16 March 2016 - 09:16
Syrian Al-Qaeda group tries to cutoff government’s main supply route from Sweida to Damascus

The extremist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and their allies launched a new assault on the Syrian government’s main supply route from Damascus City to the Al-Sweida Governorate, striking the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions from the Al-Lajat Plateau.

AhlulBayt News Agency - The extremist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and their allies launched a new assault on the Syrian government’s main supply route from Damascus City to the Al-Sweida Governorate, striking the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions from the Al-Lajat Plateau.

According to a military source in Damascus City, the extremist rebels attempted to advance east from the Al-Lajat Plateau in the Dara’a Governorate towards the Khalkhalah Military Airport on the border of the Al-Sweida Governorate.

However, the extremist rebels were unable to bypass the Syrian Arab Army’s first line of defense near Dama, resulting in a high number of casualties for the Jabhat Al-Nusra battalions attacking this important area in the Al-Lajat Plateau.

The military source added that the Damascus-Sweida Highway is fully under the Syrian government’s control and that the situation is completely settled.

The Damascus-Sweida Highway was not closed as a result of this wide-scale assault by Jabhat Al-Nusra and their allies on Tuesday.




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