BEIRUT: The Syrian army and Hezbollah launched fresh attacks on jihadi positions in the Qalamoun border mountains early Saturday,Al-Manar reported, destroying two vehicles and killing a number of militants.
The Hezbollah-run channel said the allied forces destroyed a bulldozer and a military vehicle on the outskirts of Syria's Jarajeer, situated about 20 kilometers east of Lebanon's Arsal, killing all the jihadis inside.
The state-run National News Agency also reported Saturday that the Lebanese Army targeted militant gatherings on the outskirts of Arsal.
The Syrian army and Hezbollah began advancing toward the outskirts of Jarajeer in north Qalamoun earlier this week after ousting jihadis from areas surrounding Flita, about 7 kilometers southwest of Jarajeer.
Al-Manar later aired footage from the front line showing heavy clashes between Syrian troops and Hezbollah fighters on one side, and jihadis on the other.
The forces took over a hilltop in an area it identified as the Shmeis al-Hsan Heights on Jarajeer’s outskirts, the station said.