RNA - The terrorists sustained heavy losses in the Syrian army's attacks.
The Syrian army also continued its advances in other key provinces across Syria.
Homs
The Syrian Army troops targeted heavily the concentration centers and strongholds of ISIL and Al-Nusra Front (recently renamed to Fatah al-Sham Front) in Eastern and Northern Homs, killing or wounding a number of terrorists and destroying their equipment.
The army soldiers hit ISIL's positions in al-Bardeh region in Eastern Homs, killing a number of militants and damaging their weapons and equipment.
The army units meantime pounded the gatherings and positions of Al-Nusra Front in the villages of Jowalak, Hawsh al-Zabadi, al-Hazowri, al-Bayki and East of al-Qajar village in al-Rastan region, destroying a command post, arms and ammunition and killing a number of terrorists.
Deir Ezzur
The Syrian air and ground forces continued military operations against the ISIL in Deir Ezzur, and smashed three of their bases and several boats on the Euphrates river.
The Syrian fighter jets targeted the ISIL centers in al-Mayadeen city in Eastern Deir Ezzur, killing a large number of militants and blowing up three of their bases.
Also, the Syrian army units destroyed 6 ISIL boats on the Euphrates river near the two villages of al-Sobhah and al-Mariah in Eastern Deir Ezzur. The militants used the boats for transferring weapons and ammunition.
Meantime, other units of the Syrian army smashed several other ISIL boats on the Euphrates near al-Baqiliyeh village in Western Deir Ezzur, inflicting casualties on the militants.
Earlier on Saturday, the Syrian troops targeted the moves and positions of ISIL in Southern and Southwestern Deir Ezzur, destroying a tank and a fuel tanker of the terrorists.
The army men hit a military column of ISIL en route to al-Tayem school, destroying a tank and a fuel tanker and killing their crew.
In the meantime, the Syrian fighter jets bombed positions and gathering centers of ISIL in the villages of Ayash, al-Baqaliyeh, al-Hosseiniyeh, al-Thardeh mountain, al-Maqaber and Jonayd division, killing and wounding a number of militants.
Local sources reported that a number of fresh forces of ISIL with their military equipment crossed Iraq's border with Syrian and entered Deir Ezzur's countryside.
Dara'a
The Syrian army has dispatched a large number of forces and military equipment to Dara'a al-Mahatta to start anti-terrorism operations in Dara'a city.
According to Enab al-Baladi news website, the Syrian army troops are preparing for massive operations in Dara'a city from adjacent areas.
It added that the army will most possibly attack the terrorists' positions in al-Na'eimeh town, Qazar region or Dara'a al-Balad to start its operations.
Reports said earlier on Saturday that 15 al-Nusra Front terrorists, including their commander, were killed in a Syrian Army ambush operation in al-Manshiyeh neighborhood in the Eastern part of Dara'a city.
All militants of a 15-member group of al-Nusra Front, including the group's commander Abu al-Walid al-Idlibi, were killed in an ambush attack of army soldiers on a road connecting Um al-Mayadhen to al-Na'eimeh.
Damascus
The Syrian army soldiers continued to hit the positions of Al-Nusra Front hard in al-Qaboun district Northeast of the capital, wining back several more positions.
The army soldiers continued to clash with Al-Nusra Southeast of al-Qaboun district, pushing terrorists back from al-Khabaz grand mosque and several residential complexes.
A local source underlined the importance of the army advances in the front of al-Hafez street in al-Qaboun farms, saying the army soldiers have cut off the terrorists' supply lines in Eastern Ghouta.
Reports said earlier on Saturday that the army soldiers engaged in fierce clashes with Al-Nusra in al-Hefaz street in al-Qaboun district, and managed to drive the terrorists out of their positions.
The army men won back a network of tunnels and trenches of Al-Nusra in al-Qaboun.
In the meantime, the army units targeted the Al-Nusra positions and gathering centers in the Power Company, al-Mal'ab (sports) region and Makab al-Nafayat region in al-Qaboun.
Hama
The Syrian Army forces launched heavy attacks on the movements and positions of Al-Nusra Front in Northern Hama, destroying an operations room and inflicting tens of casualties on the terrorists in the early stage of the assault.
The army soldiers monitored Al-Nusra's gathering centers and positions in the villages of Jowalek, al-Bared, al-Hazwari and Hawsh al-Zabadi and targeted their operations room and concentration center, destroying all targets and killing or wounding 45 terrorists.
A field source said that the army prevailed over the terrorists' defense lines in spite of the low chance of success envisaged for the assault due to the numerous barriers.
Reports said earlier on Saturday that the army soldiers stopped and seized a vehicle of the terrorists with Turkish license number and documents carrying a large volume of arms and ammunition in ISIL-held regions in Northeastern Hama.
The army soldiers in an ambush operation 1km deep into ISIL-held regions stopped a vehicle of the terrorists in Wadi al-Azib region on a road connecting al-Saboureh to Ithriya.
The Isuzu documents presented by the driver had been registered in Turkey.
The vehicle was carrying 5,516 bullets, 23 anti-aircraft bullets, 111,760 PKC bullets and severs RPG rockets.
Raqqa
The predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued to advance against ISIL in Northeastern Syria and managed to take control of more strategic villages, heights and farms near the Euphrates River.
The SDF fighters continued their anti-ISIL operation codenamed the Euphrates Rage and managed to seize control over the villages of al-Hajaj, Jazreh, Matab and Mash'houri along the Euphrates River in Abu Khasahb front after taking control over the strategic hills of Mankher al-Sharqi and al-Qarbi.
The Kurdish combatants drove ISIL out of al-Wadyan farm in Beir al-Haba front.
In the meantime, the Kurdish language Hawar news quoted local sources in Jazreh village as saying that ISIL terrorists in Jazreh village were from Pakistan and Chechnya, adding that the non-Syrian terrorists in the captured village are talking mostly in Turkish language another indication of the fact that Turkey is a main supporter of ISIL in Syria.
Idlib
The Russian Air Force targeted a main command post of a terrorist group affiliated to the Idlib Free Army in Southern Idlib, destroying the command post and killing at least 10 terrorists, media sources said.
The Arabic-language Anab al-Baladi reported that a Russian fighter jet bombed the command post of Soqour al-Jabal affiliated to the Idlib Free Army in Haas town, killing at least ten militants and wounding several more.
Battlefield reports said on Friday that the Syrian fighter jets carried out continued raids on al-Nusra Front (recently renamed to Fatah al-Sham Front) military positions in the town of Kafr Nabl in Ma'areh al-Nauman in Southern Idlib which resulted in the destruction of an arms depot, bombs and missiles of the terrorists as well as destruction of four military vehicles and killing several terrorists, including their commanders.
The Syrian army's missile and artillery units conducted several attacks on Al-Nusra Front's military positions in Safouhen village and town of al-Tamanna in Southern Idlib, killing 11 terrorists and destroying two military vehicles.
Meantime, a large number of terrorists were killed and wounded in Syrian airstrikes on the militants' military positions and movements in Khan Sheikhoun region.
The Syrian army troops also pounded al-Nusra Front's military positions in the villages of Albu'izeh and Atshan as well as al-Latamina town and the surrounding areas of Kafr Zita town in Northern Hama, killing 11 terrorists.
The Syrian government troops also hit hard the military bases and movements of the terrorists in Taybat al-Imam town, inflicting heavy losses on the militants.
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