Homs: Syrian Army Advances Further Towards Key Oil Region

The Syrian government troops seized back Jabal (Mountain) al-Taj near Arak oilfield in heavy clashes with the terrorists in an area located 23 kilometers from Palmyra city.

A large number of terrorists, including foreign and Arab militants, were killed in the battle with the Syrian army over Jabal al-Taj region.

The terrorists’ military hardware, including their military vehicles, was also destroyed in the government troops’ offensive.

Military sources confirmed that the Syrian army’s advances in the oil-rich regions of Eastern Homs continue, and said the Syrian army has also won control of several military positions of the ISIL South of al-Mohr and North of Katiba al-Mahjoura.

In a relevant development on Monday, the Syrian army pushed the ISIL further back in regions near Palmyra and seized a number of key points.

The army units assisted by allied forces won control over the strategic Mount Abu Al-Dohour after bloody clashes with ISIL militants.

Military sources said that the army operations in the last 48 hours have inflicted heavy casualties on the terrorists.

Meantime, other army units also earned victory in a number of nearby regions and seized control over Abu-Qaala dam and Wadi Al-Hasou plain North-West of Station 4, South-East of Homs.

The Syrian Army troops and their popular allies have expanded the security zone around the recently-freed city of Palmyra and aim to drive ISIL out of Homs province.

Meantime, the army is fighting Al-Nusra terrorists in limited regions North of the same province.

The army has also secured the provincial capital by winning militants’ trust to lay down arms and join a peace agreement, while hundreds of others who turned down the peace offer have agreed to relocate from Homs city to Idlib province.

Phase one of the relocation program completed last week.