The Syrian army pressed ahead with sweeping operations in various areas across the country, directing crushing strikes to the terrorist groups, particularly those in northern Latakia.

The Syrian army pressed ahead with sweeping operations in various areas across the country, directing crushing strikes to the terrorist groups, particularly those in northern Latakia.

Army units continue to valiantly confront terrorist groups’ repeated attempts to infiltrate Point 45 in the northern countryside of Latakia province, inflicting heavy losses upon them, a military source told SANA, noting the clashes there are underway.

The army units have earlier foiled an attempt to attack Point 45 and forced the terrorists to retreat towards the northeastern side, chasing down the fleeing members with heavy fire.

The source added that the army units also directed sever blows to the armed terrorist groups in al-Nesser Mount in the north, destroying their firing sources and means and leaving big numbers of their members dead.

All members of an armed terrorist group were left dead and wounded as they were ambushed by army units while they were trying to infiltrate the northern part of Aziza village on the axis of al-Sheikh S’eed and the iron factory in Aleppo, according to a military source.

The source told SANA reporter that other terrorists, including Saudis, received heavy losses as they attempted to infiltrate Haddadin-Saqalya axis.

The Saudi Saifullah Abdullah was identified among the dead, in addition to terrorists Abdul-Karim Behelleh and Malek Ahmad Hazani.

Units of the armed forces targeted gatherings of terrorists in the surrounding of Aleppo Central Prison, the Industrial City, al-Mislmiyeh, handarat, Kafr Hamra, al-Lairamoun, Daret Ezzeh, masaken Hanano, al-Haidariyeh, al-Sakhour, al-Mansoureh, Ebtin, al-Wdeiha, Bustan al-Qasr, al-Breij, Kfarnaha, al-Mashhad and al-Salhiyeh.

In the same context, terrorists’ vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns were destroyed in the areas of Azzan, Andan, al-Kastello, al-Jandoul, Rasm al-Abboud, Kweires, Deir Hafer, al-Atareb and Hreitan in the countryside. Many of the terrorists were killed and others were wounded in the operations.

Army units foiled terrorists' infiltration attempt into Kherbet Ghazaleh village and an endeavor of attacking military checkpoints in Daraa, killing many terrorists and injuring others.

A military source told SANA that an army unit killed eight terrorists, injured others and destroyed a vehicle equipped with a heavy machinegun during targeting armed terrorists groups between Zibeen roundabout and Nasib border crossing.

Another army unit targeted a gathering of terrorists' vehicles in al-Ghariyeh al-Sharqiyeh where a number of terrorists were killed, others got wounded and their vehicles were completely destroyed.

In Daraa al-Balad, army units killed many terrorists and injured others in the area surrounding Hamza and al-Abbas Mosque, Katakit Building and the Post Office building.

Army units killed dozens of terrorists in the several villages near Talbisa and al-Dar al-Kabira towns. A army unit foiled a terrorists' infiltration attempt from al-Ameriyeh towards Tal Amri village, killing many terrorists and injuring others.