Hezbollah, Syrian Troops Gain More Territory in Qalamoun

TEHRAN (FNA) - Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement made gains in their military campaign against ISIL in Qalamoun, recapturing new hilltops from the Takfiri group.

Date: 24 June 2015 - 21:26

News ID: ۱۵۳۴۳

The Syrian forces along with Hezbollah fighters clashed with the ISIL terrorists in the mountainous region of Qalamoun, North of the Syrian capital, Damascus, and establishes full controm over the areas of Shoabat al-Bakara, Thalaja, Shoabat al-Shakara, Beit Shakour and Taleel Hajj Ali on Tuesday.
Later in the day, the areas of Qurnat Dalil Semaa and Shoabat Awad were brought under the control of the Syrian troops after large groups of the terrorists lost their lives following the  operations.
The development came on the same day as Hezbollah fighters launched a missile attack on the positions of ISIL on the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Arsal, located about 124 kilometers (77 miles) Northeast of the capital, Beirut.
On May 20, the Syrian army and the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance fighters started their last round of military operations to purge Al-Qalamoun region in Damascus countryside of Takfiri terrorists.
Senior Iraqi officials have blamed Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and some Persian Gulf Arab states for the growing terrorism in their country.
The ISIL has links with Saudi intelligence and is believed to be indirectly supported by the Israeli regime.