DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — The Syrian Armed Forces withstood earlier on Wednesday a powerful assault of terrorists on their positions southwest of Damascus, a militia source told RIA Novosti.
"The extremists’ attack was successfully repelled. The militants suffered heavy losses and were put to flight," the source said.
8 November 2016, 14:14 GMT
According to the source, violent clashes with Jabhat Fatah al Sham, formerly known as Nusra Front, occurred in the town of Khan al-Shih, one of the main terrorist’s strongholds not far from Damascus.
In early October, the army came close to this area, however, they failed to liberate it.
Syria's civil war between government forces and a wide range of insurgents, including opposition groups and terrorists, such as Islamic State and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, both outlawed in Russia and many other countries, has been raging since March 2011.
