The source said that this came following violent clashes with ISIL groups east of the oil-pumping station, which also resulted in injuring large numbers of terrorists and destroying their weapons and equipment.
The source added that an army unit carried out a precision strike targeting a gathering of leaders of terrorist groups affiliated to Jabhat al-Nusra in the surroundings of al-Rastan city in the province's northern countryside, killing a number of the leaders including, one nicknamed "Abu Haidar" and Sadeq al-Yousef, and injuring others.
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