Syrian Defense Minister Major General Fahd Jasem al-Freij visited on Wednesday the army units in Hasaka.

Syrian Defense Minister Major General Fahd Jasem al-Freij visited on Wednesday the army units in Hasaka.

Accompanied by a number of the army senior officers, al-Freij, also deputy Commander-in-chief of the army, met the soldiers working in Hasaka and appreciated their courage and heroism showed while fighting terrorists of the Takfiri group, ISIL (so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Levant), eliminating them, official news agency, SANA, reported.

Gen. Freij was briefed by field commanders on the military operations, hailing unity between Hasaka people and the army soldiers who stand as one rank in defense of the Homeland, SANA added.

“The army’s victories and achievements against terrorism are real embodiment of our people’s choice in resistance and struggle,” the Syrian agency quoted Gen. Freij as saying.