The video by the US-backed Fath Halab (Aleppo Conquest) militants shows them firing rockets equipped with a capsule containing poisonous gas at people’s houses and the destroyed buildings where the Syrian army is stationed.
On Friday, the Syrian army and its allies won control over a strategic village near the recently-captured Kuweires military airbase in Aleppo province.
The Syrian Army’s elite special operations division known as the “Tiger Forces”, backed by the National Defense Forces (NDF), the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Kataebat Al-Ba’ath (Al-Ba’ath Battalions), gained full control over the village of Nasrallah after a violent heavy clashes with the ISIL terrorists on the Northern outskirts of the Kuweires airbase.
The Syrian armed forces purged the entire area surrounding of the ICARDA Farms, an informed source said, adding that this paved the way for the pro-government forces to liberate the village of Nasrallah from the control of the ISIL terrorists on Friday evening.
After the capture of Nasrallah village, the Tiger Forces and their allies are now in a position to cross into the Al-Baab Plains, after a three-year absence from this front in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo, which is deeply entrenched with ISIL terrorists as their strongholds of Menbaj and Al-Baab are located in this region.
The Syrian army’s Tiger Forces and their allies are currently fighting ISIL at the strategic hilltop village of Tal Al-Ahmar, South of the Kuweires Military Airport; if captured, the airbase will be completely secure at its Southern perimeter.
In November, the Syrian army, popular forces and Hezbollah forces, backed up by Syrian and Russian air force, lifted the two and a half-year-long siege of Kuweires military airbase after killing hundreds of ISIL terrorists.
Al-Masdar quotes a military source from the Syrian Air Defense as saying that the Israeli Air Force did indeed violate Syrian airspace on Thursday to strike the 155th Brigade’s Headquarters (also known as the “Missile Base”) for the second time this year and the third time in two years.
According to the military source, the Israeli warplane struck the 155th Brigade’s Headquarters in the Northern Damascus countryside on Thursday evening; this abrupt airstrike did very little damage as it hit an abandoned warehouse outside of the base’s main command center, the website reported.
The source further added that this deliberate attack and violation of Syrian airspace was likely to provoke an aggressive response from the Syrian Air Defense in order for the Israeli Intelligence apparatus to confirm whether or not the Syrian Government now possesses the Russian manufactured S-300 anti-aircraft missile.
Earlier this week, Al-Rai News’ Chief Correspondent, Elijah Magnier, said the Syrian and Iranian Governments were officially in possession of the S-300 missiles, and this would likely agitate the Israeli government.
The military source from the Syrian Air Defense was unable to comment on the reported delivery of the S-300 missiles.
Iraqi fighter jets have demolished 16 tanks belonging to the ISIS west of the Anbar province, a security source in Anbar province announced on Friday.
“Iraqi Air Force, relying on intelligence information, conducted an air strike that resulted in the destruction of 16 ISIS tanks in a valley northeast of Rahhaliyah area west of Anbar,” adding that, “ISIS had intended to do the smuggling (but to where?) of oil products through these tanks.”, the source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com.
Prior to the arrival of the Russian Marines in Eastern Homs, the ISIL was on the offensive at the strategic villages of Al-Bayarat and Al-Dawa; however, the situation changed after the terrorist group failed to bypass the Syrian army’s defense lines, an army source said.
After the arrival of the Russian military advisors, the Syrian army’s 67th Brigade of the 18th Tank Division and the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Homs city, under the command of the Russian Marine advisors, launched a counter-offensive at al-Bayarat, seizing the lost territory from the ISIL terrorists in the village’s Eastern part.
The pro-government forces, including the army, the NDF, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Syrian and Russian Air Forces, have been coordinating in recent weeks for a large-scale operation to end the ISIL control over Palmyra.
On Saturday, fierce fighting resumed between the Syrian army troops and ISIL terrorists West of Palmyra.
The Syrian troops engaged in heavy clashes with ISIL terrorists in al-Bayarat region West of Palmyra, inflicting heavy losses on them.
The news also said that the Syrian warplanes intensified their airstrikes on ISIL strongholds in several regions across the province of Homs on Saturday.
The Syrian air raids hit ISIL positions in the high-profile Quaryatayn city and al-Shindakhiyeh al-Janoubiyeh village in Homs province.
The Syrian army targeted terrorists’ concentration centers in the neighborhoods of al- Rashidiya, al-Hwaiqa and al-Sheikh Yassin in Deir Ezzur. Early battlefield reports said 11 terrorists were killed and, at least, 34 others were injured in the attacks. The army troops also struck heavy blows at the militants’ positions in the city of Inkhil, and the towns of Zimrin and Simlin in Dara’a.
Earlier on Saturday, the terrorists groups confirmed the death of 17 Takfiri militants in the Syrian army’s attacks in Dara’a province.
The Terrorist groups said on their social media pages that they have lost, at least, 17 members in clashes with the Syrian army in the vicinity of Jadiyah town Northwest of Dara’a province, and retreated from their positions.
On Friday, the Syrian Army targeted the ISIS’ concentration centers in different regions in the Eastern province of Deir Ezzur, killed tens of them and destroyed their military hardware.
The ISIS strongholds in al-Hweikah, Hamidya, Old Airport and workers’ neighborhood came under heavy attacks of the Syrian forces, which claimed the lives of dozens of the terrorists and inflicted large damage on their military equipment.
The Syrian Army’s 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard, National Defense Forces (NDF) of Lattakia city and Qurdaha, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and Muqawama Souri (Syrian Resistance) continued their rapid advance along the Turkish border, capturing Height 812 after fierce clashes with al-Nusra Front and the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) 1st Coastal Brigade, the sources said.
“Most of the militants near the Height 812 were killed or wounded and the remaining terrorists withdrew the battle zone leaving behind their military grid,” the sources added.
“The pro-government forces are to continue their operation in the mountainous areas of the coastal province of Lattakia and restore full security to the border regions with Turkey and cut the militant supplying lines,” the military analyzers, who reported the news, underlined.
The Syrian army and its allies’ joint operations in Lattakia province have significantly pushed back the militants from different villages, heights and towns near border with Turkey.
Sources said on Saturday that the Syrian army troops and the NDF stormed the militant groups’ defense lines in Jabal al-Azar (Mountain) and Height 817 near the border with Turkey and gained full control over both strategic regions.
The militant groups retreated from the entire region after sustaining heavy casualties in the clashes.
The Syrian government forces chased the militants and further captured Ateera Hill near the border after a hour-long clashes.
Meantime, al-Nusra Front and Turkmen militants withdrew forces form Zahia Tower in the Northern part of province after the pro-government forces attacked their positions.
Nusra and Turkmen terrorists suffered heavy casualties in the Syrian forces’ operations.
Arafat region in the same province was also the scene of heavy clashes between the militant groups and the pro-government forces, claiming the lives of many terrorists.
The sources said that concentration centers of the militant groups in Jabal al-Akrad (Kurds’ Mountain) and Jabal al-Turkman (Turkmen’s Mountain) came under the heavy strikes of the Russian air fleet.
“Dozens of the militants were killed or wounded and their fortified strongholds were also destroyed in the Russian air attacks,” the sources said, adding that the bombardments paved the way for an imminent ground assault of the Syrian army and its allies in the region to seize control over the two mountains.
The Syrian army has recently made a crucially important advance in the same region in an area that was considered relatively untouchable for the last three years. The Syrian armed forces have penetrated the Takfiri militants’ defenses in the well-defended Jabal al-Akrad, and advanced 8 km to the North of the strategic mountain at Jubb Al-Ahmar along Lattakia’s borderline with Idlib province.
Military analysts believe that the Russian and Syrian Air Forces’ combat sorties have remarkably weakened the militant groups in the Northern part of Lattakia province, mainly in Jabal al-Akrad and Jabal al-Turkman.
They said that the airstrikes have paved the way significantly for the ground forces to take the strategic mountains back and advance towards Idlib province and the Lattakia’s border with Turkey.
The sources said that the Syrian army’s 4th Mechanized Division, in coordination with Hezbollah, Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary), the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Aleppo city, and Kata’eb Hezbollah (Iraqi paramilitary), imposed full control over the village of Baradah after a series of intense firefights with the terrorists of al-Nusra Front, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki, and Liwaa Suqour Al-Sham.
The Syrian Armed Forces and their allies seized the village of Baradah after advancing from the recently captured hilltop village of Tal Al-Arba’een.
This advance has paved the way for the pro-government forces to progress further South towards the Idlib province Northern border.
The pro-government fighters have forced the militant groups to retreat forces from too many villages and town in different parts of the Northern province of Aleppo since September 30, when the Russian air force launched it combat operations against the militants across Syria, including Aleppo province.
On Friday, the Syrian army and its allies gained full control over the village of Nasrallah after a violent heavy clashes with the ISIL terrorists on the Northern outskirts of the Kuweires airbase.
The Syrian armed forces purged the entire area surrounding of the ICARDA Farms, an informed source said, adding that this paved the way for the pro-government forces to liberate the village of Nasrallah from the control of the ISIL terrorists on Friday evening.
After the capture of Nasrallah village, the Tiger Forces and their allies are now in a position to cross into the Al-Baab Plains, after a three-year absence from this front in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo, which is deeply entrenched with ISIL terrorists as their strongholds of Menbaj and Al-Baab are located in this region.
The Syrian army’s Tiger Forces and their allies are currently fighting ISIL at the strategic hilltop village of Tal Al-Ahmar, South of the Kuweires Military Airport; if captured, the airbase will be completely secure at its Southern perimeter.
In November, the Syrian army, popular forces and Hezbollah forces, backed up by Syrian and Russian air force, lifted the two and a half-year-long siege of Kuweires military airbase after killing hundreds of ISIL terrorists.
The militants’ concentration centers near Tell Ghazaleh came under massive attack of the Syrian army men and the National Defense Forces (NDF) earlier today, the sources said.
“The pro-government forces’ operation forced the militants to withdraw from the battle zone after leaving behind scores of dead and wounded members,” the sources further added.
“Tell Ghazaleh and its surrounding areas are now under full control of the Syrian forces,” the military officials said.
The Syrian army and its allies’ joint operations in Lattakia province have significantly pushed back the militants from different villages, heights and towns near border with Turkey.
Earlier reports said today that the Syrian Army and popular forces have pushed back the militant groups from more territories in Lattakia province and took back new Heights near the border with Turkey, battlefield sources announced Sunday.
The Syrian Army’s 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard, National Defense Forces (NDF) of Lattakia city and Qurdaha, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and Muqawama Souri (Syrian Resistance) continued their rapid advance along the Turkish border, capturing Height 812 after fierce clashes with al-Nusra Front and the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) 1st Coastal Brigade, the sources said.
“Most of the militants near the Height 812 were killed or wounded and the remaining terrorists withdrew the battle zone leaving behind their military grid,” the sources added.
“The pro-government forces are to continue their operation in the mountainous areas of the coastal province of Lattakia and restore full security to the border regions with Turkey and cut the militant supplying lines,” the military analyzers, who reported the news, underlined.
The Syrian and Russian warplanes bombed and destroyed two command posts in the towns of Kafr Zita and al-Lataminah in Hama, a military source said.At least 27 terrorists were killed in the air attacks, the source added.
On Saturday, the Syrian army killed and injured scores of terrorists in the North of Suran town in the Northern countryside of Hama.There were no immediate reports of possible casualties among the terrorists.
Also on Saturday, the Syrian army’s ground troops captured terrorists’ positions in Northern Hama province after the country’s air force launched a massive air campaign and crushed the militants’ positions.
The Syrian warplanes conducted numerous sorties and razed down al-Nusra Front positions in Al-Lataminah town in the Northern parts of Hama during the day.The air raids destroyed the terrorists’ concentration centers and machine gun-equipped vehicles.
The airstrikes paved the way for a massive attack by the Syrian army troops on terrorists’ positions in the province.A large group of terrorists were killed and injured in Syrian army attacks in the towns of al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita.
Meanwhile, the Syrian forces struck heavy blows at the Takfiri terrorists in the villages of al-Ankawi and al-Qahera in the same province, leaving a group of Takfiris dead and injured.
The Syrian army targeted terrorists’ positions and movements in the vicinity of the orphanage, al-Lirmoun and the al-Zahra Association using artillery shells and heavy machine guns.
Meanwhile, the Syrian warplanes targeted terrorists’ concentration centers in the neighborhoods of al-Sheikh Said and Hanano in Aleppo. There were no more details available.
Earlier on Sunday, the Syrian army won back a key village in the Province of Aleppo after heavy clashes with the Takfiri terrorists.
The Syrian army retook (Tall al-Bakare) al-Bakare hill in the Southern countryside of Aleppo after it forced the terrorists to retreat from the area.
Military sources said on Sunday that the Syrian Army and the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters continued to advance against the militant groups in the Southern parts of Aleppo Province, killed large numbers of terrorists and seized back the strategic village of Baradah after hours of clashes.
The sources said that the Syrian army’s 4th Mechanized Division, in coordination with Hezbollah, Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary), the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Aleppo city, and Kata’eb Hezbollah (Iraqi paramilitary), imposed full control over the village of Baradah after a series of intense firefights with the terrorists of al-Nusra Front, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki, and Liwaa Suqour Al-Sham.
The Syrian Armed Forces and their allies seized the village of Baradah after advancing from the recently captured hilltop village of Tal Al-Arba’een.
This advance has paved the way for the pro-government forces to progress further South towards the Idlib province Northern border.
The pro-government fighters have forced the militant groups to retreat forces from too many villages and town in different parts of the Northern province of Aleppo since September 30, when the Russian air force launched it combat operations against the militants across Syria, including Aleppo province.
The Syrian warplanes targeted terrorists’ positions in the vicinity of Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood and al-Halk al-Tahtani neighborhood in Aleppo city. The fighter jets also destroyed ISIL positions and vehicles in Beijan, Beijat hill, Rasm al-Kabir and Rasm al-Harmal in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo.
Meanwhile, the Syrian army clashed with ISIL terrorists near the area of al-Mahatta al-Hararia (the Thermal station) in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo.
Sources said the army also fired artillery shells at ISIL concentration centers in the area. The terrorists sustained heavy casualties in the military operations.
On Saturday, Russian planes bombed all the known cross-border supply routes of the terrorists from Turkey to Aleppo province in Northern Syria.
Reports said the Russian bombing campaign inflicted heavy losses on the Takfiri militants.
Meanwhile, the Syrian fighter jets also pounded the ISIL terrorists’ strongholds in Sharbaa, Najarah and Rasem al-Kama villages in Aleppo.
There were no immediate reports on the number of casualties among the terrorists.
On Friday, the Syrian army and its allies won control over a strategic village near the recently-captured Kuweires military airbase in Aleppo province.
The Syrian Army’s elite special operations division known as the “Tiger Forces”, backed by the National Defense Forces (NDF), the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Kataebat Al-Ba’ath (Al-Ba’ath Battalions), gained full control over the village of Nasrallah after a violent heavy clashes with the ISIL terrorists on the Northern outskirts of the Kuweires airbase.
Syrian Forces Recapture Strategic Village in Homs
The Syrian army regained control over Marhatan village in al-Baiyarat region to the West of Palmyra on Saturday.
Earlier on Saturday, the Syrian troops engaged in heavy clashes with ISIL terrorists in al-Biyarat region, inflicting heavy losses on them.
The news came as the Syrian warplanes intensified their airstrikes on ISIL strongholds in several regions across the province of Homs on Saturday.
The Syrian air raids hit ISIL positions in the high-profile al-Qaryatayn city and al-Shindakhiyeh al-Janoubiyeh village in Homs province.
There were no immediate reports of possible casualties among ISIL ranks.
The Syrian airstrikes hit positions of terrorists from Jaish al-Fateh in al-Tamanaa village in Maaret al-Nouman area in the Southern countryside of Idlib on Saturday.
The air raids killed and injured a large number of terrorists and destroyed their weapons and equipment.
Meanwhile, the Syrian helicopters bombed terrorists’ positions in the strategic city of Daraya in Damascus province.
On Wednesday night, the Syrian army has launched a hunt of Takfiri terrorists in the Northwestern province of Idlib and killed several Jaish al-Fateh militants.
The army killed at least 4 terrorists of Jaish al-Fateh and destroyed 8 of their vehicles in Baslia and Tal As to the South of Idlib city.
Idlib borders Turkey and is one of the main supply routes used by the terrorists to smuggle weapons and fresh forces from Syria’s Northern neighbor.
The sources said that the Syrian army’s 4th Mechanized Division, in coordination with Hezbollah, Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary), the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Aleppo city, and Kata’eb Hezbollah (Iraqi paramilitary), imposed full control over the village of Baradah after a series of intense firefights with the terrorists of al-Nusra Front, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki, and Liwaa Suqour Al-Sham.
The Syrian Armed Forces and their allies seized the village of Baradah after advancing from the recently captured hilltop village of Tal Al-Arba’een.
This advance has paved the way for the pro-government forces to progress further South towards the Idlib province Northern border.
The pro-government fighters have forced the militant groups to retreat forces from too many villages and town in different parts of the Northern province of Aleppo since September 30, when the Russian air force launched it combat operations against the militants across Syria, including Aleppo province.
On Friday, the Syrian army and its allies gained full control over the village of Nasrallah after a violent heavy clashes with the ISIL terrorists on the Northern outskirts of the Kuweires airbase.
The Syrian armed forces purged the entire area surrounding of the ICARDA Farms, an informed source said, adding that this paved the way for the pro-government forces to liberate the village of Nasrallah from the control of the ISIL terrorists on Friday evening.
After the capture of Nasrallah village, the Tiger Forces and their allies are now in a position to cross into the Al-Baab Plains, after a three-year absence from this front in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo, which is deeply entrenched with ISIL terrorists as their strongholds of Menbaj and Al-Baab are located in this region.
The Syrian army’s Tiger Forces and their allies are currently fighting ISIL at the strategic hilltop village of Tal Al-Ahmar, South of the Kuweires Military Airport; if captured, the airbase will be completely secure at its Southern perimeter.
In November, the Syrian army, popular forces and Hezbollah forces, backed up by Syrian and Russian air force, lifted the two and a half-year-long siege of Kuweires military airbase after killing hundreds of ISIL terrorists.
Dozens of terrorists were killed and many more were wounded in the Syrian army’s military operations across Syria on Saturday.
Deir Ezzur
The Syrian army marched on Takfiri terrorists’ positions in the provinces of Dara’a on Saturday.
The Syrian army targeted terrorists’ concentration centers in the neighborhoods of al- Rashidiya, al-Hwaiqa and al-Sheikh Yassin in Deir Ezzur.
Early battlefield reports said 11 terrorists were killed and, at least, 34 others were injured in the attacks.
Dara’a
The army troops also struck heavy blows at the militants’ positions in the city of Inkhil, and the towns of Zimrin and Simlin in Dara’a.
Also, the terrorists groups confirmed the death of 17 Takfiri militants in the Syrian army’s attacks in Dara’a province.
The Terrorist groups said on their social media pages that they have lost, at least, 17 members in clashes with the Syrian army in the vicinity of Jadiyah town Northwest of Dara’a province, and retreated from their positions.
Husam Ahmad al-Oklah, Fouad Ahmad Abdel-Mua’ti al-Nusairat, Iyad Fahed al-Khatib, Odai Hakim Rizek al-Fandi, Mohannad Ali al-Refae, Abdel-Majid Naser al-Jahed, Basel Khaled Awad al-Matar, Wisam Adnan al-Faroukh, Mohammad Imad al-Abbas and Hassan al-Nazal al-Nua’imi were identified among the dead terrorists.
Idlib
Syrian warplanes and helicopter gunships in massive airstrikes razed down terrorists’ positions in Idlib province in preparation for an impending army attack.
The Syrian airstrikes hit positions of terrorists from Jaish al-Fateh in al-Tamanaa village in Maaret al-Nouman area in the Southern countryside of Idlib.
The air raids killed and injured a large number of terrorists and destroyed their weapons and equipment.
Damascus
The Syrian helicopters bombed terrorists’ positions in the strategic city of Daraya in Damascus province.
The Syrian army made more military gains in Damascus province, and took control of strategic farms near the village of Marj al-Sultan.
The army units captured all the farms to the North of Marj al-Sultan village and headed for the villages of Harasta al-Qantara and Nuleh.
The Syrian army also destroyed at least three military positions of Takfiri terrorists in the surrounding areas of Marj al-Sultan Airport as the Syrian troops were continuing their advances in Eastern Ghouta.
The army also destroyed the military positions of Jeish al-Fath Takfiri terrorists in Harasta and Jobar regions of Damascus province.
The Syrian army inflicted large casualties on the terrorists as it resumed operations to tighten noose around the Takfiri militants in Damascus province.
Hama
The Syrian army’s ground troops captured terrorists’ positions in Northern Hama province after the country’s air force launched a massive air campaign and crushed the militants’ positions on Saturday.
The Syrian warplanes conducted numerous sorties and razed down al-Nusra Front positions in Al-Lataminah town in the Northern parts of Hama during the day.
The air raids destroyed the terrorists’ concentration centers and machine gun-equipped vehicles.
The airstrikes paved the way for a massive attack by the Syrian army troops on terrorists’ positions in the province.
A large group of terrorists were killed and injured in Syrian army attacks in the towns of al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita.
Homs
Fierce fighting resumed between the Syrian army troops and ISIL terrorists the Western parts of the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs province on Saturday.
The Syrian troops engaged in heavy clashes with ISIL terrorists in al-Biyarat region West of Palmyra, inflicting heavy losses on them.
The news came as the Syrian warplanes intensified their airstrikes on ISIL strongholds in several regions across the province of Homs on Saturday.
The Syrian air raids hit ISIL positions in the high-profile al-Qaryatayn city and al-Shindakhiyeh al-Janoubiyeh village in Homs province.
There were no immediate reports of possible casualties among ISIL ranks.
Lattakia
The Syrian Army alongside the country’s popular forces on Saturday continued pushing back the terrorist groups from vast areas in the Northern parts of Lattakia province near the border with Turkey, following hours of fierce clashes with the militants in mountainous regions.
The Syrian army troops and the country’s National Defense Forces stormed the militant groups’ defense lines in Jabal al-Azar (Mountain) and Height 817 near the border with Turkey and gained full control over both strategic regions.
Meantime, the Russian fighter jets carried out several combat sorties over the militant groups’ defense lines in the mountainous regions of Lattakia province.
The militants’ positions were crushed in the air raids.
The sources said that concentration centers of the militant groups in Jabal al-Akrad (Kurds’ Mountain) and Jabal al-Turkman (Turkmen’s Mountain) came under the heavy strikes of the Russian air fleet.
Dozens of the militants were killed or wounded and their fortified strongholds were also destroyed in the Russian air attacks.
The bombardments paved the way for an imminent ground assault of the Syrian army and its allies in the region to seize control over the two mountains.
The military analyzers announced that the Syrian fighter jets have launched their combat sorties over the ISIL centers near Quaryatayn town since early hours of Sunday, and have thus far inflicted heavy losses on the militants.
“Massive bombardments of the ISIL position by the Syrian and Russian air forces have been coordinated with the ground forces and are a main part of the final phase of liberating operation of Quaryatayn town,” the sources further added.
“The ground forces, including the Syrian Army, popular forces and Hezbollah fighters are waiting for the OK of the headquarter of the operation to launch their large-scale attack on the ISIL strongholds,” the sources went on to say.
The military experts believe that liberation of Quaryatayn will lay the ground for the recapturing of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur).
Sources said earlier today that a unit of more than 60 Russian Marines arrived in the Homs province’s Eastern part in order to advise and overlook the Syrian Army’s counter-offensive against the ISIL terrorists in Western side of the ancient city of Palmyra.
Prior to the arrival of the Russian Marines in Eastern Homs, the ISIL was on the offensive at the strategic villages of Al-Bayarat and Al-Dawa; however, the situation changed after the terrorist group failed to bypass the Syrian army’s defense lines, an army source said.
After the arrival of the Russian military advisors, the Syrian army’s 67th Brigade of the 18th Tank Division and the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Homs city, under the command of the Russian Marine advisors, launched a counter-offensive at al-Bayarat, seizing the lost territory from the ISIL terrorists in the village’s Eastern part.
The pro-government forces, including the army, the NDF, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Syrian and Russian Air Forces, have been coordinating in recent weeks for a large-scale operation to end the ISIL control over Palmyra.
On Saturday, The ISIL gatherings and a military convoy in Quaryatayn mountains and the area surrounding al-Madina al-Tamthylia in the Eastern side of Homs province were massively attacked by the pro-government forces.
The pro-government forces’ attack ended in destruction of at least 15 vehicle loaded with weapons and ammunition.
The ISIL also sustained a heavy death toll in the Syrian forces’ offensive.
Mahmoud al-Kallas, known as Abu Khalil al-Hout, and four other militant were killed in the Syrian troops’ offensive in Douma in the Eastern Ghouta.
The militant group’s military grid also sustained heavy damage in today’s attack of the pro-government force on their positions.
The Syrian army and its allies have not left any chance for the militant groups to fortify their defense lines, and have stormed their positions across the Damascus province from both ground and air.
On Saturday, the Syrian army made more military gains in the province of Damascus, and took control of strategic farms near the village of Marj al-Sultan.
The army units captured all the farms to the North of Marj al-Sultan village and headed for the villages of Harasta al-Qantara and Nuleh.
The Syrian army also destroyed at least three military positions of Takfiri terrorists in the surrounding areas of Marj al-Sultan Airport as the Syrian troops are still continuing their advances in Eastern Ghouta.
The army also destroyed the military positions of Jeish al-Fatah Takfiri terrorists in Harasta and Jobar regions of Damascus province.
The sources said that the militant groups’ convoy was bombed by the Russian and Syrian warplanes near Khan Sheikhoun.
“At least seven vehicles of the militants were destroyed in the airstrike,” the sources added.
“The militants’ convoy was bombed and destroyed before reaching to the Hama-Aleppo highway,” they said and added, “Several militants were killed or wounded and the weapons and munitions inside the vehicles were destroyed in the air attack.”
The Russian and Syrian air forces have in many cases pounded the militant groups’ positions to pave the way for the ground forces to have more successful operations against the terrorists.
On Saturday, the Syrian warplanes and helicopter gunships in massive airstrikes razed down terrorists’ positions in Idlib province in preparation for an impending army attack.
The Syrian airstrikes hit positions of terrorists from Jaish al-Fateh in al-Tamanaa village in Maaret al-Nouman area in the Southern countryside of Idlib on Saturday.
The air raids killed and injured a large number of terrorists and destroyed their weapons and equipment.
Ajnad al-Sham defense lines in al-Marj region came under massive attack of the Syrian army troops, inflicting a heavy death toll on them, the sources said.
They further added that Salahuddin al-Sulayk, the commander of the terrorist group in the said region was among the killed militants in the army attack.
Earlier reports said that the Syrian Army troops’ operation against the so-called Jeish al-Islam militant group near Douma in Damascus province on Sunday claimed the lives of several militants, including a notorious sniper.
Mahmoud al-Kallas, known as Abu Khalil al-Hout, and four other militant were killed in the Syrian troops’ offensive in Douma in the Eastern Ghouta.
The militant group’s military grid also sustained heavy damage in today’s attack of the pro-government force on their positions.
The Syrian army and its allies have not left any chance for the militant groups to fortify their defense lines, and have stormed their positions across the Damascus province from both ground and air.
On Saturday, the Syrian army made more military gains in the province of Damascus, and took control of strategic farms near the village of Marj al-Sultan.
The army units captured all the farms to the North of Marj al-Sultan village and headed for the villages of Harasta al-Qantara and Nuleh.
The Syrian army also destroyed at least three military positions of Takfiri terrorists in the surrounding areas of Marj al-Sultan Airport as the Syrian troops are still continuing their advances in Eastern Ghouta.
The army also destroyed the military positions of Jeish al-Fatah Takfiri terrorists in Harasta and Jobar regions of Damascus province.
Some 200 wanted militants from Zabadani region and Madaya in Damascus province turned themselves in to the authorities on Saturday.
“The Syrian government has vowed to pardon all those who lay down arms voluntarily and it has remained loyal to its pledge so far, and this has encouraged us to give up fight, specially considering that the government troops, National Defense Forces (NDF) and Hezbollah who also enjoy the air backup of the Syrian and Russian air forces has gained momentum in its battlefield victories,” one of those who surrendered in Damascus today said.
Until last year, most surrendering cases happened in Homs and Damascus provinces, but now a growing number of militants lay down arms across the country.
Late in November, sources said some 159 wanted militants turned themselves in to the authorities as the army continues to purge almost the entire coastal province of Lattakia of terrorist groups.
The sources said that the recent victories of the Syrian army and National Defense Forces (NDF), with the back up of the Russia fighter jets, have caused too many Takfiri terrorists to lay down their guns and apply for government pardoning in Lattakia province.
On Nov 11, some 69 wanted militants turned themselves in to the Syrian authorities in the Northern Province of Aleppo as the army defeated the ISIL terrorists who had laid siege on Kuweires Airbase for 2.5 years and still continues to gain more territories in the province.
Some 119 wanted terrorists from Homs province surrendered to the government as the terrorist groups are retreating from several areas across the country.
60 others from the provinces of Damascus, Quneitra and Homs also laid down arms and turned themselves in to the Syrian authorities on Nov 7.
On Oct 28, 49 wanted persons from Damascus, Damascus Countryside, Quneitra, and Hama also surrendered.
On Nov 1, at least 184 terrorists have laid down arms and surrendered to the Syrian authorities in Damascus, Aleppo and Deir Ezzur provinces, local sources said.
Following the Syrian-Russian joint operations, thousands of Takfiri terrorists have also fled Syria to Jordan, Turkey and Europe.
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