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Qalamoun: Syrian Army, Hezbollah seize the Faleeta Barrens: video
2017-07-25
Five minute video at the link of men in spiffy camouflage uniforms shooting a variety of weapons from the personal to the driven. Those of you with knowledge of such things will no doubt find it interesting.
[AlMasdar] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Hezbollah launched a massive offensive along the western slope of the Qalamoun Mountains this past week, targeting the last positions of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Islamic State (ISIL) in the Faleeta Barrens.

Within hours of launching this attack, the Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah managed to capture several points, including the large hilltop of Tal Burkan, which overlooks the Lebanese border.

On Sunday, the Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah continued their advance in the Faleeta Barrens, capturing the entire area after a fierce battle with the exhausted Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham militants.

The video footage above show the Syrian Army and Hezbollah seizing the Faleeta Barrens on Sunday, securing the Lebanese border with Syria’s Rif Dimashq Governorate.

While the operations on the Syrian side are concluding, the Lebanese Army and Hezbollah still have a ways to go before the ‘Arsal Barrens can be official declared free of terrorists in the Beqa’a Governorate of Lebanon.

VIDEO: Hezbollah secures massive advance on Syria-Lebanon border, battle against HTS jihadists almost over
Another video at the link, this one shorter.
[AlMasdar] Hezbollah has secured a major advance against terrorists of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group in the Arsal, western Qalamoun border region between Syria and Lebanon.

The advance was achieved today with Hezbollah forces overrunning the jihadist group’s positions in the canyon areas of Wadi Ma’rouf, Wadi Kuhail, Wadi Za’rour, Wadi al-Daqayek and Wadi al-Dam.

Not long after this advance was confirmed, Hezbollah’s regional operations room released a statement saying the battle against HTS was almost over and that they called on the terrorist group’s fighters to surrender themselves and save their own lives.

The statement emphasized that Hezbollah would guarantee the safety of surrendered HTS fighters and would grant them evacuation to Idlib Governorate in northern Syria if the militants so chose.

As of the present time, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Lebanese Army and Hezbollah are all engaged in a bilateral, multi-factional operation against HTS aimed at clearing the final terrorist-occupied stretch of border between Syria and Lebanon.
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