Syrian army continue advance, hundreds of ISIS terrorists killed

Aleppo – Army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces and allies, on Sunday continued advance in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo and restored security and stability to the neighborhood of al-Assila to the southeast of Aleppo Citadel and the southeastern part of Karm al-Da’da’ neighborhood, a military source said, SANA reported.

The source added that the army units continue chasing the remnants of the terrorists in the region and dismantling mines and improvised explosive devices planted by terrorist  organizations in the streets and squares.

Lattakia

In Lattakia, the source said that an army unit destroyed an armored vehicle of the terrorist organizations on the axis of al-Tefahieh in the northern countryside of Lattakia.

Homs

Army units and the Armed Forces working in Homs aided by the Russian Air Force foiled a fierce attack of ISIS terrorists on Palmyra city and the military checkpoints surrounding it in eastern Homs Province over the past night, killing or injuring hundreds of the terrorists.

Army units and the popular defense groups engaged in fierce clashes using different sorts of weapons with large groups of ISIS terrorists that attacked the military points spread in Palmyra area from the northern, eastern and southern sides, SANA added.

The clashes ended with thwarting the attack from all the aforesaid axes and killing or injuring hundreds of the terrorists and destroying scores of their vehicles.

Army units detonated last night two booby-trapped vehicles of the Takfiri organizations before they reached military posts in al-Sawame’ area.

The military sorties concentrated on ISIS supplying lines deep in the Badyia (desert) area, destroying three ISIS terrorists’ convoys of vehicles in al-Tyba, al-Sukhna and al-Lattoum areas to the east of Palmyra city.

A military source said that army units also repelled ISIS terrorists’ attack in the vicinity of al-Tar Mountain and al-Amiriyah town northeast Palmyra, killing scores of them and destroying 5 of their vehicles .

In the same context, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement issued on Sunday and published by RT Website “Over the past night, with active Russian air support, Syrian government forces repulsed all attacks by the terrorists on Palmyra.”

“The militants actively used cars filled with explosives, armored vehicles, and rocket artillery. Russian aircraft carried out 64 airstrikes on militant gatherings, positions, columns, and reserves as they advanced,” it added.

The Ministry pointed out that “11 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, and 31 cars equipped with heavy machine guns have been destroyed.”