DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Syrian government forces continue striking a terrorist stronghold in the Jobar district of the capital city of Damascus for a second day.

Syrian fighter jets and artillery targeted Takfiri terrorists’ positions, destroying their hideouts and tunnels.

The offensive is being conducted to drive the terrorists out of the strategic area, which the terrorists have used as a staging area for many attacks against the capital over the past year.

Meanwhile, the Syrian army destroyed a terrorist position in the border town of Tfail, which is located in both Lebanese and Syrian territory.

The soldiers destroyed an entire base, which was used to prepare car bombs.

Several explosive-laden cars ready for attacks were destroyed and many terrorists were killed in the operation.

Over the past months, the Syrian army has achieved major victories in its battle against Takfiri groups across the country.

According to estimates by the United Nations, over 190,000 people have been killed and millions of others displaced due to the turmoil fueled by the Western-backed terrorists in Syria since March 2011.

Dozens of Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights have come under attack by foreign-backed terrorists fighting the Syrian government.

Philippine Defense Minister Voltaire Gazmin said the terrorist assault started early on Saturday, noting that the troops at one UN encampment were attacked, but those at another were extricated.

Sources say there are 40 Filipino troops in the encampment that came under attack and 35 in the second.

The latest developments come after the peacekeepers refused to surrender to terrorists, including those linked to the al-Qaeda-affiliate al-Nusra Front. Syrian opposition groups including al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front have been directly supported by the US and trained in Jordan.

Meanwhile, terrorists have also abducted 44 UN troops from Fiji. The Fijian members of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) were detained on Wednesday near Quneitra.

The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the assaults against the peacekeepers.

Syria has been gripped by deadly violence since March 2011. Over 190,000 people have reportedly been killed and millions displaced due to the violence fueled by the foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists.

According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey -- are supporting the Takfiris fighting the legitimate government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Golan Heights has been under the Israeli occupation since the 1960s. The Tel Aviv regime captured the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War of 1967 and annexed the region in 1981, although the move was never recognized by the international community and was a violation of international law.