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Army Establishes Full Security over Eastern Damascus

Rasa - The Syrian government troops established full security in Eastern Damascus after regaining control over Eastern Qalamoun and liberating 1,000sq/km of terrorist-held lands.

News ID: 437375

Date: 27 April 2018 - 21:59

RNA - Field sources reported on Thursday that 1,000sq/km of Syrian territories were freed by the Syrian army after all terrorists left al-Rahibeh, Jairoud, al-Mansoureh, al-Nasseriyeh and al-Atneh regions in Eastern Qalamoun and al-Batra, al-Qalizeh and Jabal al-Qar heights in the nearby areas.

They added that now security prevails in the road linking Damascus to Syria's Badiyeh region, meaning that no danger threatens the road which links Tehran to Baghdad, Damascus and Beirut.

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

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

Damascus

The Syrian army established full security in Eastern Damascus after regaining control over Eastern Qalamoun and liberating 1,000sq/km of terrorist-held lands.

Field sources reported on Thursday that 1,000sq/km of Syrian territories were freed by the Syrian army after all terrorists left al-Rahibeh, Jairoud, al-Mansoureh, al-Nasseriyeh and al-Atneh regions in Eastern Qalamoun and al-Batra, al-Qalizeh and Jabal al-Qar heights in the nearby areas.

The sources said that the ground has been prepared for retaking control of Northern Syria, including Idlib, by the Syrian army after the recent achievements.

The Syrian army troops seized full control of the entire Eastern Qalamoun on Wednesday after a complete withdrawal of the terrorists from the region.

All the terrorists have left Al-Rahibeh, Jairoud and Al-Nasseriyeh as well as al-Atneh village in Eastern Qalamoun.

Meantime, along with the completion of terrorists' retreat from Eastern Qalamoun, government officials started processing the amnesty applications filed by another group of the militants.

The Syrian army imposed full control over the strategic region in Eastern Qalamoun after the terrorists and their families left the area.

Meantime, the Syrian army advanced in Hajar al-Aswad region in Southern Damascus, destroying several key ISIL bases in the region.

The army forces, backed by air force and artillery fire, could advance in several fronts in Hajar al-Aswad region, the ISIL's most vital stronghold in Southern Damascus, during clashes with the militants on Thursday.

The Syrian army units gained control of several networks of tunnels used by the terrorists as well as a number of buildings in Hajar al-Aswad region.

Other reports also said that a command center, an operations room and a communication center of the ISIL, located between the two regions of Hajar al-Aswad and Yalda in Southern Damascus, were smashed by the army troops, and several senior terrorist commanders were also killed in the battle.

Meantime, field sources reported that members of a terrorist group were killed in al-Biraqadar building between al-Asali and Hajar al-Aswad, adding that tens of militants were killed and wounded during the army operations.

Homs-Hama

The Syrian army's airstrikes and ground operations against terrorists in Northern Homs and Southern Hama killed tens of them, including two notorious commanders.

The army troops engaged in clashes with the terrorists in regions near Jabal al-Kan and areas near the village of al-Hamarat in Northeastern Homs.

Meantime, the army's artillery and missile units targeted militants' positions in areas of clashes, inflicting heavy casualties on them.

Also, the Syrian air force bombarded the militants' moves and positions near the towns of al-Rastan, al-Za'afaraneh, Deirful and Salim and the village of al-Hamarat in North and Northeast of Homs.

The Syrian fighter jets also attacked the terrorists' bases West of the town of Salamiyeh in Southwestern Hama.

Field sources also reported that during the operations tens of terrorists, including two of their ringleaders named Abolzayyen al-Hamawi and Osama Qaisoun non de guerre Abu Seyed, were killed and their military equipment were destroyed.

Idlib

Two notorious terrorist commanders were killed by unknown assailants in Idlib on Thursday as militants have apparently reached an agreement to stop infighting in Northern Syria.

A commander of Jeish al-Ahrar terrorist group, named Abu Salim Banash, was shot dead near the town of Banash in Northeastern Idlib after unknown raiders fired at him.

Also, reports said that a commander of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the al-Nusra Front) named Abu al-Ward Kafr Batikh was killed along with one of his comrades by unknown assailants North of Ma'arat al-No'eman in Idlib.

Meantime, unknown raiders' gunfire killed 3 foreign members of Tahrir al-Sham's Turkistani party near the town of Armanaz in Northwestern Idlib.

The developments came after Tahrir al-Sham, Syria's Tahrir Front and Soqour al-Sham terrorist groups had on Wednesday agreed to stop infighting in Aleppo and Idlib provinces.

Soqour al-Sham had threatened to kill Chief Commander of Tahrir al-Sham Hayat Abu Mohammad al-Joulani after the son of Soqour al-Sham's commander was killed in infighting in Northern Syria.

Soqour al-Sham that fought against Tahrir al-Sham along with Syria's Tahrir Front in Jabal al-Zawiyeh region in Idlib province threatened to killed al-Joulani.

Soqour al-Sham's decision came after Ahmad al-Sheikh, the son of Soqour al-Sham's commander, was killed in clashes with Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at in Jabal al-Zawiyeh.

Also, a source close to Soqour al-Sham quoted Ahmad Sheikh as saying that the fight against Tahrir al-Sham will never end until al-Joulani's death.

Hasaka

The Turkish army launched heavy offensives against one of the positions of Kurdish fighters in Hasaka province, killing a number of Kurds.

According to Fars News Agancy, field sources in Hasaka reported that the Turkish army pounded the Kurds' positions in Mayseloun district Northeast of Qamishli in Northern Hasaka and near the borders with Turkey with heavy artillery fire on Wednesday night, killing and wounding several of them.

Meantime, a huge blast occurred in one of the Kurds' arms and ammunition cache in Qamishli near the borders with Turkey.

The Kurdish forces were immediately on alert and declared curfew in the region after the blast.

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