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Provinces, SANA – The army units defending Division 17 area in Raqqa were successfully redeployed in preparation for dealing with the armed terrorist groups in the vicinity of Raqqa.
Terrorists from the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suffered heavy losses as they were trying to attack a military unit in the south of Hasaka, SANA reporter in the province said.
As a result, the reporter added, the ISIS terrorists retreated more than 15 kilometers back towards the south of Hasaka city near al-Arisheh area, according to witnesses.
The witnesses told the reporter that a Chechen terrorists nicknamed Abu Omar was leading hundreds of terrorists, most of them were non-Syrians, who attempted to launch the attack in the city.
In a relevant context, the reporter quoted a source in the province as saying that army units and national defense forces repelled last night an attack launched by a group of terrorists against the building of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party in the city.
The source explained that a number of terrorists wearing explosive belts sneaked into the building and set ablaze a number of offices before the members of the army and the national defense forces intervened and killed all the terrorists inside.
During the attack, the source added, a number of the terrorists blew themselves up inside the building.
Number of persons were martyred in the explosion, including Hanna Atallah, member of the Baath Party Leadership of Hasaka Branch, according to the source.
A military source told SANA that the army units targeted Friday gatherings for terrorists in Mugher al-Meer and in the vicinity of villas street in Khan al-Sheeh in Damascus countryside, killing and injuring a number of them.
An army unit killed numbers of terrorists, among them a leader of a terrorist group, during a series of operations against their dens in eastern Ghouta, Zabadani mountains and Qalamoun region in Damascus western and northern countryside.
SANA field reporter said an army unit killed “Jalal the English”, a leader of a terrorist group and several of his group’s members, destroying their ordnance and a car laded with a heavy machinegun with all the terrorists inside in Erbin town.
Meanwhile, dens for terrorists were razed to the ground in Joubar neighborhood, with several terrorists getting killed and others wounded.
In Douma, terrorists were killed during an army accurate operation against a den for terrorists in Alia farms. The terrorists Ezzo al-Shayeb and Mohammad Saryoul were among the dead.
In the meantime, an army unit destroyed weapons and ammunitions for an armed terrorist group on the outskirts of al-Maliha town, killing several of its members, of which Mohammad Tou’ma and Hussam al-Salik were known.
Terrorists were also killed during similar operations in al-Neshabiyeh farms deep into eastern Ghouta.
In Zabadani, an army unit carried out an operation in Hurayra villages, destroying a hideout for terrorists and killing and wounding members of an armed terrorist group, among them Mazan al-Hennawi.
Army units also pursued terrorist groups in Qalamoun mountains on the Syrian-Lebanese borders, killing many terrorists and wounding others in al-Mesherfeh, Ras al-Maarra and Essal al-Ward towns.
The army units also killed and wounded dozens of terrorists in a number of areas of the countryside of Daraa and destroyed their criminal tools and vehicles.
The army units foiled terrorists’ attempt to infiltrate towards Rajim al-Shour and Ghornata Oil Station in Daraa countryside, killing many of them and injuring others, in addition to destroying 4 cars equipped with heavy machineguns.
According to a military source, the army units targeted terrorists gatherings in Rasm al-Dhaher in al-Lajat area, Dael, Atman, Dahyat al-Yarmouk in Daraa countryside, killing and wounding a number of them and destroying weapons and ammunition in their possession.
The army units targeted terrorists’ dens and gatherings in Homs countryside, killing and injuring many of them, in addition to destroying their weapons and vehicles.
A military source told SANA that an army unit killed and injured a nukber of terrorists in the area surrounding al-Sha’er mountain and destroyed two armored cars and a bulldozer which were used by terrorists in their acts.
The source added that another army unit stormed a terrorists convoy while it was moving from Jazal well to al-Sha’err mountain, inflicting heavy losses upon them.
In the same context, the army units targeted terrorists in Taldo, Deir al-Foul, Ein Hussein, Hawsh Hajo, al-Sa’an, killing and injuring scores of them.
During sweeping the Old City of Homs, the authorities uncovered a den for terrorists that was found to include a locally-made rocket launcher, a mortar and a 14.5 caliber machine gun.
In Aleppo, the army units targeted terrorists’ dens and gatherings in several areas in the city and its countryside, eliminating and wounding a number of them.
A military source said that other units destroyed a number of vehicles with all terrorists inside them in Andan, al-Jandoul, Ard al-Mallah, al-Jaberieh, Haritan, Ma’aret al-Arteeq, Babis and al-Mansoura.
In Idleb, unit of the armed forces killed all members of an armed terrorist group and seized their weapons in Kafr lata in Ariha area in the countryside.
Another unit destroyed a den for terrorists near Nahleh village, leaving many of them dead and wounded.
Numbers of terrorists got killed or wounded as army units targeted their gatherings in Haloul, Kafr Najd, Dames, Nahleh and Kafr Zibeh in the countryside.
