The army units took full control of the Southern Farms and Height 861 in the surrounding area of Quaryatayn town in Homs province.

Scores of militants were killed and wounded in heavy clashes with the Syrian government troops near Quaryatayn.

In a relevant development on Tuesday, the Syrian army seized back a strategic height near the town of Quaryatayn.

The army units took full control of Hazm al-Gharbiat height by moving from Jabil mountain towards Hazm al-Awsat mountains in the Western part of Quaryatayn town.

The Syrian army inflicted heavy losses on the ISIS Takfiri terrorists and destroyed their armored vehicle killing all its crew members.

In a relevant development on Monday, the Syrian army and the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement started fresh military operations against the terrorists' military positions Quaryatayn town in Homs province, and seized control of a strategic hill in the region in the first phase of the operation.

The army units attacked the terrorists' positions in Quaryatayn.

The Syrian army and resistance forces seized back Mantar al-Ramliya Hill in Taloul al-Soud area in the Western part of Quaryatayn town early in the first phase of their massive operations.

The Syrian army started its fresh operations after it cut the terrorists' supply routes to the ancient city of Palmyra which is also located in Eastern Homs.

Meantime, the Syrian army's artillery units heavily pounded the terrorists' positions in Quaryatayn, FNA reported.

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