Syrian Arab army tightens control over more areas in Lattakia countryside, shells terrorists’ hideouts in 6 provinces
PROVINCE,(ST)_ Whilst military decisive operations against foreign-backed terrorists have continued everywhere, most of media reports on developments in Syria have focused on the fighting that raged two weeks ago in the country’s coastal province [Lattakia].
On Monday, reports confirmed that the armed forces tightened control over Prophet Asiaya Mountain and the surrounding areas as well as over hills of al-Btish, Roto and Dorin in northern Lattakia countryside bringing the total safe areas to 19.
Key strongholds of thugs in Lattakia countryside – Salma and Rabe’a towns- are said to be the armed forces’ next target.
Big quantity of weapons
A military source told SANA that a big quantity of weapons including mortars was seized in the safe areas amid reports of discovering an arms dump containing ammunitions, rockets and mortars near al-Jawadeyeh town in al-Qusayr farm in central Homs province.
On the other hand, the armed forces repelled terrorists’ bid to sneak from Lebanese territories into al-Qusayr countryside and shelled several hideouts in towns of al-Dar al-Kabira, al-Ghanto, Beit Hajjo, southern Mashjar, Kisin, al-Amereyeh, al-Sa’en and al-Hesn and in quarters of Bab Sba’a, al-Qal’a, al-Warsheh, al-Safsafeh, al-Qarabis, Joret al-Shayyah, and Bab Hod.
They also thwarted terrorists’ attempt to detonate two explosive devices weighing 60kg/each in al-Bayyarat area on Homs-Palmyra road.
Rockets kill 5 citizens in Homs
Last night, the same province [Homs] had a deadly attack when terrorists fired rockets on Em al-Amd town causing martyrdom of 5 citizens including children and women and leaving 25 others wounded.
Another citizen was martyred and 15 others wounded as mortar shells- fired by terrorists- landed in al-Tejara quarter and al-Zablatani area in Damascus.
Terrorists, targeting civilians and soldiers and the country’s infrastructure, are being stormed by the armed forces and have been inflicted heavy losses.
Operations continued
Several al-Nusra Front-affiliated ringleaders and gangsters died during operations targeted their groupings in al-Qabon, Jobar, Harasta, al-Dyabeyeh, Hajjira, al-Hseneyeh, Daraya and al-Zabadani outside Damascus, according to SANA.
They also lost a large chunk of their weapons which were destroyed by the armed forces in the same areas.
More terrorist groupings were hammered in Hritan, Tal Hayyan, Byanon junction, al-Jadedeh, and Kweres areas in northern Aleppo province, as a hi-tech satellite was detected inside a hideout in Sayf al-Dawleh quarter in the same province.
In another development, the armed forces thwarted terrorists’ bids to infiltrate into the safe al-Orafi quarter in Der Ezzour province and raided many hideouts of al-Nusra Front affiliates in quarters of al-Hweqa, al-Sheikh Yasin, al-Ardi and old airport as well as in towns of al-Mre’ayeh and al-Hseneyeh.
Other hideouts of terrorists were bombarded in several areas outside Idlib, Daraa, and Hama provinces.
Rocket launchers and heavy machine guns, which had been used by terrorists to target al-Sqelbeyeh town, were destroyed in Qassaben town in al-Ghab countryside in Hama.
The death toll of terrorists in all today’s operations in unknown.
B.Q