Syria: Army Continues March in Dara'a

The Syrian army continued its military advances in the Eastern part of Dara'a and captured several more regions, including Western Al-Qariya, Eastern al-Kork and al-Mosifreh.

News ID: 71015

Date: 30 June 2018 - 16:59

TEHRAN (Defapress)- Damascus government troops are planning to lay siege on the districts of Dara'a al-Balad after regaining control over Air Defense Battalion from the western directions and from Qarz region in Eastern Dara'a, field sources said.

The Syrian army is now advancing towards Air Defense Battalion from Southwest of Dara'a al-Balad.

The Syrian army also opened its way into Eastern al-Qariyeh and Khalif hills in Eastern Dara'a after terrorists joined the peace plan and ended battle with the Syrian army.

Residents of the regions in Eastern Dara'a have hoisted Syria's flag after militants surrendered.

In a relevant development earlier on Saturday, the Syrian army won back control of 2 regions and a strategic hill from the terrorists in Dara'a, finding footprints of certain western and regional states in militants' strongholds.

The Syrian army forces engaged in heavy clashes with the terrorists in Northern Dara'a on Saturday, regaining control of the village of al-Ja'eilah West of Abta'a dam.

Meantime, reports from Eastern Dara'a said that the Syrian army forces have liberated the town of Karak after clashes with the terrorists.

Also, the Syrian army units captured the strategic heights of al-Zamitiyeh from the terrorists in Western Dara'a.

Al-Zamitiyeh heights overlook the military road which links East to the North-East, and West to the North-West of Dara'a.

The army troops also imposed control over two caches of mostly West-made arms during the mop-up operations in the town of Olama in Eastern Dara'a.

Other units of the army also discovered a large amount of medicine originated from certain regional states and international organizations at a field hospital in the town of Olama which were smuggled to Syria illegally.

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