Syrian Army Captures More ISIL-Held Areas in Sweida Desert
Tehran(KNA) : The Syrian Army continued hunting the remaining pockets of ISIL in the Eastern desert of Sweida on Monday, imposing control over more areas and tightening noose on the trapped terrorists in Toloul al-Safa.
The army men engaged in fierce clashes with ISIL in Northwestern, Western and Southwestern Toloul al-Safa in the Eastern deserts of Sweida, taking control over more large areas, including several heights and caves in the rocks.
The army men further advanced in Toloul al-Safa and deployed near a main water source of the terrorists.
In the meantime, other units of the army repelled a heavy offensive of the ISIL in Qabr Sheikh Hossein region, inflicting major losses on the terrorists and forcing the remaining pockets of them to retreat from the battlefield.
The Arabic-language Sweida 24 news network reported on Sunday that the fighter jets pounded ISIL's movements and strongholds in al-Hassa region in Northeastern Sweida, killing senior ISIL commander Ahmad al-Matlaq nom de guerre Abu Ali along with a number of his fighters.
The network further said that the Syrian Army units, backed up by artillery units and fighter jets, stormed ISIL's positions in the rocks in Toloul al-Safa rugged terrain and captured several heights near Qabr Sheikh Hossein region.
It went on to say that the army has been fortifying its positions in Toloul al-Safa, adding that the army forces have seized a large volume of arms and ammunition Northwest of Toloul al-Safa.
Source: Fars