Syrian Army Starts 2nd Phase of Operations in Sweida Desert after Sending New Military Equipment

Field sources reported on Saturday that the army has sent a large convoy of military equipment to the Eastern desert of Sweida.

They added that the convoy which included several tanks, missile-launchers and vehicles equipped with heavy weapons was sent to Tal Sa’ad, the frontline of battle against the ISIL, through the village of al-Janineh in Northeastern Sweida.

Meantime, the Syrian army units engaged in fierce clashes with the ISIL terrorists in Badiyeh region of Sweida province, including al-Harmieh region.

Also, the army’s air force and artillery units pounded the ISIL positions in al-Kara’a, al-Habirieh, Kharbat al-Ambashi and al-Tamthouneh regions, inflicting tolls and damage on them.

In a relevant development on Thursday, field sources said that the army units had regained control of the key points in the region during the military operations in Northeastern Sweida in the past few days, noting that the army aimed to start a new stage of its operations in Badiyeh to purge the remnants of the ISIL terrorists.

Meantime, the army forces engaged in heavy clashes with the ISIL militants who wanted to enter the army-controlled regions in Northeastern Sweida from East of Tal Barakat, inflicting heavy damage on them and repelling their attack.