Islamic Resistance, Syrian Army Advance on Zabadani

Local Editor

The Islamic Resistance's Mujahidin and the Syrian army closed in on Syrian terrorist factions Monday in central Zabadani as they advanced cautiously to take control of the last groups'-held town in the Qalamoun region near the Lebanese border.

According to the information, the militants are trapped in central Zabadani as they are under fire.

A security source said the Al-Jamaiyat neighborhood in western Zabadani witnessed heavy clashes overnight Monday as Hizbullah fighters and the Syrian army hit armed group.

The Resistance's and the Syrian army's operation in Zabadani is largely considered an attempt to bolster their control of land routes between Lebanon and Syria and cut the terrorist group supply lines.

Battles Sunday, which broke through four axes in Zabadani, inflicted heavy casualties on the militants.

The capture of the town would add to the Resistance's recent major field victories, which saw the party take large swaths of the Qalamoun hills since its offensive, backed by the Syrian army, and began in the region last May.

The decision to launch the offensive in Zabadani came after the armed groups foiled the negotiations to secure the militants' withdrawal from the area, which is located 50 kilometers northwest of Damascus and 12 kilometers northeast of Lebanon's Masnaa border crossing.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team