PROVINCES,(ST)_June is reportedly to be month of the Syrian Arab army’s remarkable victories started with gaining a nearly month-long al-Qusayr battle and advancing outside Hama, Aleppo and Damascus.
Following the official declaration of restoration of stability and security to al-Qusayr city, the units of armed forces started mopping-up operations in the city and hunting down terrorists fled from it.
Today’s achievement coincided with continuity of targeting terrorists’ hideouts outside Damascus and Aleppo where unknown number of terrorists was wiped out.
The units of armed forces pounded several arms caches and hideouts in Adra al-Balad, Doma, Harasta, Babbela, Yabroud areas and surrounding of al-Mansora town outside the capital amid reports of clashes broke out between the armed forces and terrorist groups in Barzeh, and Ofra (in Wadi Barada)areas.
Most of the terrorists eliminated in the operations affiliate to al-Nusra Front.
A 30-meter tunnel found outside capital
On the other hand, the units of armed forces found in al-Rehaneyeh town a 30-meter tunnel containing big quantity of explosives. “It had been used by terrorists to store weapons and move from one place to another”, an official source said.
In the northern provinces, several terrorist groupings and weapons were targeted in the surrounding of Aleppo central prison, Khan al-Assal, al-Layramon, Sheikh Maqsod areas and countryside of Jesr al-Shogour, al-Nayrab, Sermin in Idlib province.
Dozens of terrorists have been reportedly crushed.
Shells hit al-Wafedin camp
In a separate incident, at least 15 citizens have been wounded by mortar shells landed in al-Wafedin camp in Doma suburb outside Damascus.
“The three shells fired by terrorists landed on citizens’ homes leaving 15 wounded.. the critical cases were admitted to Damascus hospitals,” an official source at Police Leadership stated.
Terrorist attack on oil pump station
Another terrorist attack happened in al-Salameyeh countryside as terrorists blasted oil pump station which affiliates to the Syrian Oil Company.
A source at Mineral Resources and Oil Ministry said: “armed terrorist groups sneaked into the station and planted explosive devices inside it and then they detonated them causing fire at the scene.”
Syria is facing a foreign-backed war that aims to weaken the Syrian Arab army and destroy its national economy to serve Israel’s interests in the region.
The US, France, Britain, Qatar, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia supply the terrorist groups, who perpetrate heinous crimes against citizen and destroy Syria’s infrastructure, with arms, money and media coverage.
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