The Syrian army ambushed a terrorist convoy that was transporting a number militant commanders in Assal al-Ward on the barrens of Qalamoun in Damascus countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

The Syrian army ambushed a terrorist convoy that was transporting a number militant commanders in Assal al-Ward on the barrens of Qalamoun in Damascus countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

The Syrian army killed dozens of militants who were trying to infiltrate into the barrens of Qara, Breij and Ras al-Marra in Qalamoun.

The Syrian warplanes also targeted several ISIL gatherings at the crossings of Mira, Mertbaya and al-Zamrani on Qalamoun's barrens.

The Syrian army on Monday further continued to launch wide-scale military operations against foreign-backed terrorist organizations across the country, killing and injuring scores of their members and foiling their infiltration attempts.

In a different context, the Kurdish fighters killed 18 ISIL terrorists in Kobani.