ISIL Withdraws from More Positions under Syrian Army Attacks in Southern Damascus

TEHRAN (Defapress)- The army men continued to storm ISIL's positions Northwest of Hajar al-Aswad region and managed to capture al-Rus square in al-Jazeera and several buildings near the square.

Also, the army's artillery and missile units and aircraft pounded the remaining positions of ISIL in Hajar al-Aswad and Yarmouk Camp, destroying a base and several arms depots of the terrorists.

In the meantime, field sources reported that other units of the army managed to advance against ISIL from the North of Hajar al-Aswad towards Yarmouk Camp and imposed full control over several buildings.

The sources said that the army is heading on to end ISIL's presence in Southern Damascus.

In a similar development on Sunday the army men stormed ISIL's positions Southwest of the Yarmouk Camp and seized control of the Yarmouk street from the start of the vehicles bazaar to an area between Yarmouk Camp and the Northern part of Hajar al-Aswad region.

The army soldiers further managed to impose full control over the Western part of the Yarmouk Camp from al-Batikheh square up to the South of vehicles bazaar and East of the main street in Yarmouk and West of the 30th street in the camp.

In the meantime, other units of the army continued to advance against ISIL North of Hajar al-Aswad and captured several building.

Also, other army men struck ISIL's positions and managed to drive terrorists out of al-Jazeera neighborhood Northwest of Hajar al-Aswad.

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