Syrian Arab army foils terror attack on military posts outside Idlib, destroys depots containing rockets and mortars outside Lattakia
PROVINCES,(ST)_Syrian army has warded off terrorist attack on military posts in Jabal al-Arba’een area outside Idlib and has destroyed several depots containing rockets and mortars in the northern countryside of Lattakia, military sources declared Friday.
A military source told the official news agency (SANA) that army units foiled today at dawn a terror attack on military posts in Jabal al-Arba’een area outside Idlib and killed and injured large numbers of terrorists.
“Three vehicles equipped with heavy machineguns, an armed vehicle and bulldozer belonging to terrorists were destroyed during the confrontations,” the source added.
It confirmed that army units foiled terrorist organizations’ infiltration bids into Areha city in parallel with blasting a tunnel near a military post that was vacated earlier by army units.
Dozens of terrorists were killed and injured there.
Meanwhile, other army units eliminated a lot of terrorists and destroyed several depots containing rockets and mortars plus cars equipped with heavy machineguns in Marj Sheli, Ghamam, Ketf al-Remman, al-Sekkareyeh, Rabe’aa and Kansba in the northern countryside of Lattakia.
Further terrorists were eliminated in Em Sharshouh, al-Msherfeh, Mas’ada, Salam Gharbi and Em Sehrij in the eastern countryside of Homs as well as in al-Jafra and Mre’eyeh towns in Der Ezzour countryside and in Jorod al-Qaalmoun in Damascus countryside.
ISIS hideout pounded
Add to that, an army unit pounded ISIS hideout in Tal Brak area in the northern countryside of Hassaka and killed the terrorists inside it.
Other terrorist hideouts in al-Qastal al-Tahtani, Eidon, al-Latamneh and Hamadi Omar towns in Hama countryside were also targeted today by army units.
Fresh gains
Last night, army units regained control of Khattab town in the eastern countryside of Homs and Far’on lands area in the northern countryside of Daraa.
9 ISIS leaders killed
On the other hand, popular resistance in the eastern region killed yesterday five ISIS terrorists in an ambush in Dahleh town in Der Ezzour countryside plus nine ISIS terrorist ringleaders, including Saudi and Turkish and Iraqi ones, as they were heading to Hassaka countryside.
Basma Qaddour