Army regains control over new areas in Homs countryside, kills number of ISIS leaders in Deir Ezzor

Homs, SANA- Army units, in cooperation with the backing forces, regained full control over al-Bardeh area, 32 km east of al-Qaryateen in the eastern countryside of Homs, Zaqaqiyeh Khalil
Mountain, 6 km east of al-Bardeh area and imposed fire control over al-Bassiri village, 8 km south of al-Bardeh.

A military source said Thursday that the army eliminated scores of ISIS terrorists and destroyed large numbers of weapons and ammunition in addition to seizing various kinds of military
equipment and ammunition.

The source added that the engineering members dismantled the explosive devices and mines which were planted by ISIS terrorists, while the army units continue pursuing the remnants of terrorists who fled away towards al-Badia.

Later, units of army, in cooperation with backup forces, established control on al-Mahsa and a number of surrounding hills that connect Homs eastern countryside with al-Qalamoun.

Deir Ezzor

Army units, backed by air forces, destroyed two vehicles and a command center for ISIS terrorist organization in Deir Ezzor city and its countryside.

SANA reporter said that Syrian air force carried out air strikes against a site for ISIS terrorists in al-Ardi neighborhood where a number of their leaders were holding meeting. The strikes resulted in destroying the site and killing large numbers of terrorists.

The reporter noted that the army units destroyed two BMP vehicles for ISIS terrorists at al-Sham oil station on al-Maleha road in al-Hweiqa
neighborhood in Deir Ezzor.

The reporter said that the Syrian army artillery inflicted heavy losses upon the terrorists in personnel and weaponry in the surroundings of Tel Barouk at Raqqa Bridge, the village of Ayash and the neighborhood of al-Hwiqa, al-Sinaa, al-Hameidieh, and destroyed a barricade where ISIS terrorists were fortified in al-Banorama surroundings near al-Iman oil station.

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