Lattakia, SANA \u2013 The army established control over three villages and a number of hills in the northern countryside of the coastal Lattakia province, according to a military source.<\/p>\n
The army units, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, eliminated the last groups of terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra organization and its affiliates in the villages of al-Rayaneh, Beit Aiyoush and al-Mazraa and the hills surrounding them in Qastal Maaf area, the source told SANA.<\/p>\n
The army had its control over those areas after fierce clashes with the terrorist organizations, that left large numbers of their members killed or wounded.<\/p>\n
The source added that large amounts of weapons, ammunition and vehicles equipped with various types of machineguns were destroyed in the course of the confrontations.<\/p>\n
The new achievements followed recent advances made earlier this month when the army assumed control of al-Zaitouneh hill, Jouret Magharet al-Rashwan, Rweiset al-Mallouheh, Rweiset Jouret al-Zaatar and Rweiset Jouret al-Mdawreh in the northern countryside of Lattakia.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the army units targeted more hideouts and groups of terrorists in the villages of Jebb al-Ahmar and Markashliyeh, leaving many of them dead, in addition to destroying several of their vehicles and mortar launch pads.<\/p>\n
H. Zain\/H. Said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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