The Moroccan commander was arrested after he was wounded during clashes with the army soldiers in al-Qusayr and was immediately taken to hospital.

The battle to free al-Qusayr was intensified as the army continued the second phase of its operations at the northern neighborhoods which are still held by terrorist groups.

The main entrance to the town from the east side is now blocked by army troops, and the road linking al-Daba’a Airport to the town is under army’s close watch.

The fighting for al-Qusayr, which straddles strategic supply routes important for the militants, started on Sunday after the army surrounded the area and successfully entered the town.

The command center of the al-Nusra Front has been destroyed in the battle and the army has taken control over the city center and municipality building as well as nearby al-Daba’a Airport.

Syrian soldiers, backed by volunteer civilian fighters, are moving forward in their fight against Western-backed terrorist gangs and militant groups throughout the war-torn country.

As the government struggles with the more than two-year old bloody insurgency, the US, Israel and their Western allies have threatened to send more arms to militants if President Bashar al-Assad does not leave.

On Wednesday, a US Senate committee voted in favor of a bill, authorizing the government to provide foreign-sponsored militants in Syria with lethal weapons and military training.