Hezbollah, Syria liberate more territory in Qalamoun
Fighters of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah and Syrian army troops have made fresh gains in their battle against terrorists in the border mountainous region of Qalamoun, as a notorious commander of the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group is killed in a simultaneous operation in the region.
Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV reported Tuesday that allied forces advanced in territory north of Qalamoun, recapturing areas of Tallet Ras al-Kosh and Qornat Ras al-Sahbah, located on the outskirts of the village of Jarajeer.
According to al-Manar, a notorious ISIL commander was killed in a concurrent operation further east of the region on the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Arsal. The terrorist leader, identified as Abu Balqis al-Baghdadi, was killed in a shelling that targeted the area of Wadi Hmayed.
Further about seven kilometers (4.5 miles) north of Arsal, Hezbollah fighters targeted positions of ISIL around the town of Ras Baalbek, pushing them away from the strategic area of al-Zuweiteya. More than 50 militants were killed in similar fighting that erupted last week between Hezbollah fighters and ISIL terrorists operating in the area.
Militants have reportedly lost more than 90 percent of the land they previously controlled in Qalamoun as a result of the two-month 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. ISIL militants control areas north of Arsal, a city which is controlled by the Lebanese army.
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