Syrian Army Advances in Aleppo

Sunday 14 February 2016

Syrian Army Advances in Aleppo

The Syrian Army and Armed Forces continued its counter-terrorism operations on Saturday, restoring security and stability to new areas, killing large numbers of terrorists and inflicting losses upon ISIL, al-Nusra, and other terrorist organizations in several areas.

Aleppo

An army unit, in cooperation with the supporting forces, restored security and stability to al-Tamoura village in the northern countryside of Aleppo province, a source on the ground told SANA on Saturday.

Intensive army operations were carried out during the past hours against fortifications of al-Nusra Front (Qaeda branch in the Levant) and other terrorist organizations in the northern countryside of Aleppo that resulted in restoring security and stability to al-Tamoura village, the source explained.

The village is located southwest of al-Zahraa area and it overlooks Hayyan town and the northwestern parts of Andan town.

Later, explosive devices and mines left behind by the terrorists in the village were removed.

Meanwhile, an army unit destroyed a vehicle for terrorists in Abd-Rabbah Hill in al-Lairamoun area in northern Aleppo, while another unit killed three terrorists and injured others in the surroundings of Heddiyeh Hill in southern Aleppo.

Later on the day, the reporter said an army unit restored security and stability to Jub al-Kalb village in the easterncountryside of the province after eliminating the remaining gatherings of ISIL terrorists in it.

Terrorist organizations acknowledged on their social media pages that a number of their members were killed, including the military leader of the so-called “Fajr al-Sham Islamic Movement” named Nemr al-Shukri and another leader with the same group named Zakaraya Orfali.

Hama

A unit of the army clashed with ISIL terrorists on the axis that extends from al-Rmaila village to al-Sathyiat Land in Salamyia area in the eastern countryside of Hama.

A military source told SANA that a unit of the army foiled an attempt by the ISIL terrorists to infiltrate into the surroundings of al-Rmaila village, killing 10 of them while others fled leaving their arms and ammunition behind them.

Suwaida

Meanwhile, Units of the army carried out special operations against dens of the ISIL terrorists in the northeastern countryside of Suwaida province.

The army’s operations ended up with destroying a gathering of the ISIL terrorists in Rajam al-Dawla village and one of their cars on the outskirts of the Syrian Badiya “desert”.

Deir Ezzor

Units of the army destroyed dens and positions of the ISIL terrorists in intensive strikes carried out over the past hours against their gatherings in Deir Ezzor and its eastern countryside.

A field source told SANA that the strikes were carried out according to precise information about the gatherings and positions of the ISIL terrorists in the neighborhoods of al-Rashidyia, al-Hwaiqa, al-Hamidyia, the Old Airport, al-Ma’amel Roundabout and the surroundings of al-Rasafa neighborhood in Deir Ezzor City and in al-Mrai’ayia village in its eastern countryside.

The source added that the operations ended up with inflicting heavy losses upon the ISIL terrorists in the equipment and personnel, in addition to destroying varied arms and ammunition that were in their possession.