Provinces – The army units, backed by the Air Force, are making sweeping advances in various provinces across the country, establishing control over more areas, in addition to launching an operation in Homs province, SANA reported.
Homs
Khalediya village under control of the army
A military operation against Takfiri terrorist organizations in the northern and northeastern countryside of the central province of Homs started Thursday morning and resulted during its first hours in establishing full control over al-Khaldiyeh village.
The army operation started following intensive bombardment by the Air Force and Artillery on the terrorist organizations’ positions and headquarters.
Full control was established over al-Khaldiyeh village near al-Dar al-Kabeera town in the northwestern countryside of the province, after eliminating a number of terrorists and destroying their weapons.
The army units destroy two operations rooms for terrorists in Talbiseh and Teirmaala in the northern countryside.
Meanwhile, terrorist organizations acknowledged the death of a the leader Teirmaala operations room, the terrorist Rawad al-Aksah and another leader named Amer Moussa Shiblout.
Many terrorists were killed as the army targeted their positions in al-Ghanto and Ghajar Amir, north of Homs city.
Collective fleeing by members of the terrorist organizations from al-Masharie area near Qan al-Assi in Teirmaala area towards Talbiseh and al-Rastan.
Meanwhile, the terrorist organization of “Jabhat al-Nusra” perpetrated at 07:00 this morning a massacre against the innocent civilians in Teirmaala Square near the town’s Mosque, with the aim of accusing the Syrian Army and Russian Air Force of targeting civilians.
The Syrian Defense Ministry stressed that the Syrian Arab Army and the Russian Air Force do not target civilian-populated areas, holding Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and its partners fully responsible for the attacks.
Hama
Foro and al-Safsafe in the army’s hands
In the neighboring province of Hama, the last dens for terrorist organizations in Foro and al-Safsafeh villages in the
countryside that extends between Hama and Idleb provinces were eliminated during the continued military operation which was carried out by the Syrian Army with a cover of the Air Force.
The army units continued their war against terrorism and achieved a great progress in defeating terrorist organizations.
The units established full control over Foro and al-safsafeh in the north western countryside of Hama after eliminating the last dens of terrorists and destroying their arms and ammunition.
In the meantime, an army unit killed all members of a terrorist group in al-Sirmaniyeh village in Hama province.
Aleppo
Naam village and Naam hill in the army’s hands
The army units established control over Naam village and Naam hill in al-Sfeireh area in the eastern countryside of the northern Aleppo province.
Daraa
More neighbourhoods under army’s control
To the south of the country, specifically in Daraa province, army units established full control over the vicinity of Syriatel and 9 other building blocks in al-Manshiyeh neighborhood in Daraa al-Balad, in Daraa southern province, after eliminating terrorists’ hotbeds.
The army units established full control over a number of significant sites and points northeast of al-Sheikh Miskeen village, about 22 km north of Daraa city.
A number of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists were killed in the army operation and their vehicles and equipment were destroyed.
Meanwhile, the terrorist organizations acknowledged on their social media websites the killing of a number of their members, among them terrorists Basel Khairo al-Jawaberah, Kaser Median al-jinadi, Jarrah Naser abu Halaweh and Hamzeh Ghassan al-Hariri.
Quneitra
Army assumes control of al-Amal farms
An army unit, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, established control over al-Amal farms in the northern countryside of the southern Quneitra province.
The military source said all the hideouts and fortifications of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists, who are linked to the Israeli enemy, were destroyed in the area, with many of them left dead or wounded.
Full control was established over the site of al-Amal checkpoint, which separates al-Amal farms from Trinjeh village, which is used by terrorists as a springboard to carry out attacks and fire rockets at safe villages.
Today’s achievement came two days after the army established control over the strategic Ahmar (hill) in Quneitra countryside.
Meanwhile, the terrorist organizations acknowledged on their social media pages that a number of their members, including the leader of the so-called “Aqraba Martyrs Battalion”, who is named Mohammad Marwan al-Sabti.