Syrian army recaptures several areas from Daesh

Syrian army troops have liberated several areas from Daesh Takfiri terrorists across the country.

Government forces recaptured several villages in the central Homs Province and regained control over a number of areas in Hama, Latakia, Dara’a, and Aleppo on Wednesday.

The Syrian air force gave cover to the ground forces during the operations by targeting Daesh positions from the air, destroying the terror group’s vehicles and killing a number of its members.

In another Wednesday development, Syrian Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) engaged in heavy clashes with the elements of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front on the outskirts of the town of Afrin in Aleppo.

Meanwhile, a number of Daesh terrorists were killed or injured in clashes with the Syrian army in the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr, Lebanon’s al-Ahed reported. The report added that heavy fighting occurred between Daesh terrorists and other militant groups in the northern suburbs of Aleppo.