Syrian Army Keeps Rolling on Terrorists' Centers in Southwestern Dara'a

Rasa - The Damascus Army managed to further advance against the ISIL in Hawz Yarmouk region on Saturday, capturing more regions.

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Date: 30 July 2018 - 20:27

RNA - The Syrian army drove the ISIL out of Tal Qitar and the small but key towns of Nafe'a and al-Jomlah after taking control over Wadi al-Seisoun region in Hawz Yarmouk in Southwestern Dara'a.

Meantime, the Syrian army continued its military advances in other parts of Syria 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 government forces managed to further advance against ISIL in Hawz Yarmouk region on Saturday, capturing more regions.

The army men drove ISIL out of Tal Qitar and the small but key towns of Nafe'a and al-Jomlah after taking control over Wadi al-Seisoun region in Hawz Yarmouk in Southwestern Dara'a.

In the meantime, the army's artillery and missile units opened heavy fire at terrorists' positions in the regions that are still under ISIL's control in Hawz Yarmouk, inflicting major losses on the militants.

A military source said that the army has gained control of over half of ISIL-held territories in Hawz Yarmouk and only a few villages and settlements are still under terrorists' control.

Other sources reported earlier on Saturday that the army men stormed ISIL's strongholds in Hawz Yarmouk region in Southwestern Dara'a and captured Saham al-Joulan Dam and Wadi al-Seisoun region.

In the meantime, the army's artillery and missile units and aircraft pounded ISIL's positions in the small towns of al-Shajarah, Jomlah, Kowiya and several villages at the borders with Jordan and Israeli-occupied Golan, the sources went on to say.

Also, field sources said that the army has liberated 98 percent of Dara'a province following its recent advances against ISIL.

Hasaka

The US military forces continue illegal heliborne operations and rescued three ISIL terrorists from the Eastern province of Hasaka near the border with Iraq on Saturday.

The sources said that an American military helicopter, accompanied by several military vehicles of the Washington-backed Kurdish militias, conducted a heliborne operation between the villages of Tal Mashhan and Tal Dowayem in al-Ya'arabiyeh region in Eastern Hasaka near the border with Iraq.

The sources further said that three ISIL members, including an Iraqi terrorist, were rescued in the US heliborne operation and were transferred to an unknown destination.

Similar operations have been underway on a regular basis in the region in spite of the US' claims of war on ISIL in Syria.

Idlib

Two notorious commanders of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and Jund al-Aqsa terrorist groups were killed by unidentified raiders in Idlib province on Saturday.

According to Fars News Agancy, Mohammad Saleh Qatish, a field commander of Jund al-Aqsa, was killed after unknown raiders who opened fire at him in the village of Ma'ar Zita South of the town of Kafr Nubl in Southern Idlib.

In the meantime, Abu Aisha Tunisi, a notorious commander of Tahrir al-Sham, was also killed by unknown attackers in the village of Hass Southwest of the town of Ma'arat al-Nu'aman in Southern Idlib.

Also, a number of Tahrir al-Sham militants were killed or wounded after unknown attackers stormed their base in the town of Sarmada in Idlib province.

A base of Tahrir a-Sham also came under rocket attack in the town of al-Dana in Northern Idlib that left a number of fighters dead or wounded.

Tensions among terrorist groups have gone high amid reports of the Syrian Army's upcoming large-scale operation in Idlib province.

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