Stability Restored to Rural Damascus Towns, Terrorists Attack Aleppo Gas Station

GOVERNORATES,(ST) – Army units on Wednesday chased terrorists of al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front in several towns and villages in rural Damascus during which heavy losses were inflicted on terrorists, according to  an official source.

The source added  that the clashes resulted in exterminating several terrorists including  Abdullah al-Naqib, Mahmoud Khoulani, Muhammad Ibrahim Matouq and Anas Abdul Razzaq al-Naqab.

In Shabaa town, the armed forces  killed more terrorists, among them were: Ahmad Abboud Mashhadani, Khaled Eido Shammout, Abdullah Ammouri, Zaher Abdul Qader Diab and Yahya al-Zein, while terrorists Adel al-Asali, Samer al-Sukkari and Bassam al-Barbari were killed in Beit Sohom.

Meantime, the armed forces restored security to the entire town of Aqraba and its surroundings  following  knockout strikes against terrorist concentrations in the said area, the source noted.

In Hujeira town  of  Sayeda Zeinab  area , the armed forces exterminated terrorists in al-Akshak street in the town, including  Muhammad Mustafa, and Abu Huzeifa, both of Libyan nationality, besides terrorists Mahmoud Khalili, Naser Khaleifa and Khaled al-Majrimi, leader of the so called the Golan Brigade. All the mentioned  terrorists  are members of  al-Nusra Front.

Several terrorists were also killed or wounded in al-Tadamun area in Damascus during clashes with the armed forces.

In al-Oteiba town, the armed forces destroyed a vehicle equipped with a  gun of 23 mm caliber , three motorcycles and a van , and  killed the terrorists inside them, including  Hassan Bakeer and Meilad Khallaq.

In Zamalka, army units exterminated terrorists  who were engaged in killing, looting and sabotage. Among them were Muhammad Maghmouma, Khaled Abdul Aziz and Yahya al-Essa.

In Hasaka , citizen Abdul Ahad Bachoura was killed by a shot in the head while his son was admitted to hospital in a very critical condition, when terrorists  opened fire at them while returning back home, before fleeing 

Meanwhile, terrorists attacked  Aleppo gas station which supplies the turbines of the electricity generation plant, resulted in getting 1050 megawatts out of service.

 In a statement to SANA, Minister of Electricity Imad Khamis explained  that the terrorist attack has led to power cut  in  a number of areas in Aleppo city , especially as the station  produces  daily some  1050 megawatt  of electricity, which supplies Aleppo.

The Minister explained  that the  terrorists fired mortar  shelling  at the thermal plant’s fuel station , and thereby , several areas in Aleppo city will suffer continued power supply cut.

Syria Times