Syrian Army Gains Ground in Several Strategic Areas
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The Syrian Army backed by the Russian Air Force established control over several new areas in southern and coastal parts of the country.
The army took control over Tal al-Hash and the 82nd brigade camp, near the town of Sheikh Miskeen, 22 km north of Daraa city in Daraa province.
Earlier on Monday, the Syrian forces' operation resulted in establishing control over several points in Sheikh Miskeen and its neighborhoods. Most of the terrorists based in the city were from al-Nusra Front and the Ahrar al-Sham terrorist groups.
In addition, Army units gained control over a number of farms and parts of the road connecting Marj al-Sultan village and the town of al-Nashabya in the Damascus countryside.
In parallel, military sources reported that a number of terrorists were killed in the operation.
Heading eastward, the Syrian Air Forces destroyed "ISIS's" hotbeds and vehicles equipped with heavy machineguns in the province of Deir ez-Zor. They also targeted terrorists' hideouts and routes in the village of al-Jafrah, southeast of the province.
In the coastal province of Latakia, and along with National Defense Forces, the army established control over the village of Burj al-Kasab and Height 1044.
In the northern part of the country, Syrian forces targeted "ISIS" positions and groups of militants in Aleppo's eastern countryside. In the process, number of terrorists and their positions were destroyed.
Besides, one of the army units destroyed a position of the al-Nusra Front and eliminated all militants in the town of al-Dana in Idleb.
Finally, army units destroyed eight militant vehicles equipped with machineguns and killed 21 terrorists in the northern countryside of Hama. In the countryside of Salamiyeh, airstrikes inflicted heavy losses on "ISIS" militants. In cooperation with the popular forces, the army also established control over Height 1112 in the northwestern countryside of the province.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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