Syrian army on Wednesday established control over four villages near the strategic town of Salma which was liberated a day earlier.

Syrian army on Wednesday established control over four villages near the strategic town of Salma which was liberated a day earlier.

“An army unit, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, established on Wednesday control over al-Marouniyat village, 1 km north of Salma town in the northeastern countryside of Lattakia province,” SANA news agency quoted a military source announced.

Taking control of the village followed fierce clashes with the terrorist organizations late on Tuesday and early Wednesday that ended up in killing many terrorists, according to the source.

Tens of terrorists fled towards Rabiaa town, near the Turkish borders, SANA added.

Later, a military source told SANA that Army and Armed Forces units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established control over Sheikh Khalil and Marj al-Khokha village east of Salma town.

The Syrian army on uesday took control of Salma town, which is considered a strategic bastion for Takfiri insurgents of Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham in Lattakia countryside.