RAQQA, Jun. 16 (MNA) – A Syrian army unit, in cooperation with popular defense groups, eliminated Thursday an ISIL terrorist group, mostly foreigners, who attacked a military post at the triangle of al-Rassafe in the western countryside of Raqqa province.

A military source announced that an army unit clashed with a group of ISIL terrorists attacked a military post at the triangle of al-Rassafe, killing and injuring a number of terrorists.

On Wednesday, Syrian Army Air Force destroyed vehicles for ISIL to the north side of Zakia crossroads and the south side of al-Tabqa city in the countryside of Raqqa province.

Syrian army in cooperation with popular defense groups, backed by Syrian and Russian air forces, began on 2 June a wide military operation on Athriya-Khanaser- al-Tabqa axis that resulted so far to establish control over Zakia-Deir Haffer crossroads, Abu al-Zain mountains, al-Masbah area, Abu al-Alaaj village, power and oil pumping plants, two oil fields, Harbiyat and Anbaj villages and al-Safeeh triangle at Habari field.

 

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