Syrian Army restores security and stability to Zgharo Mountain in Lattakia
Army units on Sunday carried out intensive operations against terrorists’ gatherings and dens in several areas around the country, inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorists.
A military source told SANA that the army units restored security and stability to Zgharo village and tightened control over Zgharo mountain in Lattakia countryside, killing and injuring scores of terrorists.
A field commander told SANA that the army units controlled Zgharo mountain, a strategic site in Rabi’a area 30 Km to the northeast of Lattakia city, through a special operation.
He pointed out that controlling this strategy hill which is 406 m high will cut off supply routes to terrorists in Rabi’a, in addition to impose fire power control over terrorists’ dens and gatherings in Ghmam, al-Zweik, Deir Hana, al-Qasab, Khan al-Jouz, al-Noubeh mountain and Salma villages.
The commander added that this achievement will prevent terrorists from sneaking to al-Bahloliyeh village and secure army’s control over Aleppo-Lattakia road in Kow’ al-Skoun village.
An army unit foiled terrorists’ infiltration attempt towards safe areas in al-Ashrafiyeh in Aleppo city, killing many of its members and injuring others, a military source told SANA.
Army units also killed many terrorists, injured others and destroyed their weapons in Hanano, al-Shaqif, al-Artiq, Handarat, the industrial city, Tal Jabin and Kafar Hamra, the source added.
Other army units also targeted terrorists’ gatherings and dens in Babiss, al-Jandoul, Sayfat, al-Enzarat, Kafar Saghir, Bab al-Hadid, Bustan al-Basha, al-Lairamoun, Bani Zaid, al-Hader, Khan al-Asal and Maaret al-Artiq in Aleppo and its countryside.
In Idleb, units of the armed forces repelled an attack by an armed terrorist group on a military post in al-Hamidiyeh in the countryside, leaving its members dead and wounded.
Ibrahim Dgheim, leader of the so-called “Sukour al-Ma’areh Brigade”, was identified among the dead, in addition to Ahmad Bassam al-Qadour, Mustafa Adnan al-Ibrahim, Abdul-Rahman al-Bakour and Ahmad Moussa Barakat.
A military source told SANA that the terrorist Ibrahim Dgheim, the leader of the terrorist group of “Liwa Soqour al-Maara” was killed in addition to the terrorists Ahmad Bassam al-Qaddour, Mostafa Adnan al-Ibrahim, Abdul Rahman Mostafa al-Bakkour and Ahmad Mousa Barakat.
Other army units carried out operations against “Jabhat Thowar Saraqeb” terrorists , destroying heavy machinegun-equipped vehicles and a fuel tank in the surrounding area of Saraqeb city in the province. Many terrorists were killed and others were injured including Miqdad Barish, the group’s leader.
A military source told SANA that army units killed a number of the so-called Ahrar al-Zawiya terrorists, injured others and destroyed a number of their vehicles near the villages of Hileh and Erra al-Janoubi in al-Rouj plain in Idleb countryside.
The leader of one of the armed terrorist groups Gha’ib al-Sakhouri was identified among the dead.
The source added that army units killed and injured a number of the so-called Sukour al-Sham terrorists in the villages of Martin, Ein Shib in Idleb countryside. The leader of one of the terrorist groups Ramadan Diyab was identified among the dead.