A military source told SANA Tuesday that the army units in cooperation with the supporting forces carried out, during the past few hours, a wide-scale military operation and established full control over Haiyan gas field after eliminating the latest gatherings of ISIL terrorists.
The source added that the army engineering personnel are working to dismantle the mines and IED planted inside the factory by ISIL terrorists.
Meanwhile, SANA reporter in Homs said that the army units in cooperation with the supporting forces have broaden their control over the western countryside of Palmyra city after the army units established full control over Jahar area, located
to the west of Hayyan Factory as the army eliminated the latest gatherings of ISIL
terrorists.
The source added that the army units inflicted heavy losses upon the ISIL terrorists in personnel and equipment, while the army pursued terrorists who fled away towards al-Abar (the wells) area.
The army units continued military operation to the east of Hayyan Factory and established full control over all the hills surrounding it, according to SANA reporter.
In the northern countryside of the province, the source added that an army unit in cooperation with the popular defense groups destroyed a tank for Jabhat al-Nusra on al-Ghanto-al-Halmouz roundabout in the southeastern direction of Jabourin village, north of Homs city.
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