On July 26, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) 4th Division secured the key towns of Jillen and Hayt in the western Daraa countryside following heavy clashes with fighters of the ISIS-affiliated Khalid ibn al-Walid Army, according to the Hezbollah media wing in Syria.
Few Hours ago, the 4th Division destroyed the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army defenses around Jillen and captured several position inside of it. Pro-government activists said that many former fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) had participated in the attack on the town.
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Meanwhile, the General Command of the SAA announced in an official statement that units of the SAA captured the strategic hill of al-Jumou and four positions around it from the ISIS-affiliated group. The SAA is now removing IEDs and mines, which had been planted by Khalid ibn al-Walid Army fighters.
According to a report of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the remaining fighters of the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army are now hiding in the towns and villages of Tasil, Saham al-Jawlan, Jamlah, Abidin, Kuwayyah, Ma’arriyah, al-Qusayr and al-Shajarah.
