Provinces, SANA – Achieving a remarkable advancement while hunting the takfiri terrorist organizations, the army on Tuesday established control on a town in Damascus countryside and continued wide military operation in different areas around the country.
Damascus Countryside
The army has gained firm grip on al-Denaji town in Damascus Countryside on Tuesday, a military source said.
SANA reporter quoted the source as saying that a unit of the army and armed forces eliminated the last of takfiri terrorist gatherings in al-Denaji town, which borders the southern province of Quneitra.
By doing so, the army has assumed full control of the town, the source said, noting that army personnel have started combing the area and dismantling mines and explosive devices left behind by terrorists.
Units of the army established control yesterday over Tal Merei in the western countryside after the elimination of terrorists’ gatherings there.
Meanwhile, many terrorists were killed and the weapons and ammunition they had were destroyed during an army operation in Deir Maker, to the south of Sa’sa’ in the southwestern countryside of Damascus, according to the source.
The area is home to takfiri terrorist organizations, most of them linked to Jabhat al-Nusra.
Homs
Units of the army foiled an attack which terrorists launched against Um al-Reesh, al-Duweiba and Masaada villages on towards Khattab village in the eastern countryside of Homs, a military source said.
SANA quoted the source as saying that other army units killed terrorists who attacked Abu al-Alaya village, destroying their weapons and equipment.
To the east of Homs city, a unit of the army carried out a special operation that targeted terrorists’ sites in al-Tadmuriyeh village on Homs-Palmyra way. The unit used various types of weapons in the operation, which resulted in killing many of the terrorists, while others were injured and their vehicles and several fortifications were Destroyed.
Another army unit continued targeting hideouts of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Rahoum village, located in the eastern countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon ISIS terrorists’ ranks.
In another context, terrorists fired two rocket shells on Um al-Sirj al-Qebli in the eastern countryside of Homs, where terrorists are reeling after the army’s recent advances, particularly after the retaking of Raas al-Maqta’ area.
The shells caused material damage only.
In al-Waer neighborhood on the outskirts of Homs city, an army unit carried out “accurate” operations against terrorist organizations positions in three separate areas, killing many of their members.
Daraa
Units of the army and armed forces continued their operations targeting terrorist organizations’ positions and movement routes in the southern province of Daraa, inflicting heavy losses in personnel and equipment.
An army unit, a military source told SANA, targeted and directly hit terrorists’ positions in the area surrounding Dael town, north of Daraa. A mortar launching base and a rocket launcher were destroyed as a result.
In al-Faqei’ Farms on old Daraa highway, units of the army razed terrorist organizations’ gatherings, killing many of their members.