Syrian Army Starts Operations to Gain Control over Rankus

The Syrian army launched fresh operations in Al-Qalamoun region in Damascus countryside on Tuesday in a bid to liberate the town of Rankus in the same area.
FNA dispatches said the Syrian air force and artillery units began their military operations against the remaining bases of the militant groups in Rankus before the army’s infantry units advanced in the region.

The Syrian army is now in the final stage of its operations in Al-Qalamoun region concurrent with its victories in the Lattakia countryside in the Western parts of the country.

Meantime, the Syrian army’s advances towards the Lebanese border have blocked all the ways which were previously used for providing the terrorists with weapons and relief aids.

The conflict in Syria started in March 2011, when sporadic pro-reform protests turned into a massive insurgency following the intervention of western and regional states.

The unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle-East and North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history.

As the foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri extremists.

Washington has remained indifferent to warnings by Russia and other world powers about the consequences of arming militant groups.

According to reports, the western powers and their regional allies, specially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.