The Syrian army, backed by the Syrian air force, targeted different sites and locations of terrorists organizations in several provinces of the country, killing scores of them and destroying their vehicles and fortresses.

The Syrian army, backed by the Syrian air force, targeted different sites and locations of terrorists organizations in several provinces of the country, killing scores of them and destroying their vehicles and fortresses, state-run SANA news agency reported.

In Deir Ezzor, the army’s air force hit positions and movements of terrorists of the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) takfiri group in Ayash village, 12 km west of the city, a military source told SANA on Tuesday.

A number of ISIL terrorists were killed or injured and many of their vehicles, which were equipped with medium and heavy machineguns, were destroyed in the air strikes.

In the meantime, army units targeted movements of ISIL terrorists in the vicinity of Deir Ezzor airport, inflicting heavy losses upon them in personnel and equipment.

Terrorist organizations acknowledged on social media pages the death of at least 70 ISIL terrorists in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor during the past three days.

In Hama, the army’s air force targeted positions for al-Nusra Front-linked terrorist groups in Talaf village and Hor Binafso town, 40 m to the south of Hama city.

A number of centers were destroyed in the airstrikes, which also left several al-Nusra terrorists dead, a military source confirmed.

Meanwhile, a source on the ground told SANA that terrorists confirmed in phone conversations between them monitored by the army that many of their fellows were killed in Hor Binafso town.

A leader named Abdullah Fitrawi was said to be among the dead.

In the same context, an army unit intensively fired rockets and artillery shells at sites for “Jaish al-Fateh” terrorists in Morek town and Atshan and Skeik villages, 30 km north of Hama city.

The operations resulted in destroying a vehicle equipped with a 23 mm machine gun and two other vehicles carrying weapons and ammunition.

Army airstrikes on Jaish al-Fateh positions in Kafr Nabboudeh and al-Latamneh towns in the northwestern countryside of Hama left terrorists dead and a number of their hideouts destroyed.

In the neighboring Idleb province, a source on the ground said an army unit carried out a special operation targeting a gathering of terrorists in Saraqeb area in the southern countryside of theprovince.

Eight terrorists were killed in the operation, including Ayham al-Abd and Ahmad Zreiq.

In al-Hamediyeh village, at least 7 terrorists from “Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement” were killed as a result of an army operation against their gathering.

Bilal al-Abed and Talal al-Abed were identified among the dead.

In Homs, the army’s air force carried out sorties targeting hideouts and movements of ISIS terrorists east of Mhein town and in al-Qaryatain village, 85 km to the southeast of Homs city.

The air strikes resulted in destroying arms, weapons and vehicles, some of which equipped with heavy machineguns.

More hideouts and positions for al-Nusra terrorists were destroyed in Teir Maala, west of Talbiseh and in Um Sharshouh, 18 km north of Homs city.

In southern Syria, an army unit destroyed a vehicle for terrorists as it targeted their movements to thesoutheast of al-Abassiyeh Bakery in Daraa al-Mahatta area in Daraa city.

Another army unit killed a number of terrorists, injured others and destroyed their weapons and ammunition during operations against their gatherings in Daraa al-Balad neighborhood in the city.

In Dael city 14 km to the north, the army targeted terrorists, killing numbers of them.