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Provinces, SANA – After assuming control of villages in Idleb and capturing more strategic hills in al-Zabadani in Damascus countryside, the army continued stepped-up operations on Thursday, hemming in terrorists in various areas across the country.
Aleppo
The army killed a number of terrorists, destroying their vehicles in Salah al-Din, Bab al-Haddid, al-Rashideen, al-Laeramon, Khan al-Asal and al-Ramouseh in Aleppo and its countryside.
Homs
The army repelled a terrorist attack against Jebb al-Jarrah and Maksar al-Hossan villages in the countryside of the central Homs province.
The assault against the villages was launched by terrorists from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to a military source.
Many of the assailants were killed at the army’s hands.
Meanwhile, the army carried out concentrated operations against hideouts of terrorist organizations in the villages of Um Sahrij, Um al-Rish, Rajm al-Qassr, Masaada and to the north of al-Msheirfeh al-Shamaliyeh, leaving many terrorists dead and their weapons and vehicles destroyed.
In al-Houleh area in northern Homs, an army unit killed more terrorists as it targeted their gatherings in al-Samalil village.
The army carried out intensive operations against terrorist organizations in al-Waer neighborhood in Homs, killing many terrorists and injured many others.
In the northern countryside of Homs, units of Army targeted Jabhat al-Nusra hideouts in Um Sharshoh, inflicting heavy losses upon them and destroying their weapons and ammunition.
Another Army unit destroyed terrorists’ gatherings and dens in al-Rastan city.
Quneitra
The army foiled Thursday an attack by Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists on al- Samadaniyeh al-Sharqiyeh village in the countryside of the southern Quneitra province.
An army unit clashed with Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists who came from al-Ajraf village towards al-Samadaniyeh al-Sharqiyeh village, with the clashes leaving scores of the terrorists dead or wounded, while their vehicles were destroyed, a military source explained in a statement to SANA.
Other units of the army killed many members of terrorist organizations in a special operation in the villages of Rasm al-Shoula and al-Hamidiyeh in western Quneitra. The terrorists’ arms and ammunition were destroyed.
More terrorists were also killed and others were injured during an operation that targeted their dens in Um Batina village in the eastern countryside of the province, according to the source.
