HOMS, May 13 (MNA) – Syrian army  units established control over the southern al-Mshairfeh quarry in the eastern countryside of Homs province after eliminating the last remaining gatherings of ISIL in the area.

A military source told SANA that army units, in cooperation with supporting forces, continued pursuing ISIL terrorists in the eastern countryside of Homs, establishing control over southern al-Mshairfeh quarry and eliminating a number of terrorists.

The source added that army units established fire control over the road connecting Jbab Hamad, Rasm Hamida, Khirbet al-Sabe’a, Habra al-Gharbiya, and Habra al-Sharqiya in the eastern countryside of Homs city.

Meanwhile,the army unit foiled Friday morning a fierce attack launched by ISIL terrorists on a number of military posts in the area between Aleppo’s Khanaser and Hama’s Atherya.

SANA reporter said 20 terrorists were killed and others were injured during the confrontation, while a number of their vehicles were destroyed.

He affirmed that Aleppo-Khanaser-Atherya is totally safe and the traffic movement there is normal.

SANA/MNA