On August 25, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) captured several positions in the areas of Qubr al-Sheikh Hassan, Umm Mrazkh and Tell Ghanim north of the governorate of al-Suwayda, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
The Syria-based al-Suwyada-24 blog said that the SAA killed more than 30 terrorists and captured one during its advance. Furthermore, the SAA destroyed two ISIS vehicles in Tell Ghanim.
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In the course of the clashes, ISIS fighters ambushed a large unit of the SAA in the heavily fortified area of al-Safa. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), 8 Syrian soldiers were killed and more than 60 others were injured in the ambush.
The SAA is advancing slowly inside ISIS’ pocket north of al-Suwayda in order to insure safety of about 30 civilian hostages, who were abducted by the terrorist group earlier this month.
