GOVERNORATES, (ST)_In the context of its ongoing operations against terrorists of al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra front, the armed forces caused heavy material and human losses in the ranks of terrorists in several towns and villages in Rural Damascus and destroyed their weapons, an official source said on Monday.
In a qualitative operation, the armed forces exterminated a terrorist group in al-Chorniche area in Daraya including throwers of propelled grenade launchers . Among the terrorists were Ahmed Alyan and Maher Hamoude.
Several sniper terrorists were killed and many others wounded and their weapons confiscated when the armed forces clashed with their group near the cultural center in Daraya.
Another armed forces unit destroyed three vehicles mounted with heavy machine guns in Mesraba town and killed several terrorists including Abdul Rahman Al-Kholi.
In Mleha, the armed forces killed several terrorists including Yahya al-Issa and Hamid al-Taghlubi, while terrorists Ghassan al-Ass and Khaled Khalil Afouf were killed among many others during armed forces chasing of terrorist groups in Eastern Ghouta in rural Damascus.
Heavy losses were inflicted in the ranks of terrorists at Jesrin town crossroad when the armed forces attacked terrorists gathering.
Meantime, guards of Tishreen military hospital foiled terrorists attack against the hospital and caused them heavy losses.
In the meantime, all members of one terrorist group were killed or wounded when a car booby trapped by terrorists went off near Abu Nazeh Bakery in al-Tadamun quarters in Damascus.
Heavy losses were inflicted on the ranks of al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra front terrorists , when army units confronted them while trying to attack the thermal station on al-Raqqa-Aleppo highway, SANA said.
Another army unit killed scores of terrorists and destroyed their cars upon attacking their gatherings in Hreitan, Kafer Naha, Daret Ezza, Handaret, al-Meselmeh, alOweijeh, and Miami Club, in rural Aleppo, while more casualties were inflected in the ranks of terrorists to the south east of Aleppo, near Shams al-Aseel school.
In Idleb countryside , the armed forces destroyed 6 pickup cars, fitted with medium and heavy machine guns and a number of bicycles used by al-Nasra front in their attacks against citizens of Mahmpel town, where dozens of terrorists were exterminated and their weapons confiscated, following a cleansing of the whole city from terrorists who committed acts of murder, kidnapping and blocking of roads in Mahmpel area.
In Maart Numaan, terrorists gatherings were destroyed in the city and at Sarja, al-Bara and Bsames villages in al-Zaweyah mountain area, and many of them were killed as a result.
In Arieha city, the armed forces clashed with a group of terrorists attempted to attack one order keeping point in the city and left its members between killed and wounded.
One armed forces unit foiled terrorists attempt to detonate 6 explosives each weighing between 30 to 70 Kg, implanted on Idleb-Sermin highway .
In Homs one armed forces unit engaged terrorist groups tried to assault two order keeping points in sheep market and al-Mukhtareyah quarters and inflicted heavy material and human losses.
One terrorist concentration was destroyed in Kafer Nan in rural al-Rastan and exterminated or wounded its occupants. Among the killed terrorists was Muhammad Suleiman Mansour, according to an official source. The source added that disputes erupted between two terrorist groups over sharing what they had stolen and plundered of private and public property, resulted in wounding or killing many of them. Among the killed were Fadel Saad Tlass, Muhammad Qasem Tlass, Alaa Ahmad Tlass, Bader Tlass and Khaled Muhammad Bahbouh, noting that members of the two groups were carrying out theft, rape and murder acts .
Two passengers were injured in a passengers bus on Damascus-Aleppo highway when terrorist snipers opened fire at it near Talbesieh.
In Hama , three terrorists, leaders of the so called al-Qaeda affiliated al-Farouk Brigade were killed, when they tried to attack citizens and the order keeping forces in Aqraba town, an official source reported, adding that
An official source said SANA reporter that he knew of the terrorists killed 3 a so-called leader Faruq Brigades affiliated with al Qaeda.
The source continued that 4- rocket launchers were dismantled on Hama- Homs highway, installed by terrorists to target residential communities the governorate ‘s rural area.
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