Syrian Arab army takes control of town in Hama, seizes weapons outside Damascus
PROVINCES,(ST)_Units of the armed forces have continued flushing out foreign-backed terrorists of the areas where they sneaked in order to attack citizens and wreak havoc and have inflicted big losses on them.
They restored stability and security to al-Mofakker town outside Hama province a day after taking control of two areas in the northern Lattakia countryside, according to the Syrian TV Channel.
Today’s achievement was preceded by repelling a terrorist group’s attack on al-Kaffat checkpoint in al-Salameyeh area in the same province (Hama) that witnessed a deadly attack yesterday when terrorists fired rockets on Homs Street in a residential area leaving 11 citizens martyred and 20 others wounded.
Events came in sync with eliminating many terrorist groups in areas of al-Qabon, Barzeh, Adra al-Balad, Jobar, al-Sbeneh, Erbin, al-Hseneyeh and al-Shefoneyeh outside the country’s capital (Damascus) where the armed forces carried out qualitative operations.
Weapons and medicines seized
In Darayya, to the south west of the capital, an army unit found a hideout containing a big quantity of weapons, munitions, stolen medicines, and medical equipment amid reports of mowing down an unknown number of thugs to the south of al-SayyedaSakina Shrine.
More thugs perished and several rocket launchers were destroyed in northern Aleppo province, about 309 km north of Damascus, when the armed forces targeted their groupings in the eastern and east northern countryside.
The armed forces, in addition, foiled an armed terrorist groups’ bids to infiltrate into safe areas- DahretAbdrabbo, and quarters of alShiekhMaqsoud, BestanalBash as well as alKhabeyehSouq- in the same province (Aleppo), inflicting heavy losses upon them.
Shells hit Aleppo quarters
The armed terrorists did not only try to enter safe areas but also fired mortar shells on citizens’ homes in quarters of al-ashrafeyeh and al-Midan where three citizens were martyred and several others wounded including a child.
Explosive device blast kills 8 citizens
Other 8 citizens were martyred when an explosive device-planted by terrorists- detonated near Lion Hotel in Wadi al-Nadara area outside Homs province.
The terrorists, actually, received decisive blows today in more than 25 sites in the countryside of al-Hasakeh, Idlib Der Ezzour, and Homs as the armed forces obliterated their groupings there.
Most of the terrorists killed in the said sites were foreign nationals: (Saudi Arabian, Egyptian, Sudanese), according to SANA.
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