Syrian Forces Regain Control of More Areas

Date: 16 July 2017 - 20:53

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DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Syrian government forces have managed to seize back oil fields in the militant-held northern province of Raqqah and in the eastern province of Day al-Zawr from Daesh terrorists as they continue to score more territorial gains against the extremists across the war-ravaged Arab country.
An unnamed military source told Syria’s official news agency, SANA, that army troopers had established complete control over Wahhab, al-Fahed, Dubeisan and al-Kabeer oil fields in addition to al-Qaseer, Abu al-Qetat and Abu Kattash oil wells during the military operations.
The source added that a large number of Daesh terrorists, including high-ranking Saudi and Tunisian terrorist commanders, were also killed and 29 car bombs, five battle tanks, five command centers, a training camp and two arms caches were destroyed.
Meanwhile, raging clashes between terrorists in Idlib are raising fears of widespread violence in the northwestern Syrian province which is held by terrorist groups.
The fighting between Ahrar al-Sham, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, and al-Qaeda-linked Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham is the the first major escalation of infighting among Takfiri groups since they reached a truce in February.
Idlib has become the base for thousands of terrorists who fled Syria's largest city of Aleppo after facing a rout against government forces in December in their worst defeat since March 2011.
Rival terrorist groups are now competing for clout in the territories they control after seeing their campaign to topple the Syrian government broadly in tatters.
On Saturday, Ahrar al-Sham said Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, also known as HTS, was sending reinforcements to the town of Saraqeb and the Jabal al-Zawiya region in preparation for an attack, accusing the group of acts of "tyranny."
In another development, Syrian state television reported a "terrorist explosion" north of the government-held coastal city of Latakia on Sunday and cited reports of casualties.
The blast took place in Ras Shamra, a town about 12 km (7 miles) north of the city, state television said. It gave no further details.