The army kills 40 terrorists in Hama , foils attack in Deir Ezzor, controls grain silos near Palmyra

Sweida, SANA – An army unit on Saturday carried out a special operation against a gathering for ISIS terrorists in al-Qaser village to the northeast of Sweida southern province.

A military source told SANA that the operation ended up with destroying an artillery launcher and inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorists in personnel and weaponry.

Homs

The Army and Armed Forces established full control over the grain silos and a number of hills in the eastern countryside of Palmyra in Homs province, a military source stated on Saturday evening.

The source said that army units, assisted by popular defense groups, established full control over the silos and the hills surrounding them east of Palmyra city following violent clashes with ISIS terrorists.

The source said the clashes resulted in killing many ISIS members and destroying a number of vehicles, some of which were equipped with machineguns, adding that engineering units canvassed the area and dismantled IEDs and landmines planted by ISIS.

Hama 

A military source said that at least 40 terrorists of the so-called Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement were killed in Hama northern countryside.

The source, in a statement to SANA, added that units of the army and armed forces clashed at dawn on Saturday with terrorist groups from al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham while trying to attack military points in the vicinity of Maan town, about 35 km north of Hama city.

According to the source, the clashes ended up with foiling the attack, killing and wounding dozens of terrorists while the rest of terrorists fled towards the southern countryside of Idle.

 The precise military operation in Maa’n also resulted in the destruction of an armored vehicle and two heavy machineguns-equipped vehicles.

Deir Ezzor 

Meanwhile, army units clashed with ISIS terrorists in the vicinity of al-Tharda mountain and Panorama area to the southern and southwestern parts of Deir Ezzor city, thwarting attack attempts against military positions.

A military source told SANA that many terrorists were killed, others injured and their weapons destroyed during the clashes.

Check Also

Presidency of the Republic: President Al-Assad assumes his work, national and constitutional duties from Damascus

Damascus, SANA-Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic affirmed Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad is assuming …