Syrian Arab army defeats terrorists from most areas of Homs’ historic Sadad town
PROVINCES,(ST)_Units of the armed forces have flushed out terrorists from most quarters of the historic Sadad town in Homs province and killed dozens of al-Nusra Front-affiliates in Der Ezzour, Hassaka and Lattakia provinces, according to the official news agency.
A military source told the agency on Sunday that the armed forces eliminated many terrorists, who were sheltering in the Syriac Orthodox church, and reached al-Berj square in the town, located to the south-east of Homs.
Three days ago, a huge number of al-Nusra Front-affiliated terrorists coming from al-Qalamon Mountain attacked Sadad town where a fierce fighting raged with the armed forces, according to the RT.
Safe routes were opened immediately by the armed forces for locals to leave restive areas, the Beirut-based al-Mayadeen TV channel said, noting that the town’s population is estimated to be 5000.
According to al-Mayadeen TV Channel, the terrorists sneaked into Sadad town werefrom the ‘Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) affiliated to al-Qaeda and they launched the attack from Qalamon, Mhin and Hes’ya’a areas.
It quoted a military source as saying that the Syrian army imposed control over 70% of the town but the existence of locals hinders its advance there.
The source said: “the town will be safe within 48 hours.”
Last night, the Syrian TV channel said that the terrorists, infiltrated into Sadad town, have held 1500 locals as human shields, stressing that the armed forces are pursuing terrorists there to restore stability and security to the historic town.
An official source declared today that the armed forces eliminated many armed terrorist groups in the eastern side of the town and continued operations in the nearby quarters.
It added that a bid to provide terrorists inside Sadad town with arms was foiled as the armed forces destroyed the arms, which were loaded in cars, on alHafer-Sadad road and Hawarin town.
Infiltration bids
On the other hand, the armed forces thwarted terrorists’ bid to sneak into al-Barda’eyat area and al-Dwer town in Homs province and into Sha’atheh town in Hama province and wiped out terrorist groupings in al-Hesn town and in Jeb al-Jrah area as well as in quarters of al-Qosor and al-Warsheh in Homs.
More terrorist groupings and weapons-laden cars were targeted in several areas in al-Qalamon Mountain, precisely in Yabroud, al-Nabk, Jab’adin, al-Rhebeh, and Ma’aloula outside Damascus.
In Der Ezzour province, the armed forces killed last night several armed terrorist groups belonging to al-Nusra Front, the so-called ‘Ibn al-Qayem’ brigade and ‘Ahrar al-Sham’ Movement in al-Reshdeyeh quarter.
Big losses
More terrorists from al-Nusra Front died and a chunk of weapons and ammunitions were destroyed in towns of ein Qantara and Gmam in northern Lattakia countryside when the armed forces targeted them.
The terrorists lost another quantity of weapons as the armed forces struck cars loaded with weapons on al-Kastillo road and to the north of Aleppo central prison as well as in al-Layramon area outside Aleppo province.
The losses of terrorists were not only in weapons but also in souls as the armed forces raided terrorist groupings in areas of Kweris, al-Jadedeh, Erbid, Qastal Harami, Talet Ezan, al-Majeh and on al-Neirab airport road.
In Addition, as many as 18 terrorists from al-Nusra Front were crushed in al-Shdadi city outside Hassaka province, according to an official source.
The source confirmed the destruction of 5 arms-laden cars in the same city , adding that 2 explosive devices- planted by terrorists under the bridge of Safia town- around 10km to the north of Hassaka city- were defused by the armed forces.
B.Qaddour