Syrian Arab Army Intensifies Strikes Against Terrorist Groups in Lattakia Countryside, Discovers Tunnel in Homs
PROVINCES,(ST)_The army units have intensified strikes against terrorist groupings in the northern countryside of Lattakia, released several kidnapped persons held by armed terrorists groups in the same area and thwarted infiltration bids into safe areas in Aleppo province.
A military source told the official news agency that the army units targeted today terrorist groupings in areas of Beit Ebleq, al-Qantara and Jabal al-Koz in northern countryside of Lattakia and scored direct hits among terrorists there.
Several kidnapped released
The agency pointed out that several kidnapped persons held by armed terrorists groups in Kherbet Solas in the same area [northern countryside of Lattakia] were released in a qualitative operation by an army unit.
But no further details were reported so far.
Concentrated operations
Other qualitative and concentrated operations were carried out in Duma, al-Qalamon, al-Zabadani and Adra areas outside Damascus amid reports of clashes in Jobar area.
Many terrorists died in the said areas and in other areas in Aleppo and Daraa provinces when the army units shelled terrorist groupings there, military sources confirmed.
Moreover, the army units foiled armed terrorist groups’ infiltration bids into towns of al-Zera’a and Blozeh outside Aleppo province and into al-Ramoseh quarter and al-Azezeh in the city.
Around 25 areas in Aleppo countryside witnessed military operations against terrorist groupings and ended in eliminating dozens of terrorists and wiping out several cars for them.
More terrorists were killed when the army units struck terrorist groupings in towns of al-Ghasebeyeh, al-Khalkedeyeh, Salam al-Sharqi and al-Qabban outside Homs province.
Tunnel for terrorists
In the same province, the army units found a tunnel linking al-Qarabis quarter and al-Kornish Street with two branches towards al-Dablan area and the densely populated areas in the city.
While in southern Daraa province, an army unit mowed down an armed terrorist group that tried to sneak into surrounding of al-Nada town near a garrison.
“The terrorist group’s members were killed and injured,” a military source said, adding that the army units targeted terrorist groupings in Othman town and on the outskirts of al-Yarmouk School in Daraa al-Balad.
23 gunmen return homeland’s bosom
The military operations have coincided with national reconciliation process under which more that 1000 gunmen from several areas in Homs and Damascus countryside turned themselves in to the competent authorities.
Today, about 21 gunmen from towns of al-Tiba and al-Mqelbeyeh in al-Kesweh area outside Damascus plus 2 gunmen from quarters of Jeb al-Jandali and al-Qarabis in Homs province surrendered themselves to the competent authorities.
Syria is fighting terrorism exported from around 83 countries.
The US, France, the UK, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar sponsor the terrorist groups operating in Syria, world media reports say.
Basma Qaddour