Syrian Arab army cracks down on terrorists, wipes out hideouts in 7 provinces

PROVINCES,(ST)_Around 63 areas in seven provinces in the country have reportedly witnessed intense operations against foreign-backed terrorists which ended in eliminating an unknown number including  non-Syrians.

According to SANA, units of the armed forces clashed with terrorists in Barzeh suburb, just 3km north-east of Damascus, and targeted several  hideouts and groupings in areas of Jobar, Erbin, Zamalka, Doma, al-Dyabeyeh, Hajjira, Bet Sahm and al-Nabk  and in farms of al-Zamaneyeh, al-Qasemeyeh and Der Salman outside the capital (Damascus).  

As many as 11 identified terrorists were among the dead in the said areas.

An attack on Nebbel town repelled

In  northern Aleppo province, many terrorists were hammered in Somar restaurant near the central prison and in Khan al-Assal, al-Layramon, al-Mansora, al-Rashedin quarter, Bestan al-Qasr, al-Zebdeyeh, Tal Ref’at, al-Atareb as well as at al-Kastillo junction, surrounding of Rasm al-Abbod airport and at the entrance of Ezaz city.

Heavy machine guns, mortars, anti-aircraft missiles, and rocket launchers were destroyed. .

The armed forces, according to an official source, warded off an armed terrorist groups’ bid to infiltrate into the Meneg airbase and an attack on Nebbel town’s locals in the same province (Aleppo).

They also pounded many terrorists’ hideouts in towns of al-Janodeyeh, al-Qnayeh, Kafr Rohin, al-Hbat, and Jabal al-Arba’en in Idlib province amid reports of dismantling two booby-traps –weighing 50kg/each- in al-Mastomeh town. 

Terrorists from Arab countries

In further developments,  , it was reported that 9 identified terrorists of Arab nationalities were among the dead in towns of al-Bsaleh, Sida, al-Hanot, al-Abdaleh, Sahm al-Golan, Tafas, Tsil, Adwan, al-Qsebeh, Nawa, al-Mahajeh, al-Najeh, Ein Dekr, Ezr’a, al-Hrak, al-Mleha, Bosra al-Harir, Enkhil, Der alBokht, and Qita- in southern Daraa province,  in the vicinity of the Jordanian border.

The identified terrorists were from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Tunisia, and Libya. 

More squads were crushed in villages of al-Bjareyeh, Kharab Askar, Abo Qasayeb in al-Qameshli province while a tunnel was destroyed by the armed forces in al-Orafi quarter in Der Ezzour province.

Homs’ quarters

In  central Homs province, the armed forces pounded an arms dump in Bab Hod quarter and wiped out hideouts of terrorists in Jeb al-Jrah, Rahom, al-Tweb, al-Rabyeh, and Talbeseh towns outside the city.

An official source confirmed that many bandits were killed on the outskirt of bab S’ba’a quarter and in Joret al-Shayyah and al-qarabis quarters.

Detonation of explosive devices

In a separate incident, terrorists detonated two explosive devices in Bestan al-Dor area in Damascus and in al-Holeh area outside Homs where at least a citizen was martyred and 4 others were wounded.

B.Q