In the meantime, the Syrian Special Forces and the experienced fighters of Hezbollah are mulling on the different ways to infiltrate into the defense lines of the militant groups at the first steps to the final liberation operation. The sources added that the Syrian artillery units alongside the Russian fighter jets will pave the way for the rapid action of the ground forces of the army troops and Hezbollah fighters.
On Tuesday, sources said that several fighters of the Lebanese Hezbollah arrived in Aleppo to join the Syrian army to carry out a large-scale anti-militant operation in Aleppo in the coming days with the Russian aerial backup.
The sources said that after the victories of the Syrian army and Hezbollah in Zabadani and conclusion a six-month-long ceasefire agreement with the militants in the nearby areas of Syria-Lebanon border, a 200-member group of Hezbollah fighter has been dispatched to the battlefronts in Aleppo.
The sources said that the experienced fighters of Hezbollah, the Syrian army troops and the Russia air force are to carry out a massive joint operation to recapture the second import Syrian city of Aleppo in the coming days.
The army destroyed a vehicle equipped with a heavy machinegun on the road leading to Attman town in the Northern countryside of Daraa, killing all terrorists on board. The army also targeted positions of al-Nusra Front in Tafas city in the Western countryside of Daraa, killing a group of the terrorists and destroying their arms and ammunition.
A large group of terrorists were also killed and injured in a military operation in Daraa city near the border with Jordan. Militants’ weapons and equipment were also destroyed during the operation.
FNA dispatches and locals said on Wednesday that hundreds of militants are on the run to cross the border to Jordan following the major loss in the battlefield and in anticipation of imminent massive air and ground assaults by the Syrian army and Russian fighter jets.
On Monday, the Syrian army troops struck a heavy blow at the Takfiri militants in Daraa province, leaving a large group of them dead and injured. The army targeted the terrorists’ concentration centers in al-Bajaja district in Daraa al-Balad, killing and injuring a group of militants. The troops also killed a large group of terrorists and destroyed their weaponry and ammunition in Attman town in the Northern countryside of Daraa.
Also on Monday, the militant groups’ centers and line of supply were attacked in four separate operations of the Syrian Army in Southern Daraa province, local officials informed. The sources said that the Syrian army targeted terrorists’ positions in Tal al-Sheikh Hussien and Tuloul Khleif areas, which resulted in the killing and wounding of several militants.
The sources added that all members of a group of militants were killed or injured and their logistic convoy of 6 vehicles was destroyed by the Syrian forces in Daraa al-Balad neighborhood in Daraa city. The army soldiers also killed and injured tens of terrorists in al-Abazid neighborhood in Daraa al-Balad.
The army ambushed the terrorist group near al-Samalil village in Southern al-Houleh in the Northern countryside of Homs, killing at least 7 members of the terrorist group, most of them among the most notorious and most wanted terrorists. The group’s leader, Ammar al-Khodr, and the notorious Chechen terrorist, Abo Anas, were identified among the dead.
The “Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement” also acknowledged the death of the seven terrorists, and said Ammar al-Khodr, who was confirmed dead, was the chief of Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement in al-Houleh. His deputy and the Movement’s military commander in Homs, Abdullah Barakat, was also among the dead, according to the terrorist group.
On Tuesday, Syrian Air Force launched airstrikes on ISIL positions in Homs province, killing scores of terrorists. The air raids hit the terrorists’ positions in villages of al-Hiwaniyeh, Rasm al-Sawaneh and Rasm al-Arnab and near al-Shaer gas field in Homs. Tens of terrorist were killed and a number of their vehicles were destroyed in the air attacks.
Also on Tuesday, the Syrian army conducted military operations against the ISIL terrorists in the countryside of Palmyra in Homs Province, killing scores of them. The army destroyed ISIL vehicles in Bayarat area in the countryside of Palmyra, killing all terrorists on board, sources said.
Meanwhile, the army destroyed an ISIL’s vehicle on al-Mrei’iyeh road, killing all the seven terrorists on board. Hassan al-Hamdi aka Abui Odai, a senior ISIL commander in Mohassan city, was identified among the dead.
The army also targeted ISIL major positions near the Municipality and the Court in al-Boseira village in the Eastern countryside of Deir Ezzur, killing a group of terrorists and destroying 3 vehicles.
Meanwhile, local sources said ISIL terrorists have buried 93 Takfiri militants in mass graves in the city of Mohassan.
The army sources said that al-Samalil village, which was one of the hideouts of the militant groups for a long time, was surrounded and attacked by the army troops in the early hours of Wednesday.
The sources further added that none of the militants remained alive after the army operation.
On Saturday, the militant positions in the Northern territories of the Central Homs governorate in al-Rastan plains were massively bombed by the Russian warplanes, leaving scores of the militants dead or wounded, sources said Sunday.
The sources said that the FSA and al-Nusra Front sustained heavy losses in the Russian air fleet’s attack on their positions in the towns of Talbiseh, Al-Rastan, and ‘Umm Sharshouh.
The sources said that the militants of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front sustained heavy losses and casualties as a result of the Russian fighter jets’ attacks on their strongholds in al-Rastan and Talbiseh.
The sources also said that the Syrian ground forces, after the Russian jets bombed and weakened the militants’ defense lines in Talbiseh, stormed Talbiseh area and are very close to retake the town from the terrorists.
On Saturday, the militant positions in the Northern territories of the Central Homs governorate in al-Rastan plains were massively bombed by the Russian warplanes, leaving scores of the militants dead or wounded, sources said Sunday.
The sources said that the FSA and al-Nusra Front sustained heavy losses in the Russian air fleet’s attack on their positions in the towns of Talbiseh, Al-Rastan, and ‘Umm Sharshouh.
The Syrian army said that no terrorist is inside the Doreen town and the army soldiers are in full control of the towns’ districts and neighborhoods.
On Tuesday, the Syrian army announced that its forces fended off massive attacks of the militant groups in the nearby areas of the coastal city of Lattakia, adding the militants sustained heavy losses in the army’s counter-attack.
The army said that the militant groups, who have sustained heavy losses in the Syrian and Russian airstrikes since September 30, stormed the government positions in Doreen town, its surrounding hills and Kafr Dalbeh area to revenge their failures in Selma town, which was recaptured by the Army soldiers on Monday.
The army rejected the militant groups’ claims of capturing Doreen town and Kafr Delbeh area from the government forces, and said the militant groups retreated their forces from the abovementioned fighting areas after scores of them were killed or wounded in the army’s counter-attack.
The army stressed that both Doreen town and Kafr Dalbeh area are under the full control of the Syrian soldiers.
Abu Khalid Azizah, a senior FSA commander, was killed in the clashes, informed source said.
Earlier, the Commander of FSA’s Ibn Taymiyyah Battalion was reportedly killed in clashes with ISIL terrorists in Tell Jibbin in Aleppo, informed sources said.
On Tuesday, clashes erupted between the terrorists organizations due to the increased withdrawals of some of the Takfiri groups from al-Ghab plain in Hama countryside, leaving at least 7 militants dead.
The terrorist groups acknowledged on their social media pages that the so-called “military commander of the central division”, Mohammad Ridwan al-Hussein, and the so-called “deputy commander of the 60th infantry division”, Mohammad Marwan al-Faraj, were killed.
The sources said that South of Iman Mosque in Douma was the scene of heavy clashed between the Syrian army troops and the militants, which resulted in the failure of the terrorists who lest tens of killed or wound bodies in pushed back forces in the battlefront.
On Tuesday, militant groups in Qalamoun in the countryside of the strategic province of Damascus sustained heavy losses in the Syrian Army’s assaults. The sources said that the militants’ heavy death toll and significant damages to their military equipment in Qalamoun have been confirmed by the sources.
The sources said that over 12 terrorists were killed in the army attacks on their positions in al-Ghaab plain in Hama province.
The sources added that Khan Sheikhoun area in the Northwestern province of Idlib was the scene of heavy clashes between the Jeish al-Fateh militants (Ahrar al-Sham, al-Nusra Front and Free Syrian Army) and the Syrian army troops, who killed at least 17 militants in the battlefront.
The sources also said that the militant groups in Khan Sheikhoun sustained heavy losses in the battle.
The army also destroyed tanks and armored vehicles of the militants in Tamanna and Skeak towns.
Earlier today, Russian fighter jets bombed positions of the militant groups near Saraqib town in the Northwestern province of Idlib, killing and wounding tens of them.
The sources said that the terrorist centers were massively bombed by the Russian warplanes in the Eastern flank of Idlib province.
The sources said that the militants sustained heavy casualties in the airstrike.
The sources said that the terrorist centers were massively bombed by the Russian warplanes in the Eastern flank of Idlib province.
The sources said that the militants sustained heavy casualties in the airstrike.
Local sources in Idlib province said on Tuesday that a large number of the militants have flocked to Jisr al-Shughour to leave the Syrian territories and go to Turkey to save their lives after sustaining heavy casualties in the Russian airstrikes since September 30.
The sources said that scores of militants in border province of Idlib have chosen Jisr al-Shughour as one of the nearest paths towards the Turkish territories, and try to leave Syria as soon as possible to save their lives from the Russian air attacks.
The sources said, following the new offensive strategy of the Syrian army to push back the militant groups from the Damascus province with the assistance of both Syrian and Russian fighter jets, the Syrian army stormed the terrorists, who were surprised by the early morning airstrikes, near Harasta and retook full control over the Rima water treatment plant.
The sources said that the militant groups sustained heavy casualties in the today clashes with the army.
On Tuesday, militant groups in Qalamoun in the countryside of the strategic province of Damascus sustained heavy losses in the Syrian Army’s assaults.
The sources said that the militants’ heavy death toll and significant damages to their military equipment in Qalamoun have been confirmed by the sources.
The army, backed by the popular defense groups, regained full control over the Tal Ahmar hill to the North of Khan Arnaba in the Northeastern countryside of the Quneitra on Tuesday, and inflicted heavy losses on terrorists of al-Nusra Front and its affiliated groups.
The self-proclaimed leader of the so-called al-Sabtain Brigade, Mou’atasem al-Tahan aka Abu Mamoun, was among the dead terrorists.
Meanwhile, terrorist groups acknowledged on their social media pages that a number of terrorists, including Alaa Fathi al-Wadi, Omar Nader al-Sa’aid, Ayuob Najim al-Darawsha, Mohannad Hussein al-Tarshan, Bilal Ftaih and Ahmed Mohammad Sweidani, were killed.
On Tuesday, militants’ centers in the outskirts of the Northern city of Aleppo were targeted by the Syrian Army, leaving at least 15 terrorists dead and several others wounded, local sources said.
The sources said that the Syrian army troops stormed the militants’ strongholds in Aleppo Free Trade Zone and the Aleppo Juvenile Detention Center, killing over 15 terrorists.
A Syrian Armed Forces spokesman announced on Monday that the Syrian army has seized back large parts of the province of Aleppo.
“After causing massive losses to the ISIL, our troops took control of large areas,” General Ali Mayhoub said.
A large number of terrorists are moving from Syria to the Turkish border amid the Syrian army’s offensive.
“The success achieved by our armed forces since the beginning of the operation mainly through strikes from the air, as well as artillery strikes on the terrorists’ control and command points is lowering their morale,” he continued.
“Many of them are moving to the Turkish border,” General Mayhoub added.
The army said that the country’s soldiers and Hezbollah forces started their cleansing operation in the early hours of this morning in the nearby areas of Selma, which was seized back on Monday.
The Syrian army and the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance forces, after fierce clashes on Sunday night and Monday morning, pushed back the militant groups from Selma in the coastal province of Lattakia, and retook full control over the town.
The sources said that the Syrian army troops alongside the Hezbollah fighters purged the surrounding al-Khazan hilltops of the terrorists on Sunday night and entered the town of Selma Monday.
The sources added that the militant left behind dozens of killed or wounded members and retreated from the battlefront.
The sources said that after restoring security to Selma on Monday, the Syrian army launched a fresh round of operation against the militant groups in Tartiyah area.
The sources added that Tartiyah was the scene heavy clashes between the army and militants since early hours of Tuesday, and finally the army troops pushed back the terrorist and entered the area.
The Syrian army and the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance forces, after fierce clashes on Sunday night and Monday morning, pushed back the militant groups from Selma in the coastal province of Lattakia, and retook full control over the town.
Sources said that the Syrian army troops alongside the Hezbollah fighters purged the surrounding al-Khazan hilltops of the terrorists on Sunday night and entered the town of Selma early on Monday.
The sources added that the militant left behind dozens of killed or wounded members and retreated from the battlefront.
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