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Provinces, SANA – The army units launched Sunday wide-scale military operations against the terrorist organizations’ positions and hideouts across the country, established full control over areas in Hasaka.
Damascus Countryside
The Syrian army and the Lebanese resistance clashed with terrorists in several areas in Zabadani and established control over a number of blocks in the southern and central parts of the city.
In the eastern al-Ghouta, an army unit destroyed a lorry loaded with terrorists in the area between Deir al-Asafir and Zibdin.
The army also destroyed terrorists’ hideout and two of their vehicles in the farms of Deir Salman, killing a number of terrorists and destroying their weapons and ammunition.
Daraa
Two snipers of the terrorist organizations were killed in the Camp area, while two of their cars were destroyed with all terrorists on board and weapons and ammunition inside them to the east of the electricity company, in Daraa al-Balad neighborhood, a military source told SANA Sunday.
The source added that an army unit carried out concentrated operations against the Takfiri terrorist organizations’ gatherings, which resulted in demolishing a vehicle, killing all terrorists on board to the east of al-Qaser al-Abyad site in the eastern parts Daraa city.
Another army unit carried out precise operation against positions of Jabhat al-Nusra-linked terrorist organizations in the eastern neighborhood of Bosra al-Sham city, about 40km east of Daraa city.
In turn, army air force killed a number of terrorists and destroyed their dens and vehicles which are equipped with machineguns at south side of Daraa al-Balad , al-Nuymeh and south Kuhail in Daraa countryside.
Meanwhile, terrorist organizations admitted on their social media websites the killing on a number of their members, among them terrorists Ibrahim Hussein al-Assi, Khalil Ibrahim al- Zitawi, Adel Mohammad Abdel-Qader, Mohammad Fareed Zanoun and Tarek Hassan al-Hajji al- Mikdad.
Army units killed two snipers of Takfiri terrorist organizations at Mukhayam area, Daraa Balad neighborhood, in the southern city of Daraa.
Idleb
The army air force launched strikes against terrorists’ gatherings in Abu al-Dohour town in the far southeast of Idleb province, killing many terrorists and destroying vehicles equipped with machineguns.
The Army airstrikes destroyed dens, mortar launchers and artillery belonging to “al-Fateh Army” in Taftanaz and Taoum northeast of Idleb city.
In Ma’aret al-Nou’man, the army air force destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and vehicles, killed many of them and injured many others.
Army units killed all members of two terrorist groups affiliated to “al-Fateh Army” in Tal al-Sahn and the area surrounding Zaizoun dam near the administrative border between Idleb and Hama provinces.
Lattakia
The Army air force destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and killed dozens of terrorists in Salma town and the area surrounding it in Lattakia northern countryside.
Homs
In the central province of Homs, the army targeted ISIS hideouts to the east-south of Palmyra city in Homs eastern countryside and killed and injured a number of terrorists.
The army also destroyed hideouts for Jabhet al-Nusra terrorists in Kifr Laha, Taldo and Tallat Aqrab to the north-west of Homs.
Hama
Army units destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and concentrations in al-Ankawi, Akash and Rasm al-Awyed in Hama countryside, killing and injuring scores of Jabhet al-Nusra terrorists and destroying their weaponry and munitions.
The army also killed and injured a number of terrorists in the village of Aqrab in Hama’s west-southern countryside.
Deir Ezzor
In Deir Ezzor countryside, the army eliminated a number of the ISIS terrorists after targeting their hideouts in al-Jafra village.
Hasaka
Units of the army and internal security forces supported by the national forces continued advancement in hunting ISIS terrorists in some areas where they had been positioned since they infiltrated to them on June 25th.
Local sources in Hasaka told SANA reporter that a unit of the army and internal security forces achieved a new advance in the war against ISIS terrorist organizations and established control over sport city and the culture house which are located to the south of the road linking Ghweiran neighborhood and the electricity company roundabout in al- Nashwa al-Sharqiya neighborhood.
Units of army supported by the national forces achieved, over the past weeks victories represented in destroying a number of bomb cars for ISIS terrorists, establishing control on al-Laiyleih and Ghweiran neighborhoods and buildings that surround the cemetery in the southern outskirts of the neighborhood paving the way for the displaced families to return back home.
Meanwhile, after army restored stability and security to al-Nashwa al-Sharqia and al-Laylia neighborhoods, locals of those neighborhoods return to their houses, the reporter added.
The sources confirmed the death of many ISIS members, some of them snipers who were positioned in the Sports City and the House of Culture.
Members of the engineering units dismantled 20 explosive devices weighing 25-50 kg planted by terrorists of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in citizens’ houses.
The Army also established control over the Children’s Hospital, Faculty of Literature, al-Nashwa villas and the Youth Residence, eliminating a number of ISIS terrorists on al-Bassel roundabout, al-Zouhoor neighborhood, and the Water Projects area.
In a statement to SANA reporter, Hasaka Governor Mohammad Zaal al-Ali affirmed that the army aided by national allied forces is in the last stage before announcing Hasaka city totally safe.
More than 700 ISIS terrorists were killed during the army operations, according to al-Ali.
