adminSWAIDA (Syria) – The Syrian army is determined to eliminate the armed militants, who have been trying recently to storm a military airbase in Syria’s southern province of Swaida, a military officer told Xinhua on Sunday.
The officer, who asked not to be named, said the June 10 attack by the rebels on the Thaaleh airbase in the countryside of predominantly Druze province of Swaida was thwarted quickly by the Syrian army forces, who were aware of the attack by observing the movement of the rebels in the nearby towns in the adjacent northeastern countryside of Daraa province.
On June 10, and just a day after capturing a major military base in Daraa, several jihadist groups announced the commencement of a new battle to capture the Thaaleh airbase in the town of Thaaleh, just 10 kilometers west of Swaida.
After the capture of the Brigade 52 in Daraa, the Thaaleh airbase and its town have become exposed to the rebels, who showed resolve to capture that facility. – Xinhua.
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