Syrian Arab army intensifies operations against terrorists
PROVINCES,(ST)_Military operations against foreign-backed terrorists, mostly from al-Nusra Front, have continued nationwide, media reports have said.
On Friday, units of the armed forces imposed control over more buildings to the west of the Syrian Education Channel’s building in Barzeh area and eliminated many terrorists to the south-east of Teachers’ building in Jobar area and at Zamalka junction, to the north-east of Damascus province.
They also shelled a bulldozer, used by terrorists to erect soil barriers, and a car loaded with weapons in Harasta area.
More weapons and several terrorist groupings were wiped out in the areas of Erbin, Duma, Yalda, al-Zabadani, Yabroud and in farms of Der Salman and al-Qasemeyeh towns in the eastern Ghouta outside the capital [Damascus].
Homs province
On the other hand, the armed forces and border guards thwarted terrorists’ bid to infiltrate from the Lebanese territories into Tal Kalkh countryside in Homs province, according to a military source.
The same province [Homs] witnessed intensified operations against terrorists in towns of Em al-Dababer, al-Sam’alil, al-Dar al-Kabira, Kafr Laha and Hasya’a as well as in quarters of Joret al-Shayyah, al-Qosor, al-Qarabis, and Wadi al-Sayeh in the city.
The operations coincided with terrorist attacks in towns of Tal Jded and Ein al-Dananir outside Homs where several rockets- fired by terrorists- landed there causing serious damages at the scene. No casualties reported.
Aleppo province
Regarding developments in northern Aleppo province, a military source told the official news agency that the armed forces foiled terrorists’ attempts to sneak into safe areas in Salaheddin quarter and al-Layramon area.
It confirmed that the armed forces destroyed an arms dump in an accurate and swift operation in Bani Zed quarter, causing loud explosions heard in Aleppo city
Other swift strikes were carried out against armed terrorist groups’ hideouts in towns of al-Jadedeh, Kweris, Rasm al-Abbod and Erbid outside Aleppo where several rocket launchers, mortars and various types of arms were destroyed.
In addition, the armed forces bombarded several weapon-laden cars at towns of Abdet Mousa, Hjara Kbereh, Hjara Sgereh and to the west of Khanaser town as well as in Babis, al-Naqaren towns and al-kastello axis.
Idlib province
They repelled terrorists’ bid to detonate two explosive devices weighing 90kg planted on alMastomeh road outside Idlib province.
In Jesr al-Shogur countryside, the armed forces wiped out terrorist groupings in areas of Serjeh, Hloz, al-Alyeh, al-Janodeyeh, al-Qnayeh, al-Qadereyeh, al-Kastan, and Mshemshan.
While in Abo al-Dohor area, precisely to the west of Tal Samlo, a series of tailored operations were carried out.
Large numbers of terrorists were eliminated in today’s operations in the aforementioned areas.
B.Q