of Khan al-Sheih town in Damascus countryside.
The army launched intensive strikes against terrorists’ gatherings in the farms between Hammouria and Beit Sawa villages to the west of Douma city, inflicting heavy losses on them.
In Jobar neighborhood, an Army unit targeted terrorists’ dens, leaving numbers of them dead.
Hasaka
An army unit killed a number of ISIS terrorists and destroyed their dens and vehicles in al-Lailiyeh in the northeastern Hasaka province.