Daesh Being Defeated. Syrian Army Liberated 18 Towns and Villages

13:42     27 January, 2016

The Syrian Army together with the country’s National Defense Forces has liberated more than 18 towns and villages in the northern countryside of Latakia Province in western Syria.

According to a statement made by the Syrian Army's General Command, militants had been extruded from a number of strategic towns and villages, including al-Ghnaimiye, al-Qalai’e, Beit Sukkar, al-Ouainat, Khan al-Joz, Beit Riha, Bradon, al-Souda, al-Khadra, Reef Mekhtaro, al-Jamousiye, al-Saraya, al-Rayyana and al-Shakria, Sputnik News reports.

The statement was done shortly after the Syrian troops managed to take control of the town of Rabia, which is one of the major Islamist strongholds in Latakia.