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Army Seizes Large Arms, Ammunition Depot in Deir Ezzur

Rasa - The Syrian army continued its mop-up operations in different parts of Deir Ezzur on Friday and confiscated a large depot of weapons and ammunition as well as telecommunication devices in the neighborhoods of the city.

News ID: 435363

Date: 16 December 2017 - 20:45

RNA - The Syrian troops seized large volumes of arms, ammunition and telecommunication devices in the neighborhoods of Dawar Qassan Aboud, al-Arzi, Ali Beik and Sheikh Yasin in Deir Ezzur city.

Meantime, the Syrian army continued its military advances in other parts of Syria, including Homs, over past 24 hours.

Deir Ezzur

The Syrian Army troops continued their mop-up operations in four neighborhoods of Deir Ezzur city on Friday and found a large volume of arms, ammunition and a large number of telecommunication devices in the former positions of the ISIL terrorist group.

The army men combed the neighborhoods of Dawar Qassan Aboud, al-Arzi, Ali Beik and Sheikh Yasin in Deir Ezzur city and seized a large volume of weapons and munitions, including mortars, machineguns, bombs and telecommunication devices.

The Syrian Army troops repelled ISIL's heavy offensive on pro-government forces in Southeastern Deir Ezzur on Wednesday, killing tens of terrorists.

The army men warded off ISIL's heavy attack on their positions in al-Jala'a and al-Ramadi regions North of the town of Albu Kamal in Southeastern Deir Ezzur, killing tens of suicide attackers and destroying their bomb-laden vehicles in a ten-hour-long clash.

The army men killed tens of terrorists and forced their remaining pockets to retreat towards the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River, seizing arms and ammunition left behind by the fleeing militants.

In the meantime, other units of the army men deployed at Deir Ezzur border with Homs province engaged in heavy fighting with a group of ISIL terrorists that tired to prevail over the pro-government forces' positions in Badiyeh (desert) of Humeimeh in Eastern Homs.

The army men beat back the ISIL and killed or wounded a number of them.

Damascus

The Syrian Army soldiers continued their large-scale offensive in Southwestern Damascus this morning, to capture the last positions of Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) in Beit Jinn near the Golan Heights.

The army men, led by their elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, stormed Al-Nusra's defense lines at the large hilltop of Tal al-Ahmar on Friday morning.

According to a military report, the army’s 42nd Brigade has imposed full control over Tal al-Ahmar after losing the hilltop three days ago during an Al-Nusra's attack.

With Tal Al-Ahmar once again under their control, the army has asserted fire control over the road linking the towns of Beit Saber and Mughur al-Mir.

Meantime, military sources confirmed on Friday that the Syrian Army troops had reached the gates of the small town of Mughur Al-Mir, an important stronghold of Al-Nusra Front in Western Ghouta.

The army men, led by their elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, scored a big advance on Thursday night, capturing the hilltops of Tal al-Bayda and Tal al-Maqtoul al-Gharbiya, leaving the Al-Nusra in serious trouble as other units of the army pushed West towards another flank.

While launching an attack on the Northern flank of Mughur Al-Mir may seem ideal, the Syrian Army will likely hold off until they officially reach the Eastern gates of the town.

Once the town is nearly surrounded, the Syrian Army will likely offer al-Nusra terms of surrender, which will include their transfer to militant-held regions in Idlib province.

Idlib

The Russian Air Force launched a massive assault over Southern Idlib, striking the positions of Al-Nusra Front at several towns near the Hama axis, a military source in Hama said on Friday.

The source said that the warplanes launched over 20 airstrikes above the Idlib province, targeting the towns of Abu Dali, Musharifah, Tal Marq, Abu ‘Umar, and Al-Mashad.

The source added that the fighter jets launched at least 15 strikes over the towns of Al-Rahjan and Al-Shakousiyah in Northeastern Hama.

The Russian airstrikes were conducted ahead of the Syrian Army’s planned offensive that is expected to begin in Southeastern Idlib on Friday.

Homs

Local sources confirmed on Friday that the Syrian Army troops had found a parking lot, containing tens of vehicles, near a town that was once under ISIL terrorists' control in Southwestern Homs.

The sources reported that over 31 vehicles that belonged to the citizens have been found in the army's mop-up operations near the town of al-Quaryatayn in Southwestern Homs. They added that the vehicles were once stolen by the ISIL terrorist from the town's residential areas.

Dara'a

The Syrian Army opened heavy fire at the gathering centers of the terrorist groups in Southern Dara'a after the latter violated the de-escalation zone ceasefire agreement again on Friday and shelled the strongholds of the government forces.

The army's artillery and missile units shelled terrorists' strongholds in al-Mokhayem region South of Dara'a city and inflicted major losses on the militants after the latter violated the ceasefire and targeted the pro-government forces' positions in the region.

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