Damascus: Terrorists’ Missile Depot Destroyed by Syrian Army

Tens of missiles depoted by the Al-Nusra Front were destroyed in the army’s artillery and missile attacks on the terrorist group’s positions in Jobar district.

A 120mm cannon of the Al-Nusra was also destroyed in the attack, military sources said.

They added that the Syrian Air Force meantime launched heavy strikes on terrorists’ positions in a region between Ein Terma and Zmelka and also their positions behind Nahr (river) Tora in Jobar.

The sources also reported that the entire tunnels and secret pathways of the terrorists in al-Qaboun district in the Northeastern outskirts of Damascus have been discovered, underlining that the district will be cleaned of terrorists completely in the next few days.

Relevant reports said on Monday that the army soldiers fortified their newly-seized positions in the depth of Jobar district, while other units of the army separated al-Barzeh district from al-Qaboun district North-East of Damascus city.

Military sources reported that the Syrian air force also carried out several combat sorties over the terrorists’ positions in the Eastern outskirt of Damascus city to back up the ground forces.

The sources added that the army’s artillery units opened heavy fire at terrorists’ positions in Jobar, killing a number of them and destroying their equipment in a preemptive move.

A field commander, meanwhile, said that the army units have fortified their positions in Jobar, especially those that stretch towards al-Abbasi’een garages, Karash and al-Sana’iyeh regions, strengthening Damascus’ protection shield against terrorists’ threats.