Syrian Army overruns US-backed rebels, recaptures strategic hilltop

YemenExtra

M.A.

The Syrian government forces continue to progress against US-backed rebel groups in the Syrian Desert, in spite of the recent US airstrikes which have the aims of curbing the troops from advancing towards the Iraqi borders.

Today, the Syrian Army, supported by allied forces, were capable of regaining control the strategic Dakwah hilltop following violent clashes with the US-backed, FSA-affiliated rebel factions.

Last Monday, Osoud al-Sharqiyah rebel group downed a SyAAF warplane, killing its pilot in Dakwah region.

Located some 60 km to the east of Damascus at a height of 920 meters, the Dakwah hilltop served as a major bastion for Daesh, but then taken over by FSA-affiliated factions when Daesh rebels were forced to retreat at the beginning of the year.

The regions possess a strategic importance as a juncture linking the southern and northern parts of the desert land spanning to the east of the capital.

Yesterday, the Army troops retook the control of the large hilltop of Tal al-Abd before advancing from the northern and western axes, and eventually expelling the rebel fighters from Dakwah hilltop.