Syrian Army Chases Gunmen, ISIL in Daraa, Quneitra

Syrian army units on Thursday continued their escalated military operations against the foreign-backed armed groups operating across the country, inflicting them heavy losses, state-run SANA news agency reported.

In Daraa, army units killed many terrorists and injured others in operations against their gatherings in the western road of al-Taiba town in the southern province, a military source said, adding that another army unit targeted terrorists’ gatherings in Atman town, killing and injuring many of them.

In Quneitra, units of the armed forces eliminated and injured many terrorists and destroyed a number of their vehicles in the areas of Um al-Ezam and near Mas’hara gas station in the countryside of Quneitra southern province. A number of terrorists near al-Alam roundabout were also killed and wounded.

Units of the armed forces kill and injure a number of terrorists and destroy one of their cars, leaving all terrorists onboard dead in the surrounding of al-Ajraf tank, in the surrounding of Kroum Jaba and in al-Hamidiya village in the countryside.

In Hasakah, Syrian air force targeted sites of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL)terrorist group in the towns of Mestariha and Kanho, amid violent clashes between armed groups and ISIL in the west countryside west of Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah countryside.

In Raqqa, ISIL declared alert as confusion occurred within ranks following the istallation of checkpoints in Fardous neighborhood and the western side of the White Garden. ISIL also started to check IDs of the passengers after discovering series of assassination plots targeting its leaders in the city.

In Deir Ezzor, the Syrian army artillery targeted ISIL positions in Howeija Saker in rural Deir Ezzor, leaving several casualties.

In Aleppo, Syrian air force hit militants positions in the two cities of Hraytan and Kafr Hamra, and Asia region in northern countryside, as well as in Bweida town in southern countryside.

In Idlib, clashes erupted between the Syrian army and Al-Nusra Front in Foua’ town of the rural area.

In Hama, Syrian army bombed the militants deloyment areas in the towns of Zizoun and Qastoun in the countryside.

In Lattakia, Syrian army targeted militants position in Dourin and Kensba in the countryside, leaving several gunmen killed and wounded.