The Syrian Army continued to tighten its grip over foreign-backed militants in the countryside of Damascus and Quneitra, leaving a large number of them killed and wounded in fresh operations.
A military source told the state news agency that the army targeted militants' gatherings centers in several areas in Damascus countryside and inflicted heavy casualties upon the militants in Jobar, al-Mahatta, al-Oja, Hosh, al-Abbasiye, and Khan al-Sheih.
The army killed around 30 insurgents in several areas in al-Qalamoun Mount near the Syrian-Lebanese borders.
Non-Syrian rebels including Mut’eb al-Anzi from Saudi Arabia and Hussein Abu Zaid from Egypt were among the dead.
Army targeted rebels' gathering centers in neighborhood in Zabadani city. Terrorists Khaled al-Kweifi, Othman Rahma and Aref Kharita were identified among the dead.
Meantime, the militants were faced with a series of surprise attacks in the towns of Nab’a al-Sakhr, Western al-Samadania, Majdoulia and al-Kina forest to the East of Majdoulia in Quneitra countryside where many of them were killed and wounded.