Syria: Army advances in Qalamoun region near Lebanon border
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Beirut, June 12, IRNA -- The Syrian army backed by the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement continued its advances in Jreijeer farms in al-Qalamoun mountainous region near borders with Lebanon.
The army units took control of Qurnat Shiaab al-Nasoub, Qurnat Abu Harb and Qurnat Semaan areas, sources said.
Scores of the terrorists of the ISIL and al-Nusra Front groups fled the battlefield in Jreijeer farms after the Hezbollah fighters and the Syrian army soldiers killed and injured dozens of the two militant groups' members, the sources said.
On Thursday, the Syrian army, backed by the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, regained control over strategic al-Balouksat hills near Flita region in al-Qalamoun following clashes with al-Nusra Front terrorist group.
Informed sources said that the Syrian army clashed with the al-Nusra Front militants in vast regions, including several hills and mountains.
A number of terrorists were also killed in the attack, the sources said.
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