Syrian Army Destroys Militant Tunnels In Damascus Suburbs - Source

The Syrian army on Thursday destroyed the tunnels used by militants in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, resulting in sounds of explosions resonating through the capital, a military source told Sputnik.

DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 13th September, 2018) The Syrian army on Thursday destroyed the tunnels used by militants in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, resulting in sounds of explosions resonating through the capital, a military source told Sputnik.

"The army blew up the tunnels dug by militants near the settlements of Jobar and Ein Tarma in the eastern Damascus suburbs, as a result of which sounds of explosions were heard," the source said.

The Syrian army regularly discovers and destroys tunnels used by terrorists as hiding places and means to relocate its forces between settlements and whole regions.

Later in the day, a source told Sputnik that the government forces had struck terrorists in the south of Idlib province.

"The army carried out artillery strikes on the strongholds and hideouts of terrorists which attacked innocent civilian population," the source said.

The Syrian military also eliminated a group of militants linked to the Kataib al-Izza group in the north of Hama province and destroyed three strongholds of the Nusra Front terror group (banned in Russia) in the village of Tal Wasat, located in the same region.