Army restores security and stability to Zgharo Mountain in Lattakia

Provinces, SANA – Army units on Sunday carried out intensive operations against terrorists’ gatherings and dens in several areas around the country, inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorists.

The army units carried out a series of operations against terrorists’ dens and gatherings in Damascus Countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

SANA field reporter said that the army units destroyed a terrorists’ den in Mayda’a farms in the eastern Gouta, killing many terrorists, including Nawaf Salman Mohammad from Saudi Arabia.

Other army units eliminated a large number of terrorists in al-Nashabiyeh farms, including Ziad Adloni and Mahmoud Dalati.

In Saqba town, the army units killed and injured many terrorists, in addition to destroying their equipment.

Among the dead terrorists were Hassan al-Hindawi, Nezar al-Aldoni and Hassan al-Safsafi.

Another army units killed many terrorists in Douma, including Marouf al-Mardini and Khalid al-Da’as.

In the same context, the army units pursued terrorists in Harasta and killed one of them.

Meanwhile, the army unist killed and injured many terrorists in Daraya and Joubar neighborhoods.

In the northern countryside of Damascus, the army units destroyed a terrorists’ den along with the weapon and ammunition inside it in the area surrounding al-Rhaybeh town, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

Army units targeted a gathering of terrorists in Sa’sa’ area, killing a number of terrorists and injuring others.

A military source told SANA that the army units restored security and stability to Zgharo village and tightened control over Zgharo mountain in Lattakia countryside, killing and injuring scores of terrorists.

A field commander told SANA that the army units controlled Zgharo mountain, a strategic site in Rabi’a area 30 Km to the northeast of Lattakia city, through a special operation.

He pointed out that controlling this strategy hill which is 406 m high will cut off supply routes to terrorists in Rabi’a, in addition to impose fire power control over terrorists’ dens and gatherings in Ghmam, al-Zweik, Deir Hana, al-Qasab, Khan al-Jouz, al-Noubeh mountain and Salma villages.

The commander added that this achievement will prevent terrorists from sneaking to al-Bahloliyeh village and secure army’s control over Aleppo-Lattakia road in Kow’ al-Skoun village.

An army unit foiled terrorists’ infiltration attempt towards safe areas in al-Ashrafiyeh in Aleppo city, killing many of its members and injuring others, a military source told SANA.

Army units also killed many terrorists, injured others and destroyed their weapons in Hanano, al-Shaqif, al-Artiq, Handarat, the industrial city, Tal Jabin and Kafar Hamra, the source added.

Other army units also targeted terrorists’ gatherings and dens in Babees, al-Jandoul, Sayfat, al-Enzarat, Kafar Saghir, Bab al-Hadid, Bustan al-Basha, al-Lairamoun, Bani Zaid, al-Hader, Khan al-Asal and Maaret al-Artiq in Aleppo and its countryside.

In Idleb, units of the armed forces repelled an attack by an armed terrorist group on a military post in al-Hamidiyeh in the countryside, leaving its members dead and wounded.

Ibrahim Dgheim, leader of the so-called “Sukour al-Ma’areh Brigade”, was identified among the dead, in addition to Ahmad Bassam al-Qadour, Mustafa Adnan al-Ibrahim, Abdul-Rahman al-Bakour and Ahmad Moussa Barakat.

Other army units carried out operations against “Jabhat Thowar Saraqeb” terrorists , destroying heavy machinegun-equipped vehicles and a fuel tank in the surrounding area of Saraqeb city in the province. Many terrorists were killed and others were injured including Miqdad Barish, the group’s leader.

A military source told SANA that army units killed a number of the so-called Ahrar al-Zawiya terrorists, injured others and destroyed a number of their vehicles near the villages of Hileh and Erra al-Janoubi in al-Rouj plain in Idleb countryside.

The leader of one of the armed terrorist groups Gha’ib al-Sakhouri was identified among the dead.

The source added that army units killed and injured a number of the so-called Sukour al-Sham terrorists in the villages of Martin, Ein Shib in Idleb countryside. The leader of one of the terrorist groups Ramadan Diyab was identified among the dead.

Army units killed and injured scores of terrorists in Hajj Hamoud Farm, Haloul, Ein al-Sawda, Dweir al-Akrad, al-Zaiadiyeh, al-Mqbleh, Tal Karima, Bakfaloun, al-Nayrab, Qmainas, Tal Salmo, al-Boaiti, Koreen and Kfar Rouma in Idleb countryside.

Other units foiled terrorists’ attempt to sneak to al-Baitar farm in Atman town in Daraa al-Balad, killing and injuring many of them.

The army also destroyed a terrorists’ den in al-Jeza town, killing and injuring a number of terrorists, including non-Syrian in Daraa countryside.
Other army units targeted terrorists’ gatherings in al-Nazehen camp and al-Bajabjeh district, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

Other units stormed terrorists’ gatherings in al-Wardat village in al-Ljat area, killing and injuring many of them, in addition to destroying their weapons and ammunition.

The army also eliminated many terrorists in Tal al-Thuraya, east of the town of Enkhel, in the town of Atman, and in Tal Shihab.

In Homs countryside, a military source told SANA that the authorities, in cooperation with the locals, discovered a terrorists’ hideout in Talkalakh. The hideout included stolen medicine and medical equipment in addition to explosive devices and ammunition.

In Quneitra countryside, army units destroyed terrorist gatherings in Mumtanna and Barriqa, destroying a car belonging to the terrorists and injuring a number of them.

In Hasaka, an army unit targeted a terrorists’ den in the southern countryside, eliminating a number of them, in addition to injuring others.