Syrian Arab army wards off attacks on checkpoints—Homs Car bomb kills 6 citizens
PROVINCES,(ST)_Successive victories have been scored against foreign-backed terrorists on all axes over the past few days.
Today, a military source declared that units of the armed forces took control over al-Hazm al-Wastani area on the outskirts of Mhin and Sadad towns in central Homs province in the wake of defeating terrorists there.
It added that many armed terrorist groups were eliminated and 3 cars equipped with various types of machine guns as well as Israeli-made guns were seized on Mhin-Sadad road.
This fresh achievement comes few days after imposing control over Sadad town in Homs province and over the strategic Sfeira town and al-Azezeyeh town in Aleppo province. It is also preceded by making notable progress in the ongoing battles in Sbeneh area in the southern Damascus countryside and in Barzeh suburb – to the north of the capital [Damascus].
The armed forces are going ahead with fighting terrorists everywhere to restore stability and security to the country.
They ambushed terrorists at Abo al-Shamat area to the east of l-Dmer area outside Damascus and warded off attacks on army checkpoints in Erneh area in the same province [Damascus countryside].
Moreover, the armed forces clashed with armed terrorist groups in the heart of the eastern Ghouta and in Darayya as well as in al-Nabk area outside Damascus, according to the official news agency.
The clashes coincided with confiscating weapons in Hama province and arresting the terrorist, who assassinated Salim al-Bakri –Member of Hama Governorate Council.
Israeli-made rockets seized
A military source said: “the competent authorities, in cooperation with locals, seized a chunk of arms and ammunitions- containing the Israeli-made Lau rockets- in Joret hawwa quarter in Hama city.”
It added that two bomb-making factories were found in towns of al-Khaledeyeh and Khattab in the western and northern Hama countryside.
On the other hand, the Syrian TV channel reported that 21 terrorists were eliminated in towns of al-Rawda and al-Bweda in northern Lattakia country, noting that the armed forces mowed down 2 Iraqi terrorists when they tried to attack an army checkpoint in al-Forolloq area.
A car loaded with Grad-rockets and 5 others equipped with machine guns were wiped out in the same area amid reports of destroying many arms-laden cars in areas of Kharab Askar and Tal al-Jayer outside Qameshli province.
Car bomb explosion foiled
While in southern Daraa province, the armed forces foiled terrorists’ bid to blast an explosives-laden car near ‘Belal’ Mosque in al-Mansheyeh quarter in Daraa al-Balad.
An official source said that the car was exploded before reaching the quarter and the suicide bomber was killed, citing that the car was bobby trapped in al-Nakhleh area where al-Nusra Front-liked terrorists are sheltering.
Five days ago, the armed forces thwarted terrorists’ bid to blast a car bomb in the same area.
Terrorists kill 9 citizens, wound 56
However, today morning, the terrorists exploded a car bomb in al-Thabteyeh town in the eastern Homs countryside killing at least 6 citizens – including 3 children and a woman-and leaving more than 37 others wounded.
Other three citizens were reportedly martyred and 19 other wounded when shells- fired by terrorists- landed on residential quarters in Jaramana city and on al-Wafedin camp outside Damascus.
The terrorists, in addition, fired shells on Homs refinery setting ablaze a tank containing Naphtha.
Last week, the terrorists caused fire in several tanks containing various oil derivatives after launching shells on the refinery.
B. Qaddour