Publish Date: 8 February 2016 - 13:54

ALEPPO, Feb. 08 (MNA) – An army unit, in cooperation with supporting forces, restored security and stability to Kefeen village in the northern countryside of Aleppo province after eliminating the last gatherings of terrorists there.

Earlier, The army restored security and stability to Retyan and Mayer towns in the northern countryside of the province on Saturday, while on Sunday army units established control over the strategic hill of Barlahin in the eastern countryside of Aleppo after eliminating the remaining ISIL gatherings there.

Accordingly, number of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists were killed by the army and the armed forces in the surroundings of al-Mukharram town, 43 km to the east of Homs City.

A field source confirmed that a unit of the army, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, ambushed a terrorist group that infiltrated from Ezz Eddin village into Talomari village, killing most of its members and injuring others.

The source added that arms and varied ammunition belonging to the terrorist group were seized and a number of its vehicles were destroyed.

 

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