"The Syrian army attacked the strongholds of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front in al-Bahar neighborhood in the Southern parts of Dara'a al-Balad with missiles, killing dozens of terrorists," the military sources said.

They also reported several injuries among the militants in the same region.

The army troops have been engaged in heavy fighting with the terrorists of al-Nusra Front in Southern Dara'a near the border with Jordan since Wednesday, taking a heavy toll from the al-Qaeda-affiliated militants.

The army soldiers struck the positions of al-Nusra in the Eastern side of al-Naima town, killing at least 11 terrorists and wounding many more.

Al-Nusra's military equipment also sustained major damage in the attacks.

In relevant developments in the province last Tuesday, the Syrian military forces engaged in heavy fighting with al-Nusra Front terrorists in Dara'a al-Balad district in the Southern part of Dara'a city, in which the terrorist group suffered heavy casualties.

"The Syrian soldiers fended off al-Nusra attacks on the government forces' positions in Southern side of Busra square and Northern side of schools area in al-Nazeheen camp, which ended in the killing of several militants and destruction of their artilleries and mortars," the sources said, adding, "The army also hit the terrorists' gatherings hard in al-Arba'een neighborhood, which also claimed the lives of several militants and destroyed their positions; FNA reported.

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