Syrian Arab army cleanses two areas in Lattakia, goes ahead with operations elsewhere
PROVINCES,(ST)_Security and stability have been restored to two areas in Lattakia province amid reports of mowing down two ringleaders and 18 identified gangsters in Der Ezzour Province.
According to SANA, the armed forces restored today stability and security to Obin town and Prophet Isaiah Mountain in the northern Lattakia countryside after hammering the armed terrorist groups that infiltrated into the two areas.
This achievement comes a few days after the armed forces imposed control over four towns-Kherbet alBaz, Esterbeh, Blata, and Eramo- in the same area.
A series of operations
It coincided with continuity of cracking down on foreign –backed terrorists in several areas in Damascus countryside- Harasta, Doma, Erbin, Jobar, Barzeh, alQabon, Darayya, alNabk.
An unknown number of terrorists were reportedly killed not only in the said areas but also in the northern, northwestern and southwestern Aleppo countryside where several hideouts were obliterated.
More hideouts of terrorists were targeted in 12 areas outside Idlib and in Homs Province –al-Sa’an town and outside Tal kalkh as well as in Quarters of bab Hod and Joret al-Shayyah.
In Hama province, the armed forces destroyed a rocket launcher and weapons and eliminated many al-Nusra Front-affiliates when they were trying to attack an army checkpoint, east of al-Mofakker town in al-Salameyeh countryside.
Three terrorist groupings were targeted in Shehet Awwad town , Jesr Beit al-Ras and al-Hwez area in Hama countryside where an unknown number of terrorists were killed and injured.
An official source said that a unit of the armed forces mowed down many terrorists in an ambush on alHamam-Khanaser road and arrested a terrorist carrying a rifle and heavy machine gun.
Terrorists attack a civilian bus
On the other hand, at least a citizen was martyred and several others wounded when an armed terrorist group’s attacked a bus picking up civilians between Mragha hill and al-Hamam outside Hama.
Around 20 gangsters killed
Back to latest developments in the country’s provinces, it was reported that two al-Nusra Front-linked ringleaders and 18 identified gangsters perished in quarters of al-Hweqa, al-Jbeleh, Nazlet al-Radesat, and in Sinema Fouad Street as the armed forces carried out qualitative operations there.
Most of the dead were of foreign nationals and affiliated to different battalions operating there, according to SANA.
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