Syrian Army Regains Jazal Oil Field in Homs

Syrian Army and Armed Forces units continued on Tuesday their intensive operations against terrorist organizations, restoring control over new areas and killing a number of terrorists.

Homs

Army units restored control over Jazal oil field in the eastern countryside of Homs central province.

A military source told SANA that army units, in cooperation with supporting forces, carried out accurate operations against ISIL terrorist organization in the northwest countryside of Tadmur (Palmyra) city, establishing control over Jazal oil field.

The source added that army engineering units are dismantling IEDs and mines that were planted by ISIL terrorists earlier in the area.

Earlier, the source said that army units directed artillery strikes against ISIL gatherings and fortifications in al-Bardeh, the abandoned battalion and the eastern countryside of al-Qaryateen and Tadmur cities.

The source added that as a result of the strikes a number of ISIL terrorists were killed and many of their vehicles, some equipped with machineguns were destroyed.

Daraa

An army unit foiled an attack by al-Nusra Front terrorists against one of the military posts in Daraa al-Balad area in Daraa southern province.

Army units carried out precise operations against gatherings and positions of al-Nusra terrorists in Daraa al-Balad and al-Nazihin Camp and in the neighborhoods of al-Karak and al-Abbasyia and to the north of Bilal al-Habashi Mosque in Daraa City.

A number of terrorists were killed in the operations and an amount of their arms and ammunition were destroyed.

An army unit also killed all members of a terrorist group affiliated to al-Nusra who attacked one of the military posts to the northwest of Bilal al-Habashi Mosque in Daraa al-Balad.

Hamah

An army unit killed a number of ISIL terrorists and cut off their supply routes between the eastern countryside of Salamiyah and northwestern countryside of Palmyra city.

An army unit carried out intensive operations accompanied by concentrated bombardments against gatherings and positions of ISIL terrorists in al-Barghotiyeh village in the eastern countryside of Salamiyah.

A number of ISIL terrorists were killed in the operations and others were injured and a machinegun-equipped SUV was destroyed.

Deir Ezzor

The army launched artillery and air bombardments on ISIL gatherings and sites in al-Tharda area, the 17th Hill, al-Sunouf Hill and the graveyards area in the surroundings of Deir Ezzor city, according to the military source.

The source added that due to the strikes a number of ISIL vehicles, some of them equipped with heavy machine guns, were destroyed and many terrorists were killed.