Tehran - FNA
The Syrian army continued its advances in the Southern parts of the country, and took back control of a strategic town in Damascus countryside.
The foreign-backed terrorists were pushed back from the town of Kafr Yabous in Damascus countryside and the army regained full control over the town.
Kafr Yabous is located in Al-Qalamoun region in Damascus countryside and it is only 11 kilometers from the borders with Lebanon.
The Al-Nusra Front terrorist group had control over the Kafr Yabous which is in the Southeastern parts of al-Zabadani town.
Tens of Al-Nusra terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured in fierce clashes with the Syrian troops.
Also in the past 24 hours, a large number of terrorists were killed in heavy fighting between the Syrian army and the Al-Nusra Front in Damascus province.
The army soldiers struck a heavy blow at the terrorists in the areas of al-Zabadani, Eastern Ghouta and Douma in Damascus countryside, killing and injuring scores of them.
Elsewhere, the Syrian Armed Forces, in a series of massive operations against militants' strongholds on Sunday, gained more grounds in various battlefields in Homs province.