Army foils terrorist attack in Aleppo, Air Force destroys ISIS dens in eastern Homs

Provinces – The army units on Tuesday foiled a terrorist attack in the countryside of Aleppo and inflicted heavy losses upon ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations in several areas around the country, SANA reported.

Aleppo

A military source said that the armed terrorist groups attempted on Monday to infiltrate into a military point in Talet al-Ees in the southern countryside of Aleppo, in a new violation of the agreement of cessation of hostilities.

The source added that the defense unit  foiled the attempt, inflicting heavy losses upon the infiltrating terrorist groups.

Homs

A military source said that the Army’s Air Force destroyed ISIS terrorists’ dens and vehicles, some of which equipped with machineguns,  in the surroundings of al-Qaryatain and Palmyra cities and in al-Mahassa village in Homs central province.

Later, a military source said that army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, foiled an attack by ISIS terrorists on the areas of al-Maqale’a (quarries), Thanyet al-Rajmeh, and Duhour al-Hayyal in Palmyra countryside, killing and injuring many of them.

An army unit also targeted gatherings for ISIS terrorists in the southeastern side of Jazal area in the eastern countryside of Homs province.

The army’s air force raided ISIS fortifications and gatherings in the vicinity of al-Qaryatain city, destroying their vehicles ad positions and killing a number of them.