The army launches operation in Atherya in eastern Hama, making advances already

Provinces – With Russian and Syrian air support, army units aided by the popular defense groups launched on Thursday morning a military operation in Atherya area in the eastern countryside of Hama province, a military source announced.

The source said that the army has already established control over Abu al-Zein Mountains and al-Masbah area, inflicting heavy losses upon ISIS in personnel and equipment, SANA reported.

The source added that the army units are now hunting the fleeing ISIS terrorists in the area.

Damascus countryside – An army unit eliminated terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra in the vicinity of al-Maqrousa village in Damascus countryside on Thursday .

Afield source said an army unit, in cooperation with popular defense groups in the two villages of Al-Maqrousa and Harfa, clashed with terrorist groups affiliated to al-Nusra terrorist organization which launched an attack in the last few hours against al-Maqrousa locals from the axis of Tal Marwan/Al-Taasemia in the southwestern countryside of Damascus.

The clashes ended up with killing and injuring a big number of the terrorists, forcing the remaining to flee and destroying a 14.5 mm heavy machinegun was in their possession.

Draa

Army destroys position for Jabahat al-Nusra

In the southern province of Daraa, an army unit destroyed a position for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in the southern city of Daraa.

A military source said that an army unit destroyed a position for Jabhat al-Nusra with all terrorist inside at the southern side of al- Manshia neighborhood of Daraa al-Balad.

Terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra, Tawheed al-Janoub brigade, Mujahedi Horan battalions and other terrorist organizations, backed by the Israeli enemy entity, are positioned in Daraa neighborhoods and countryside and targeting locals in the safe areas with mortar and rocket shells that kill citizens mostly women and children.