Syrian Arab army advances in Quneitra and eliminates 119 terrorists— shells hit Jaramana and RPGs hit Aleppo and Homs
PROVINCES,(ST)_Hundreds of foreign-backed terrorists, some belonging to al-Nusra Front and the so-called the ‘Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant’, have been eliminated , as successive advances have been scored by the armed forces on three fronts in 48 hours.
Today, the official news agency said that the armed forces imposed control over Oqania and Ein al-Beda towns and the surrounding farms in Quneitra province in the wake of flushing out terrorist groups there.
It added that various types of rockets and 24 boxes containing munitions were destroyed in the two towns, noting that terrorists carrying foreign nationalities were among the dead.
This advance comes a day after the restoration of stability and security to al-Hseneyeh and al-Dyabeyeh towns in southern Damascus countryside and to 8 towns- alSfera, Barakeh, Jbeseyeh, Tata, Berj alRemayeh, alJafra, Jabal alRemman, al-Amereyeh and nearby hills- in Aleppo province.
Two days ago (on Tuesday), the armed forces restored stability and security to other 11 towns in Aleppo province.
The successive advance on the said fronts synchronized with eliminating hundreds of terrorists in an unrelenting crackdown operations everywhere.
Lattakia countryside
A military source said that the armed forces wiped out terrorist groupings and pounded hideouts belonging to al-Nusra Front in towns of al-Najeyeh and al-Derra in northern Lattakia countryside where 71 terrorists died and 76 others injured.
Furthermore, 48 terrorists were killed and 51 others injured, mostly from the ISIL, when the armed forces raided groupings in al-Rabe’a and Droshan towns in the same province.
Two weapons-laden cars and arms dump were also destroyed in al-Najeyeh and al-Derra towns, according to the military source.
Damascus countryside
The terrorists lost more weapons in Damascus countryside as the armed forces carried out a series of operations in the heart of eastern Ghouta, Duma, Hajjira, Sbeneh areas and on the outskirts of al-Hseneyeh and al-Dyabeyeh, al-Mleha, and Yabroud areas.
Dozens of terrorists perished not only in the operations but also in clashes that raged between the armed forces and armed terrorist groups in Jobar, Zamalka, Harasta areas, to the north-east of Damascus, and in surrounding farms of Bet Jen.
Aleppo province
In northern Aleppo province, the armed forces bombarded cars loaded with arms for terrorists in 8 areas in the eastern countryside and thwarted terrorists’ attempts to sneak into Salaheddin quarter and the Omayyad Mosque in the old city of Aleppo.
Elsewhere, it was reported that the armed forces eliminated dozens of terrorist groupings in more than 3 areas in southern Daraa province and in 4 areas outside Hama province as well as in 8 areas in central Homs province.
Ambushes
The armed forces also mowed down 5 terrorists in an ambush in al-Beq’a area in Iz’raa city in Daraa province and nabbed 4 terrorists in another ambush in al-Hassaka city.
Other 3 terrorists from al-Nusra Front died when a bomb-making factory was exploded in Nasib town in Daraa province.
A military source clarified that the factory was inside a two-storey home.
Terrorists kill 19 citizens and wound 44 others
In a separate incident, terrorists fired mortar shells on Jaramana city, around 8km to the south-east of Damascus, killing 11 citizens and leaving 23 others wounded.
Three shells landed at the entry of Jaramana city while the fourth one landed near al-Ma’oneh Hospital causing serious damages at the scenes, according to an official source.
Earlier, the terrorists launched rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) on al-Insha’at quarter in Homs province and on al-Azameyeh area in Aleppo city.
At least 8 citizens were martyred and 21 others wounded in the two terrorist attacks.
Other two citizens (School students) were martyred and two others wounded when a booby trap- planted by terrorists- blasted in al-Mashtal quarter in Hama city.
Note: We use the term ‘martyrdom’ for citizens who are killed in terrorist attacks because they scarified something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of noble principles (for example: Homeland defense and rejection of terrorism..etc).
B. Qaddour