Syrian Arab army advances in southern Damascus countryside, obliterates hideouts in Daraa and Aleppo

PROVINCES,(ST)_A remarkable progress has been made by units of the armed forces in the southern Damascus  countryside, as several hideouts of al-Nusra Front-affiliates have been bombarded in Aleppo, Daraa, al-Hassaka and Der Ezzour provinces.

According to the Syrian TV channel, the armed forces scored today a remarkable progress in cracking down on terrorists in al-Dyabeyeh and al-Hseneyeh areas –to the south of Damascus countryside- were many hideouts and groupings of al-Nusra Front-affiliates were pounded.

An unknown number of terrorists was eliminated not only in the said areas but also in Hajjira town in the same province.

As for  other developments in Damascus countryside, an official source told SANA that dozens of thugs were mowed down in Harasta city in a fighting raged between an army unit and terrorist groups.

Explosive devices inside a tunnel

It added that a tunnel containing tens of explosive devices –weighing 100kg/each-was discovered in al-Mleha area amid reports of hammering many thugs in areas of Doma, Barzeh, and Adra al-Balad as well as in farms of al-Bahhareyeh and al-Ahmadeyeh outside the capital (Damacus).

shell wounds 2 citizens in Damascus

On the other hand, two citizens were wounded when a mortar shell-fired by terrorists- landed on Tishreen Park in Damascus.

This attack occurred as the terrorists sustained heavy losses in the central Homs province, where the armed forces warded off terrorists’ attack on a garrison in al-Qosor quarter and shelled several hideouts in 7 areas.

A military source confirmed that all the terrorists, who attacked the garrison, were killed.

It noted that an army unit foiled terrorists’ bid to detonate 6 booby-traps near Sharefeh junction on Homs-Palmyra road.

In the northern Aleppo province, several armed terrorist groups were crushed in towns of Ein al-Jamajmeh, al-Jabereyeh, the western Kweris and on alAtareb-Aleppo and Dar Ezzeh-Aleppo roads.

Some four weapons-laden cars were also reportedly destroyed north of Kweris airbase.

Dozens of terrorists killed

Elsewhere, the armed forces wiped out hideouts of terrorists in 7 towns in the southern Daraa province and in 4 areas in the western al-Hassaka countryside as well as in 6 areas in Der Ezzour province.

An arms depot was destroyed in al-Shaateyyat area in Abo Hamam city outside Der Ezzour where tens of terrorists, who were inside it, died.

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