The Syrian army stormed the strongholds of the armed groups in surrounding areas of Lattakia and Daraa provinces, leaving a large number of Takfiri militants dead and wounded.
The army soldiers continued their offensive operations against the rebels in the areas of Deir Hanna, al-Sukkaryeh, al-Qantara, Burj al-Hhayat, Otaira, Kalas, Jabal al-Khurafi, al-Zueik, Kanasba and al-Kabir in Lattakia countryside, killing and injuring a large number of them.
Also, the militants suffered hefty losses in the area of al-Sheikh Miskin in Daraa countryside, as the army killed nearly 35 rebels.
Syria has been the scene of insurgency since 2011 when certain western powers and their regional allies voiced loudly that Syrian protests have no diplomatic solution and they started supplying the country's opposition groups with their arms and funds.
In 2014, specially after victory of President Bashar al-Assad in the country's presidential election, the army has gained upper hand in its anti-terrorism campaign, and has been partly successful in sealing borders with Turkey and Jordan.