Syrian army recaptures areas in Hassaka, as scads of detonators seized

PROVINCES,(ST)_Syrian army has recaptured four areas south of Hassaka city, as competent authorities seize big quantity of detonators and munitions on Aleppo-Homs highway, the official news agency (SANA) reported Wednesday.

The agency said that army units restored stability and security to al-Watwateyehy and Jammo towns and Jammo farm and the eastern part of Bab al-Kher town , which lie about 20km south of Hassaka city.

Large numbers of terrorists linked to the ISIS organization [Its acronym in Arabic is Daesh] were killed in the said areas while dozens of terrorists ran away, a military source confirmed.

It added that army units set up several posts in the areas to protect civilians from the ISIS attacks.  

The fresh achievement synchronized with striking terrorist organizations’ sites in towns of Rhom, Enq al-Hawa, al-Jabereyeh, Em al-Rish and north of al-Sa’en town in Homs countryside as well as in al-Lej, Tal Salmo, Abo Duhur, al-Mjas towns and north of Saraqeb town in Idlib countryside.

There were also intensified strikes against terrorist organizations’ sites in Damascus countryside and in Jobar quarter near Damascus.

70 terrorists killed

Well over 54 terrorists linked to the so-called the ‘Islam army’ were killed in strikes started today morning against terror hideouts in Duma area in the eastern Ghouta of Damascus.

More 16 terrorists, including a leader in the so-called the ‘Ahrar al-Sham’ movement, his name Wasim Shbara, were eliminated in the western mountains of Zabadani area.

One of al-Nusra Front’s ringleaders, his name Mohammad Nabil Issa was hurt in the strikes, according to SANA.

Add to that, army units destroyed an arms cache and several armored cars belonging to terrorists in the eastern edge of Qalamoun a day after killing one of al-Nusra Front’s ringleaders, dubbed Abo Moslim al-Tunisi, in the same area.

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Further terrorists were mowed down as army units recaptured new buildings east of the southern highway road that links Ein Tarma and Zamalka areas in Damascus countryside.     

On the other hand, the competent authorities in cooperation with people seized a big quantity of detonators plus ammunitions inside a truck on Aleppo-Homs highway.

“Well over 20.000 detonators and boxes containing different types of munitions plus money were found inside a truck bound for northern countryside of Aleppo, ” a source told SANA, adding that two persons inside the truck were arrested and confessed that the truck was heading towards the northern countryside of Aleppo.

On January 21, the competent authorities confiscated 65 boxes of bomb detonators plus 11 reels of bomb fuse and 1kg of Hashish hidden inside a Aleppo-bound car on the international road near Homs.

Basma Qaddour