Alwaght - Hezbollah fighters and
the Syrian army have liberated new strategic areas from the Takfiri terrorists
in the mountainous border region of Qalamoun, West of Syria.
Al-Manar TV reported Saturday that
the joint forces launched a fresh attack on the positions of the al-Nusra Front
terrorists operating on the outskirts of the Syrian village of Jarajeer in
northern Qalamoun, clearing those positions of militants.
The visual report displayed a
footage showing the advance of the allied forces in the strategic area, which
is located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of the Lebanese town of Arsal,
also a hot spot over the past few weeks.
The report said that a bulldozer
and a military vehicle belonging to the al-Nusra terrorists were destroyed in
the Saturday operation.
The advance came just a week after
the joint forces managed to retake the Syrian border town of Flitah, which lies
about seven kilometers (4.5 miles) from Jarajeer. These gains mean that those
militants operating in the vicinity of Arsal have now become surrounded from
all directions.
Hezbollah currently controls East
and South of Arsal while the militants of the Takfiri ISIS terrorist group are
positioned on the northern outskirts. The Lebanese army has a major presence in
Arsal itself, launching occasional attacks on militants in the surrounding
areas.
On Friday, Hezbollah forces
regained the area of Qernat Shamis al-Hassan in Jarajeer. The fighters had
previously taken control of the areas of Qernat Sheab al-Nosub, Qernat Abu Harb,
and Qernat al-Sama’an. Hezbollah forces had also liberated the strategic Bloksat
heights which oversee Jarajeer and Arsal.
Takfiri Militants have reportedly
lost more than 90 percent of the land that they previously controlled in
Qalamoun as a result of the two-month long operation by Hezbollah and the
Syrian army. The mountainous region, which straddles the Lebanese-Syrian
border, was previously used by the al-Nusra Front terrorists for transferring
weapons and ammunition into Syria, where they have been involved in terrorist
activities.
