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Army Wards Off Terrorists' Heavy Offensive in Dara'a

Rasa - Syrian army soldiers fended off terrorists' major attack on their positions in Dara'a province after hours of clashes, inflicting major losses on the militants.

News ID: 436619

Date: 27 February 2018 - 23:21

RNA - The terrorists' attack to capture the government forces' positions in Northern Dara'a were warded off by the strong defense of the Syrian military men.

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

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

Dara'a

The Syrian army warded off a heavy offensive by the Al-Nusra Front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) against several military points in Dara'a, inflicting heavy casualties on the terrorists.

The Syrian army units engaged in fierce clashes with al-Nusra terrorists who were trying to penetrate into the army positions in the surrounding areas of Kharbeh Qazaleh in Northern Dara'a from the direction of Western al-Qariyeh, and repulsed their offensive.

The Al-Nusra Front terrorists sustained heavy losses in clashes with the Syrian army.

Meantime, the terrorist groups launched 7 rocket attacks on residential areas in the city of Azra in Northern Dara'a despite the ceasefire declared across Syria by the UN.

The Syrian army troops also targeted the terrorists' positions in the plains near the towns of Navi and Abta, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists and their military positions.

Damascus

The Syrian army forces won control of several regions during the military operations against the al-Nusra Front in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus.

The army units, supported by artillery and missile fire, pounded the al-Nusra terrorists' moves and positions in Harasta in Eastern Ghouta and engaged in heavy clashes with them.

They also advanced in Harasta farms in Eastern Damascus, winning back control of several points, including the tunnels used by al-Nusra terrorists in the region.

Meantime, a field source said that the Syrian army soldiers have attacked al-Nusra's last positions in al-Ajami district in Harasta and engaged in clashes with them.

He added that they will take back control of the Western parts of Harasta after winning control of al-Ajami district.

Aleppo

The infighting between Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and Syria's Tahrir Front terrorists in Aleppo and Idlib provinces intensified, killing several militants, including a senior commander.

Local sources reported that a notorious commander of Tahrir al-Sham nom du guerre Yasser Arab was killed in heavy infighting between the two terrorist groups in Dar Ezzeh in Western Aleppo.

According to Fars News Agancy, the sources, meantime, underlined that many terrorists from both sides were killed or wounded on the outskirts of Hazanou and Harem townships along the Saramada-Bab al-Hawa highway in Idlib countryside.

Meantime, Tahrir al-Sham terrorists have maintained full alert in the surrounding areas of Idlib and Saraqeb regions East of Idlib.

Deir Ezzur

A sum of 30 civilians were killed and many others were wounded in the US-led coalition fighter jets' attacks in Eastern Deir Ezzur, local sources reported on Monday.

Local sources reported that the US warplanes have attacked the villages of al-Shafeh and Zahreh Alouni in Eastern Deir Ezzur, killing 29 civilians and injuring tens of others, most of them women and children.

The sources further said that the death toll would likely increase as some of the injured are in critical conditions.

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