Syrian Arab army takes control over al-Qusayr main square

PROVINCES,(ST)_The heart of al-Qusayr city in the central Homs province is now under the Syrian Arab army’s control amid reports of crushing several terrorist leaders outside the capital.

In details, units of armed forces have restored stability and security to the southern-western and southern quarters of al-Qusayr city and imposed control over municipality building and main square in the city.

An official source noted that several hideouts of terrorists have been pounded in al-Qusayr city’s northern-western quarter, adding that the units of armed forces have eliminated terrorists tried to enter the city from surrounding area of Dherej town.

“A unit of armed forces has, in addition, killed terrorists as they were trying to flee from al-Qusayr city towards Damascus-Homs highway,” the sources said.

It was also reported that operations have been carried out against terrorists in quarters on al-Khaledeya, Bab Hod, and al-Qarabis, and towns of Talbiseh, the eastern al-Bweda, al-Rastan, and Aqrab.

Several terrorist leaders eliminated

Unknown number of terrorists, including leader of the terrorist al-Nusra Front in Bab Hod, has been wiped out in the operation.

Other terrorist leaders and their men were reportedly eliminated in a series of operations against hideouts of terrorists in Harasta, Jobar, al-Mleha, Hajjera, al-Tal, Khan al-Sheih, and Darayya areas outside Damascus.  

In the northern Aleppo province, the units of armed forces have continued targeting terrorist groupings and their weapons in the surrounding area of Meneg airbase, Khan al-Assal and Bestan al-Qaser.

Army seizes Turkish, US, Saudi provisions      

Meanwhile, mopping- up operations in cleansed al-Zegbeh and Blil towns in the northern Hama countryside resulted in confiscating big quantity of rockets and provisions  made in Turkey, the US and Saudi Arabia.

Yesterday, the armed forces imposed control over 8 towns in Hama countryside including the aforementioned towns after cleansing them of terrorists.

Shells hit al-Adawi suburb

In another incident, terrorists fired four mortar shells on al-Adawi suburb in the capital causing martyrdom of a citizen and wounding another.

“Two shells were landed on al-Adawi highway, while the 2 others landed in surrounding of Barada Club’s garden leaving serious damages  at the scene,” a source at Police Leadership said.    

Syria is facing a foreign-backed war that aims to weaken the Syrian Arab army and destroy its national economy to serve Israel’s interests in the region.

The US, France, Britain, Qatar, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia supply the terrorist groups, who perpetrate heinous crimes against citizen and destroy Syria’s infrastructure, with arms, money and media coverage.

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