Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:6
Syria in Last 24 Hours: Army Captures Strategic Regions in Lattakia, Aleppo
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army and popular forces made new military gains in the provinces of Lattakia and Aleppo by winning back important villages, towns and cities over the past 24 hours.

The Syrian forces took full control of the town of Rabi'a in Lattakia province in fierce clashes with the militants.

In the Northern province of Aleppo, the Syrian army and the popular forces seized back the Strategic city of Al-Bab and the village of al-Rawda as well as a number of other villages.

The Syrian troops also inflicted heavy losses on the militants in other provinces.


The Syrian army backed by popular forces opened their way into the strategic town of Rabi'a, the second stronghold of the terrorists in the province of Lattakia, and won full control over the town after hours of heavy fighting.

The winning back of Rabi'a town came after the Syrian troops seized back seven villages in the coastal province near the borders with Turkey.

The Syrian troops entered the town from the West after killing tens of terrorists and injuring dozens more in fierce clashes.

Also on Sunday, the Syrian army seized back the villages of Al-Shakeriya, Beit Ayoush, Kerker, Beit Avan and Al-Rayan villages in the Western part of Rabi'a.

The Syrian army had besieged the Rabi'a region, the second stronghold of the militants in the Lattakia countryside from the West, South and North.

Pro-government groups played a significant role in supporting the Syrian Army in the course of the operation, conducted during past 24 hours, to free villages of Hilwa al-Gharbiya, Hilwa al-Sharqiya, Beit Arab, Beit Ablaq and Tal Asholan, along with all the hills surrounding them.

Pushing back Takfiri terrorists to retreat from villages and surrounding areas, in the course of the operation, Syrian Army units and popular forces killed tens of them and injured several more.

Meantime, hundreds of Takfiri militants tried to cross the border to Turkey before they were hunted by the Syrian army in newly captured regions, specially the strategic town of Rabi'a in Lattakia province.

The Syrian army's engineering units were defusing IEDs and mines planted by the terrorists in Rabi'a town and al-Rawda village after capturing them on Sunday.

Tens of terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured in heavy clashes with the Syrian troops in the Sunday clashes in the region as the army conducted massive assault to win back the town that is known as the second stronghold of the terrorists in the province of Lattakia.


A number of ISIL hideouts and concentration points were destroyed in Syrian airstrikes in Eastern Aleppo province.

As a result of these aerial attacks, Syrian aircraft killed or injured a number of Takfiri terrorists, destroying their weapons and munitions in Aleppo province's Arab, al-Bab area, Tadef town and Baza’a village.

Syrian warplanes also targeted Takfiri terrorists’ gatherings and their fortified positions in Tal Hattabat, al-Mefelseh and al-Dakouneh villages in Aleppo’s Eastern countryside, killing and injuring a number of militants and destroying their munitions and hardware.

Meanwhile, during a separate airborne assault, Syrian jets hit hideouts and concentration points of Takfiri terrorists affiliated to al-Nusra Front in Kafr Hamra village at the Northwestern outskirts of Aleppo city.

In a coordinated action, the Syrian ground force also carried out special operations in Bani Zeid, Sheikh Saeed and Bustan al-Qasr neighborhoods in Aleppo city, killing and injuring many of militants, destroying equipment and their fortified positions.

The Syrian army backed by the popular forces continued their military advances in Aleppo province, and seized back several strategic villages North of the recently captured Kuweires airbase.

The Syrian troops took control of the strategic villages of Qatar and Tal Hattabat to the North of Kuweires airport after heavy clashes with ISIL terrorists and killing and injuring dozens of them.


The Syrian Army in a series of attacks against terrorists' positions in the Northern countryside of Hama province, killed more than a dozen militants, including a top regional commander, informed sources said on Sunday.

"Thanks to a series of stern offensives against the Takfiri terrorists' positions in a major town in the Northern countryside of Hama province," the sources said, "the Syrian Army inflicted heavy losses on terrorists in their al-Izza gathering in the region."

According to the sources, 13 Takfiri terrorist were killed, among them Abdul-Naser Younes Khattab, a deputy leader of al-Izza gathering in al-Lataminah town.

The Syrian army artillery pounded and destroyed the military positions of the terrorist groups in several strategic villages across Hama province on Sunday, killing scores of terrorists, including a senior commander.

The militants' positions were destroyed in the villages of al-Mansoura, al-Qahera, al-Ziyarah and al-Qantara in Hama province.

The Syrian army, meantime, killed a large number of militants, including deputy commander of al-Izza Jama'ah Abdel Nasser Younes Khattab along with other militants after hitting hard their command center in the town of al-Lataminah in the Northern part of Hama province.

The Takfiri militant groups suffered heavy losses as a result of the Syrian army's artillery operations.


Syrian fighter jets assaulted hideouts of ISIL Takfiri terrorists East of Homs city, destroying a number of their bases and hardware.

The offensive, took place in al-Quaryatayn town on the outskirts of the Badiya desert East of Homs city, was a success in terminating terrorist' center points and their equipment.

Syrian warplanes also destroyed hideouts and concentration places of the al-Nusra Front terrorists and other militant groups in Teir Maala North of Homs city.


The Syrian air force continued pounding the military positions and gathering centers of the terrorists in Western Ghouta in Damascus countryside, inflicting heavy losses on the militants.

The Syrian fighter jets destroyed the positions of the terrorists in Darayya in Western Ghouta.

The air force's strikes left tens of militants dead and dozens more injured.

Meantime, the Syrian terrorists on their social network confirmed that they have sustained heavy losses in the Syrian warplanes' strikes.

The Syrian army seized back several more areas in the strategic farms in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus province on Sunday.

The army units captured vast regions in the Northeast of al-Kaziya in Marj al-Sultan as they headed towards Farazat hilltops in Eastern Ghouta, killing a dozen militants and injuring many more in fierce clashes.


The Syrian Army pushed back terrorists further in the strategic city of Sheikh Meskeen, North of Daraa province, and came in control of more districts.

In an operation in which dozens of militants were killed, Syrian Army units, active in Sheikh Meskeen city, took control of the streets, establishments and buildings in the Northern, Southern and Eastern parts of the city.

The Syrian Army inflicted large damage on militant groups in massive artillery attacks on their positions in the Southern city of Dara'a.


The Syrian air force struck and destroyed the ISIL terrorists' military positions in Sweida province, inflicting heavy casualties on them.

The Syrian fighter jets razed ISIL's gathering centers in Tal al-Sahen region which is located 40 kilometers to the Southeast of Sweida city.

Scores of militants were killed and their machinegun-equipped vehicles were also destroyed.

The Syrian warplanes also destroyed large amount of weapons and munition of ISIL terrorists.





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