Provinces, SANA – The army inflicted heavy casualties upon terrorist organizations, including from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the so-called “Jaish al-Fateh” in the course of continued military operations against their positions.
Damascus countryside
An army unit destroyed a depot for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization in Madiara village in Eastern al-Ghouta in Damascus countryside and killed a number of terrorists, field sources told SANA reporter on Tuesday.
The army targeted hideouts of the so-called “Jaish al-Islam” terrorist organization in the farms of Hammorya village and killed many terrorists.
In Erbin town, the army killed a number of “Jaish al-Islam” terrorists including Moroccan al-Hadi al-Baraka, Lebanese Mahfouz Ja’ara and other terrorists, destroying 4 vehicles equipped with heavy machineguns.
Meanwhile, the army and the Lebanese Resistance killed three terrorist organizations’ leaders in al-Zabadani city, 45 km northwest of Damascus city .
Idleb
At least 64 terrorists from the so-called “Jaish al-Fateh” were killed during army operations in the surroundings of al-Fouaa town and other areas in the northern Idleb province.
A military source told SANA that the army air force carried out intensive airstrikes against gatherings of terrorists and their hideouts in the towns of al-Sawaghiyeh, Binnish, Kelli, Zardana and in the surrounding of al-Fouaa town in the northeastern countryside of the province.
The source stressed that several vehicles and mortar launchers were destroyed during the operations, while field sources said at least 12 terrorists were killed in the airstrikes, including Ali al-Zaarour.
In the southern countryside, dozens of terrorists from “Jaish al-Fateh” were killed or injured as the army targeted their gatherings in Maarata, Kirsaa, Maarshorin, Maarat al-Numan, al-Muzara, Basamis, Khan Sheikhoun and Mahambal.
Large number of vehicles loaded with ammunition and weaponry and vehicles equipped with heavy machineguns were destroyed in the process.
The sources added also told SANA that a Yemeni terrorist nicknamed Abu al-Laith, and Alaa al-Hussein, a leader within Jabhat al-Nusra, were killed during an army operation in the northeastern side of al-Ghab Plain.
A hideout of terrorist groups’ leaders was destroyed in Khan al-Subul in Ariha during an army operation last night, that also left more than 50 terrorists killed and 70 others injured.
Scores of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists were killed and their vehicles were destroyed in army airstrikes in al-Mouzara, Maaret al-Nouman, Khan Sheikhoun, Abu al-Duhour, Qarqour and Kinsafra in the countryside.
Hama
In the neighboring Hama province, army units killed terrorists from “Jaish al-Fateh” in Tal Zajram, al-Inkawi, al-Ziara and al-Mansoura in Hama countryside.
Lattakia
In the coastal province of Lattakia, the army’s air force launched airstrikes against positions and supply routes of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in Wadi Bassour village in Kinsabba area.
Scores of terrorists were killed in the airstrikes, including an “Emir” within Jabhat al-Nusra from Saudi Arabia, in addition to three Turkish terrorists.
The source added that an army unit killed all members of a terrorist group and destroyed a BMP vehicle, four heavy machineguns and a cannon in Jib al-Ahmar village near the border with Hama province.
Sweida
An army unit carried out on Tuesday morning an operation against a terrorist group affiliated to ISIS in al-Qasr village in northeastern Sweida province.
All the terrorist group’s members were killed during the operation and their weapons were destroyed.
Homs
In the same context, army airstrikes killed a number of ISIS terrorists and destroyed their vehicles in al-Qaryatain town on the outskirts of al-Badiya (desert) area in the eastern Homs province.
More ISIS terrorists were killed and others were injured in airstrikes against their gatherings in the villages of Um al-Rish, al-Sultaniyeh, Rasm al-Arnab and al-Tweini in Jib al-Jarrah area.
In the province’s northern countryside, army units carried out a series of operations targeting terrorists’ concentrations in al-Rastan city, inflicting heavy losses in personnel and equipment on the terrorists.
Aleppo
The Syrian Arab Army’s Air Force targeted gatherings of ISIS terrorist organization in the vicinity of the Air Force Academy in the eastern countryside of Aleppo province, a military source told SANA on Tuesday.
The air strikes resulted in killing a number of terrorists and destroying their vehicles, some of them were equipped with machineguns, the source added.