The strategic village was recaptured after a gun battle with Islamist rebels in Quneitra on Thursday, a fighting that left dozens of militants killed and many more wounded.
In another development on Thursday, scores of Daesh militants were killed in armed clashes with the Syrian forces in the city of Deir ez-Zor, 450 kilometers (280 miles) northeast of the capital Damascus.
Meanwhile, about 157 wanted militants have reportedly turned themselves in to the Syrian authorities in the provinces of Aleppo, Homs, Hama and Damascus.
#SYRIA Since Dec 28, Russian aircraft performed 121 sorties engaging 424 #ISIS objects https://t.co/V6mOwuxv3z pic.twitter.com/pWlhpTLAzg
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) 30 декабря 2015
"The Syrian government has vowed to pardon all those who lay down arms voluntarily and it has remained loyal to its pledge so far, and this has encouraged us to give up fight, especially considering that the government troops, National Defense Forces (NDF) and Hezbollah who also enjoy the air backup of the Syrian and Russian air forces has gained momentum in its battlefield victories," the Iranian news agency FARS quoted one of those who surrendered in Damascus last month as saying.
#SYRIA In #Aleppo province, #Su25 destroyed a command post of terrorists, 1 tank and 3 vehicles with heavy weapons
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) 30 декабря 2015
Late in December, Russian Defense Ministry officials said that Russian fighter jets had completed a total of 5,240 sorties since the start of the air operation against Daesh militants in Syria.
