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Army Makes New Gains in Aleppo Countryside

Rasa - The Syrian army continued its mop-up operations in Eastern Aleppo by purging terrorists from key villages and regions.

News ID: 429892

Date: 26 May 2017 - 20:09

RNA - The army units took back four new villages in Eastern Aleppo and pave their way for making more gains.

The Syrian troops killed several terrorists and injured many more in fierce clashes over controlling of strategic regions. They also destroyed military equipment of the terrorists.

The Syrian army also continued its advances in other key provinces across Syria.

Aleppo

The Syrian army troops captured 4 new villages in Eastern Aleppo during military operations in the region.

The army soldiers engaged in clashes with the ISIL terrorists, and regained control of the villages of Bu Ajouz, Kharab Bu Ajouz, Kharab al-Khazraf and Fourth Farm in Eastern Aleppo.

A number of terrorists were killed and wounded during the operations and their weapons and equipment were blown up by the army.

Meantime, the predominately Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) engaged in clashes with the Turkish-affiliated terrorists in Northern Aleppo, killing two of them and destroying one of their bases.

The Turkish army-affiliated militants stationed in the two towns of Mare'e and Tousin launched massive attacks on the town of Tal Rafat and the two villages of Sheikh Issa and Tal Madhiq.

The attacks were repulsed by the SDF forces by targeting the militants' positions and killing two of them.

Also reports said that during the artillery attacks of the Kurdish forces, one of the terrorists' bases in Mare'e was smashed.

Homs

The Syrian army regained control of several regions and villages during anti-ISIL military operations in Eastern Homs.

The Syrian army forces continued clashes with ISIL militants in the Southwestern parts of Palmyra, retaking control of al-Sawanah region.

They also broke the ISIL defense lines in the region and continued their rapid advance in Southeastern Homs.

The army soldiers could liberate Aboush, al-Nasrani, al-Abd and Qanem mountains as well as the villages of al-Basireh, Khan Anibiyeh and Be'r Khan Anibiyeh during the operations.

Raqqa

The ISIL fully withdrew its members from certain regions and districts of Raqqa, local sources said on Thursday.

The Arabic website of Sputnik news agency quoted the sources as saying that the ISIL has evacuated the districts of al-Dari'eyeh, Mafraq al-Jazra, al-Hasiweh and al-Hawayej as well as Bain al-Jisrin region.

They added that the Central parts of Raqqa city have also become empty of ISIL members and their families.

According to the sources, the ISIL has not declared the reason for this measure.

Deir Ezzur

The Syrian army units attacked ISIL movements and positions during an operations to break the siege of Deir Ezzur, inflicting heavy casualties on the terrorists.

The Syrian missile and artillery units targeted ISIL bases and supply routes in the Eastern parts of Deir Ezzur airbase and West of Tal al-Sanouf as well as the two districts of the old airport and al-Arafi and areas near al-Maqaber region, Panorama bridge and the village of al-Baqiliyeh.

The operations left several ISIL members dead and wounded and destroyed a large number of their weapons and ammunition.

Meantime, other army units launched strikes on ISIL positions in Tal Barouk near al-Raqqa bridge and the village of Ayash and Huwaiqeh, al-Sana'ah and al-Hamidiyeh districts in Deir Ezzur city, killing and wounding several terrorists and smashing their military vehicles.

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