Update 3-The army establishes control over areas in Hama, advances in Khan al-Sheeh in Damascus Countryside

Provinces, SANA – Military operations of the army against the terrorist organizations spreading in various provinces continue, with many terrorists gettign killed and their equipment, weapons and positions destroyed.

Hama

Army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces, establish control over al-Dahra al-Alieh and a number of points northwest of Tal Bzam in the northern countryside of Hama after fierce clashes with “Jaish al-Fatah” terrorists, a military source said.

Other army units foiled infiltration attempt by a terrorist group from Tibet al-Imam towards Souran Bridge and another one in al-Zara area.

Homs

An army unit killed most members of an ISIS terrorist group that tried to infiltrate Rahoum village towards Jeb al-Jarrah in the eastern countryside of Homs.

Army artillery shells were fired on gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in Teir Maala and Deir al-Foul in the northern countryside of the province.

Damascus Countryside

Army units, operating in the west of Damascus Countryside, achieved new progress in their war against Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization in the axis of Khan al-Sheeh area.

A military source told SANA that army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, carried out intensive operations against the dens of terrorists inside Khan al-Sheeh town, inflicting heavy losses upon Jabhat al-Nusra.

The source added that army units due to the operations established control over new areas in the town and continued chasing terrorists who take citizens’ houses as dens.

SANA reporter said that the clashes between army units and terrorists of al-Nusra are continued in a number of axes in the area where a state of collapse in the terrorists’ ranks is prevailed.

He added that an army unit destroyed a tank for Jabhat al-Nusra and a number of armored vehicles in the area surrounding the town.

Quneitra

Army units fired artillery shells on gatherings of terrorists in Trinjeh and al-naqqar al-Gharbi in the countryside of Quneitra.

Daraa

At least 15 terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra were killed on Friday and 6 of their vehicles were destroyed in operations carried out by the Army and Armed Forces in Daraa province, a military source said.

The source said that an army unit targeted a gathering of terrorists in Jellin town 25 km northwest of Daraa city, killing 15 terrorists and destroying 2 vehicles equipped with heavy machineguns and 2 rocket launchers, in addition to damaging other vehicles.

Later, the source said that army units targeted gatherings of al-Nusra terrorists south of al-Sheikh Hussein hill 40 km east of Daraa city, destroying two machinegun-equipped vehicles along with the terrorists on board.

Earlier today, army units destroyed a command center for al-Nusra terrorists northeast of the old customs building and fortifications and barricades for them in al-Nazihin Camp and near Katakit building in Daraa al-Balad area.

 

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