Syrian Army establishes control over new villages in western countryside of Deir Ezzor

The reporter said that army units continued their operations against ISIS sites and fortifications in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, establishing control over the villages of Halbia, Zalbia and al-Qasabi and the archaeological sites in them.

The reporter added that army’s engineering units are combing the villages in order to dismantle IEDs and booby traps planted by ISIS terrorists before they were killed or fled towards their sites in the desert.

The reporter said that army units continue to advance successfully towards Maadan city, about 70 km west of the city of Deir Ezzor, amid a collapse among terrorists’ ranks.

Also, an army unit chased the remnants of the fleeing terrorists in the northern countryside of Hama, killing a number of them and destroying a tank

In the eastern countryside of Homs, Syrian Army units restored control over Mzin al-Baqar, al-Mushirfa al-Shamalia, Rasm al-Tawil, Joret al-Nazal and Mesaied  to the east of Jub al-Jarah, killing a number of terrorists.