Syria in Last 24 Hours: Army Imposes Full Control over ISIL-Occupied Region in Deir Ezzur

“The army forces won back control of a region extending from areas near the T2 station in Southeastern Homs to Mo’eizileh region in Southern Deir Ezzur which was occupied by the ISIL,” field sources said.

The sources added that 1,200sq/km of lands have been purged of terrorists by the army.

“The army forces killed over 50 militants in the operations and destroyed their military equipment,” the sources added.

Meantime, the Syrian army continued its military advances in other parts of Syria over past 24 hours.

Tens of terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured during the Syrian army’s operations in provinces across Syria.

Deir Ezzur

The Syrian army troops could fully cleanse an ISIL-occupied region in Southern Deir Ezzur and Eastern Homs during extensive military operations on Thursday.

Field sources reported that the army forces won back control of a region extending from areas near the T2 station in Southeastern Homs to Mo’eizileh region in Southern Deir Ezzur which was occupied by the ISIL.

They added that 1,200sq/km of lands have been purged of terrorists by the army, saying that the army forces killed over 50 militants in the operations and destroyed their military equipment.

Aleppo

A notorious commander of Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) terrorist group was assassinated in Western Aleppo as infighting increased between Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s Tahrir Front.

Local sources in Western Aleppo reported on Thursday that unknown assailants attacked Tahrir al-Sham commander Abu Ahmad al-Sharoukh at the entrance of al-Mohandeseen region, and killed him.

Meantime, Tahrir al-Sham terrorists gained control of farms near the village of al-Jineh in Western Aleppo, erecting several checkpoints at its entrances.

The sources said that Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s Tahrir Front militants are now on alert in the region, adding that the latter has given a one-day ultimatum to Tahrir to leave the region.

Also, a number of Syria’s Tahrir Front terrorists were killed in a bomb explosion in the village of al-Saharah in North of the town of al-Artab.

Dara’a

The Syrian army continued military operations against the terrorists in Northern Dara’a, driving a wedge between al-Lajah region from other occupied areas after an extensive advance.

The army units, backed by artillery fire, continued clashes against the terrorists in Northern Dara’a on Thursday, regaining control of the two towns of Mosaikeh and al-Dalafeh.

Field sources reported that the army forces have isolated al-Lajah, one of the most important terrorist bases, from other villages in the South and East of Dara’a, fully surrounding the town of Basar al-Harir.

Meantime, the army’s artillery units pounded the terrorists’ positions in the town of Nahetah, the town of al-Harak in Northeastern Dara’a and the town of Basar al-Harir in South of al-Lajah in Northern Dara’a, destroying several terrorist points and military equipment and killing and wounding a number of militants.

Sweida

The Syrian army purged the ISIL terrorists from 12 more regions in Eastern Badiyeh (desert) of Sweida.

The army forces continued clashes with remnants of the ISIL terrorists in Northeastern Badiyeh of Sweida on Thursday, and captured Tal Qabr Sayah, Tal al-Zahaya, Tal Darbas, Tal al-Zabab, Tal Lathawi, Tal al-Kheyal, Tal Um al-Janbaris, Tal al-Zars, Tal Ali, Tal al-Habariyeh and Khabrat Hawi Hossein.

Meantime, the Syrian army’s artillery and missile units targeted the terrorists’ positions in the region, inflicting heavy damage and tolls on them.

Homs

The Syrian army on Thursday repelled the ISIL’s counterattacks in Eastern Homs, forcing the terrorists to push back after sustaining tens of casualties.

The army forces engaged in clashes with the ISIL terrorists who had earlier attacked their positions in Awiraz Dam in Eastern T3 oil pumping station, East of Homs, inflicting heavy tolls on them. There is yet no report on the precise number of ISIL casualties, but early reports said more than 40 terrorists have been killed in the clashes.

Meantime, the army units in Badiyeh region of al-Sukhnah in Eastern Palmyra launched missile and artillery attacks on a group of ISIL terrorists in Badiyeh al-Sukhnah in Eastern Palmyra (Tadmur), killing all its members and seizing their military equipment.

Also, field sources underlined the terrorists’ failed attempts to retake control of the areas lost in the past two days, noting that the army forces warded off their offensives and inflicted heavy damage on them.