According to Al Masdar, the Syrian Armed Forces have captured the villages of Tal Malek, Nahshaba, Tal Rasha, Ayn Quntarah, Dhaher Abu Asad, Ard-Al-Wata, Mazghalah, Haker Al-Tahtani, Ayn Al-Bayda, Ayn Al-Hur, Al-Rai, and Jabal Sheikh Hassan.
In addition to capturing those villages, the Syrian Armed Forces have imposed full control over Points 540 and 650 near the village of Al-Rai in Jabal Al-Akrad (Kurdish Mountains).
The forces leading the Latakia offensive today are the Syrian Desert Hawks Brigade and Syrian Marines; furthermore, they are joined by the Syrian National Defense Forces (NDF) and Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP).
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