Syrian Army Seizes Control over More Strategic Regions in Eastern Damascus

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army troops stormed the positions of two main terrorist groups in Eastern Ghouta and beat them back from more positions to expand the security zone around government-controlled regions, a field source reported on Saturday.

News ID: 68599

Date: 10 February 2018 - 15:13

The army men struck the strongholds of Ahrar al-Sham and Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) Northwest of the town of Arbin in Eastern Ghouta and imposed control over al-Nofous building, Abdul Rahman Bin Aowf grand mosque and a Lebanese-Jordanian Company building.

Also, the army's artillery and aircraft pounded terrorists' positions in Arbin, killing or wounding a large number of militants.

Well-informed sources reported on Friday that the army men exchanged heavy fire with ISIL in al-Mo'ayzaliyah region near Homs border with Deir Ezzur province, killing a number of militants and destroying their equipment.

Also, the Syrian Air Force pounded ISIL's positions in Eastern Badiyeh (desert) and near Mount al-Mohassa in Southeastern Homs, destroying their positons and killing a number of them.

In the meantime, the army's missile and artillery units shelled heavily terrorists' strongholds near the towns of al-Qantou and al-Sa'an region and the village of Tir Ma'ala after militants violated ceasefire and targeted the army positions in Northern Homs.