The Syrian army, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established control over al-Rabea’a town and al-Rawda village, about 60 km northeastern countryside of Lattakia.

The Syrian army, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established control over al-Rabea’a town and al-Rawda village, about 60 km northeastern countryside of Lattakia, military media reported from the ground on Sunday.

The source added that the engineering units are combing the area and dismantling the explosive devices and landmines planted by the terrorists, some of them were killed and injured by the army operation, who fled towards Turkey.

Earlier on Saturday, State-run SANA news agency reported that army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established control over the villages of al-Tefahiya, Hilwa al-Gharbiya, Hilwa al-Sharqiya, al-Amlik, Beit Arab, Beit Ablaq, and Tal Asholan along with all the hills surrounding them in Lattakia’s northern countryside.