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The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their push towards the strategic Al-‘Umar Oil Fields, today, liberating a new town along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. Led by the 4th Mechanized Division and 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the town of Hatla Al-Shaqiyah in eastern Deir Ezzor, …

Syrian government forces pushed into one of the last remaining urban strongholds of the Islamic State group in the country’s east on Friday, following days of fierce fighting and intense Russian airstrikes that involved cruise missiles from the Mediterranean, activists and officials said. The push into the town of Mayadeen …

When the agreement to ease the escalation was reached on May 6, 2017, the Syrian regular forces controlled an area of ​​about 36,000 square kilometers – 19.3 percent of the Syrian territory. It was the third most influential force in Syria after the Syrian Democratic Forces which in turn was …

The Syrian army and its allies reached an air base besieged for years by Islamic State militants on the outskirts of the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, said a commander in the alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad. Forces this week also broke the siege of …

With a sudden lunge through jihadist lines, the Syrian army and its allies on Monday came to within 3 km of relieving the Euphrates city of Deir al-Zor, where Islamic State has besieged 93,000 civilians and an army garrison for years. The advance on the eastern city marks another stinging …

The governor of Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, Mohammed Ibrahim Samra, said the Syrian army would reach Deir al-Zor city, which has been besieged by Islamic State for years, within 48 hours. “The heroes of the army will arrive at Deir al-Zor in 24-48 hours at the most,” he told Reuters …

The US-led coalition in Syria yesterday said it would keep blocking a convoy of evacuated Isil militants in the Syrian desert from reaching Isil-held territory on the Iraq border. The hundreds of fighters recently surrendered an enclave on Syria’s border with Lebanon. They agreed with Hezbollah and the Syrian government …

The Levant News – The Syrian army and its allies have captured the main water pumping station that supplies Aleppo in a sweeping advance against Islamic State that has brought them to the bank of the Euphrates, a group that monitors the conflict said on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for …

THE LEVANT NEWS EXCLUSIVE – By Niazy G. Atay* – Turkey’s involvement in the Syrian crisis expanded to military action with the Operation Euphrates Shield (OES), initiated on 24 August. Hotly-debated issue of Turkey’s intervention to Syria at international and domestic levels came into existence following the reconciliation with Russia …

THE LEVANT NEWS — BEIRUT: Syria’s army and allies, backed by Russian airstrikes, recaptured 18 villages from ISIS fighters in eastern Aleppo province on Saturday, activists said. The advance extended their control of parts of a road running toward the group’s stronghold of Raqqa, and built on gains made in …

By Elijah J. Magnier for Global Research — There are three possible scenarios in Syria Participation of [Saudi] Arab troops  in Syria is not excluded. A high-ranking officer within the joint operations room in Damascus, which includes Russia, Iran and Syria and Hezbollah said, “ there are three possible scenarios in Syria: …

THE LEVANT NEWS — The Syrian Army and its allies managed on Monday to control Maarata town in Aleppo southern countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorists. Maarata lies to the east of Khan Toman which the Syrian army and allies liberated on Sunday. Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched …

The Levant News Exclusive -Damascus- Syrian Army and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked Militants, starting from the rural southern Aleppo, a source in Syria said. The army expands a counter-offensive with support from Moscow’s two-week-old air campaign. The military operation resulted in heavy clashes near Azzan mountain region, about …

The Levant News Exclusive -Damascus- A military source said, Syrian Armed Forces began a large-scale operation in Damascus suburb to free Jobar and Harasta, from terrorists. Syria’s Armed Forces already took control of several buildings in Jobar wich contains armed groups belonging to the Ahrar ash-Sham movement led by Zahran Alloush. …

The Levant News — The Syrian army backed by allied militia have advanced in western Syria after heavy Russian airstrikes in areas around the main highway running through major cities, a group monitoring the war said on Sunday. After deadly clashes the military and Lebanese Hezbollah militiamen took control of Tal …

The Levant News — The Syrian Army liberated two villages in the north of the Syrian Latakia province in about 12 miles from the border with Turkey over the past 24 hours, a military source said Saturday. The Syrian army has continued its ground operation in the territory captured by terrorists. …

The Levant News Exclusive -Damascus- Syrian army unites continued on Saturday their military operations against the Islamic state in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists. The Russian Air Force carried out 64 sorties that hit a total of 55 IS targets in Iraq and Syria during the past 24 …

The Levant News Exclusive- Latakia- A military source told that Russian and Syrian air forces struck on 27 ISIS fortified sites, destroyed their facilities in the forests of Latakia countryside. Editing by Diana Kasem

The Levant News — Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces, Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayoub said.. Following the Russian airstrikes against IS in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist organizations, which have reduced the fighting capacity of the terrorists, the Syrian armed forces has kept the reins of military initiative …

The Levant News — French President Francois Hollande has proposed uniting the forces of the so-called Free Syrian Army and President Assad’s army to battle ISIS terrorists, President Putin revealed. It could create the ground for political settlement in Syria, he added. “During [my] recent visit to Paris, French President Francois …

The Levant News — Scores of terrorists, including from ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra, were killed, as the Syrian army units carried out intensified operations against their positions, destroying also their equipment and heavy weapons, in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, Daraa, Homs, dleb and Sweida. Source: SANA

The Levant News –The Syrian army and armed forces made new achievements in combating terrorism all over the country by establishing control over new area, killing terrorists and destroying their hideouts, ammunition, and vehicles. Daraa:                               …

The Levant News Exclusive — Damascus – Battlefield sources mentioned two car explosions in Ras Ayn, attacking two locations of “Kurdish People’s Defense Units” at Mushrafa village in the southeast countryside of Hasaka. The attack wasn’t adopted by any force, however, several sources, accused ISIS due to its presence in …

The Syrian army and allied fighters have driven insurgents from parts of an air base they had seized in the southern province of Sweida, an activist group monitoring the conflict reported Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group that tracks the war, said the insurgents had …

Reuters – At least two rockets from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and Israel returned fire, the military said, nine days after an Israeli air strike in Syria killed an Iranian general and several Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas. An Israeli military spokesman said the army “responded with artillery …

The Levant Exclusive  – By Zainab B. Mashi – Damascus – The ISIS recent attempts to infiltrate the biggest Syrian gas field, “Shaer”, East of Homs – Syria, have failed. The ISIS is seeking to control the airport (T4) from the field’s area. After a week of the ISIS control of …

The Syrian Army said that its units tightened grip on “terrorist groups” on Tuesday, targeting their gatherings and dens in several areas around the country. The Army added that its units foiled two “terrorists’ attempts of infiltration from Khan al-Sheeh towards al-Khammara and the medicine factory to the left of …

  According to the Syrian official news agency, SANA, the Syrian army units have killed and wounded a number of rebels and “terrorists” and destroyed their vehicles in Aleppo and its countryside. A Syrian military source told SANA that the army units killed and wounded “terrorists” in Bani Zaid and …