Syria in Last 24 Hours:

Army Takes Control of Key Regions in Damascus Province

Rasa - The Syrian army continued its military operations against the Takfiri terrorists in the Eastern countryside of Damascus and took control of several more regions.

News ID: 431672

Date: 14 August 2017 - 22:12

RNA - The army units captured the entire area near al-Manasher Roundabout.

Meantime, the Syrian army and popular forces continued their military advances in other parts of Syria, including Homs and Deir Ezzur, over the past 24 hours.

Tens of terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured during the Syrian army's operations in other provinces across Syria.

Damascus

The Syrian army continued its military operations against the Takfiri terrorists in the Eastern countryside of Damascus paving its way for further advances in Jobar region.

The Syrian Army broke through Faylaq Al-Rahman’s defense lines at Al-Manasher Roundabout, capturing the entire area, including the Al-Arab Neighborhood.

The army units also took full control of the Southern district of al-Jobar region from the Sports Hall to al-Manasher square.

The Syrian government forces also managed to advance in al-Boyout al-Arabiyeh East of Moshareqeh base and launched mop-up operations.

Meantime, a military source announced that by purging terrorists, the Syrian troops started military operations to liberate Tayebeh region.

The Syrian army units also engaged in fierce clashes with the terrorist elements in Ein Terma-Jobar axis in the Eastern countryside of Damascus and managed to destroy several military vehicles, killing all the terrorists inside.

Meantime, the Syrian army warded off an attack by Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) terrorists on its military positions in the Western parts of Damascus province and inflicted heavy defeat on them.

The army troops engaged in fierce clashes with the Al-Nusra Front terrorists, based in Moqer al-Mir town and its Eastern farms, who were trying to penetrate into several military positions of the army in the Northern and Eastern side of al-Maqrouseh as well as al-Sayaouf Hill in Western Damascus and pushed them back.

The Al-Nusra Front terrorists sustained heavy losses and their military equipment were destroyed.

Meantime, army choppers also targeted the terrorists, killing a large number of them.

Also, the Syrian Army troops discovered terrorist groups' main depot of arms and ammunition in Western Ghouta, military sources confirmed on Friday.

Homs

The Syrian troops launched fresh military operations in Badiyeh (desert) region around the strategic town of al-Sukhnah in Eastern Homs after regaining control over the town, establishing full security in the nearby areas.

The Syrian army soldiers continued clashes with ISIL terrorists in the Eastern and Western parts of al-Sukhnah on Sunday and established full security in the town after winning back control of the nearby hills.

Meantime, the army's artillery and missile units as well as the air forces launched heavy attacks on ISIL positions in the deserts near al-Sukhnah.

The Syrian Army, supported by the Russian Air Force, fully liberated al-Sukhnah from ISIL earlier this month, opening the road to the besieged enclave of Deir Ezzur.

Al-Sukhnah was the last major town held by ISIL in the Syrian province of Homs.

“The liberation of al-Sukhnah from ISIL gives the Syrian government forces the chance to advance and unblock the city of Deir Ezzur,” according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Deir Ezzur

The Syrian army forces regained control of 30km of al-Sukhnah-Deir Ezzur road as they advanced in several areas in Raqqa towards Deir Ezzur.

The Syrian soldiers continued to advance after clashes with ISIL terrorists in the Eastern parts of al-Sukhnah on Sunday, taking back control of a 30-km area in al-Sukhnah-Deir Ezzur road which includes regions like Talat Saniyat, al-Tayyebeh, Wadi Abu Talleh and Wadi al-Rahibeh.

Meantime, local sources reported army's control over Wadi Qotoub region in Southeastern Damascus, stressing that the Syrian troops have advanced almost 15km towards Deir Ezzur after driving terrorists out of Southeastern Raqqa.

Also, a military source said that the army seeks to regain control of al-Boshra mountain that overlooks a large area of plain lands in Western Deir Ezzur later and speed up the military operations to lift the siege on Deir Ezzur.

Raqqa

Tens of militants from the predominately Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have fled clashes with the ISIL in the battle over Raqqa, sources close to terrorists said on Sunday.

The sources said that after the SDF sustained a large number of casualties in clashes with the ISIL terrorists in the city of Raqqa, tens of Kurdish fighters fled the scene and returned to their villages near Hasaka.

The sources close to the terrorists stressed that the SDF members fleeing in large numbers is the result of growing fear among younger Kurdish forces who were forced to join the anti-ISIL fighting and also the absence of SDF commanders in the frontlines.

Meantime, 150 SDF fighters who had fled the battle have been arrested, according to the latest reports.

Aleppo

A new wave of infighting erupted among the terrorist groups in Western Aleppo and militants of Tahrir al-Sham Hayat (the Levant Liberation Board or Al-Nusra Front) took control of several military positions of Nouralddeen al-Zinki rival terrorist group.

Tahrir al-Sham terrorists attacked Nouralddeen al-Zinki's military positions in Jamiat al-Rahal and Khan al-Asal West of Aleppo and managed to take control of their station and three headquarters paving the way for setting up new checkpoints and road blocks.

Menatime, Tahrir al-Sham terrorists arrested the elements of the TOW regiment of Nouralddeen al-Zinki.

Websites affiliated to the terrorist groups noted the new wave of violence in the Western parts of Aleppo province, and said that Tahrir al-Sham has gathered a large number of its terrorists and military equipment in the region and both sides are in a state of alert.

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