Army regains control over Maaloula and al-Sarkha towns in Damascus Countryside and Sal Derin Mountain in Lattakia Apr 14, 2014
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Provinces, (SANA) Army units on Monday restored security and stability to al-Sarkha area in al-Qalamoon in Damascus Countryside, a military source told SANA. The source added that the army units regained control over the areas surrounding the town after eliminating large numbers of terrorists. Army restores security and stability to Maaloula  A military source told SANA that army units restored security and stability to Maaloula town in Damascus Countryside.The source added that the army units pursued terrorists in the area surrounding the town, eliminated a number of them in it and dismantled the mines and explosives planted by the terrorists in the town. Army regains control over Sal Derin Mountain in Lattakia A military source told SANA that the army and the national defense units regained control over the top of Sal Derin Mountain, known as (Tshalma) overlooking Kasab city, in Lattakia countryside, and the surrounding area. The source added that the army also pursued terrorists in the area and eliminated a big number of them. Army eliminates 12 terrorists, among them 5 snipers in Aleppo A military source told SANA that a unit of the armed forces foiled armed terrorist groups’ infiltration attempt into Bustan al-Bash in Aleppo. The army unit also killed and injured a big number of terrorists and destroyed 2 cars equipped with heavy machineguns and a mortar. The source added that another army unit eliminated 12 terrorists, among them 5 snipers in al-Awared neighborhood in the city of Aleppo. Other army units inflicted heavy losses upon the terrorists surrounding the industrial city, Alliramoon, Handarat, Daret Azza, Bianon, Marea, Izzan, Khan Touman, al-Atareb, al-Wdaihi, Kibtan al-Jabal, al-Ameriyeh, Kwairis, al-Jadideh, Erbid and Rasem al-Abboud. H. Zain/ Ghossoun |
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The Syrian army was on Monday in full control of al-Sarkha town, hours after it regained the eastern mountains overlooking the liberated town of Rankous, in al-Qalamoun.
Units of Syrian army restored security in the town of al-Sarkha, which also lies in al-Qalamoun region in Damascus countryside, official news agency, SANA, reported.
It quoted a military source as saying that the mountains surrounding Sarkha were in the hands of the Syrian army soldiers, who crushed huge number of the foreign-backed terrorists.
Earlier, the Syrian army established full control over the eastern heights overlooking Rankous plain, SANA reported.
The agency quoted a field commander who named the heights: Ra’as Tahoun al-Hawa hill, the plateau overlooking the Lebanese town of al-Tufail, Jamea’a al-Nour hill, and the Birds Reserve hill.
The commander noted that the Syrian army carried out a series of precise and concentrated operations in the area, killing a number of terrorists and destroying their weapons.
He added that the army units also dismantled explosive devices planted by terrorists.
Source: Agencies | 14-04-2014 - 10:15 Last updated 14-04-201 |
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