Syrian army takes full control of territory near Golan Heights
(Baonghean.vn) - TASS quoted sources confirming that the military campaign targeting anti-terrorist elements in southern Syria has ended.
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On July 31, Russian President's special envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said that the Syrian government army had completely controlled the territories surrounding the Golan Heights.
“Currently, Syrian posts have been deployed to the entire territory near the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights and at the Jordanian border,” Mr. Lavrentyev said.
Besides, he added, the campaign against terrorists in southern Syria has also ended.
“I would like to stress that the operation against militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations in southern and southwestern Syria has ended,” Mr. Lavrentyev affirmed.
“The territory around al-Quneitra, Daraa and along the Syrian-Israeli-Jordanian border has been completely cleared of terrorism,” the special envoy stressed.