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Syrian army soldiers, allied fighters score fresh gains in Idlib

Iran Press TV

Sat Jan 6, 2018 05:03PM

Syrian army soldiers, supported by pro-government fighters from popular defense groups, have made fresh territorial gains against terrorists from the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, in the southern part of the country's northwestern province of Idlib.

The media bureau of Syria's Operations Command announced in a statement released on Saturday that government forces and their allies had managed to establish complete control over the villages of Khwein al-Kabir, Rasm Sham al-Hawa, Niha and Qaliat al-Tawibiyah in the Maarrat al-Nu'man district of the province in addition to Zarzur town following fierce clashes with the foreign-sponsored Takfiris.

77 militants killed during week-long battles east of Damascus

Meanwhile, a total of 77 foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists have been killed during week-long clashes with Syrian army soldiers in the Eastern Ghouta suburb northeast of the capital Damascus.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the skirmishes had been raging between members of the Takfiri Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist alliance and the Syrian army on the outskirts of Vehicle Base in Harasta city.

The Britain-based monitor group added that Syrian government forces are yet to break the siege imposed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Failaq al-Rahman terrorists on the key base.

Vehicle Base is the largest military facility in the Eastern Ghouta suburb, and stretches from Harasta to Arbin town.

The base hosts a large number of soldiers, including Republican Guards, as well as big weapon depots.



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