Elite Syrian troops sent to cleanse Al-Qaeda pocket near Israeli border once and for all

The high command of the Syrian Arab Army is re-directing an elite unit to the front-lines close to the Israeli-occupied Golan area as part of an ongoing effort to crush a large pocket held by Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

Reports have come in that the 4th Armoured Division’s security office unit is being deployed to western Rif Dimashq province to back up other Syrian Army forces currently engaged in a main battle with Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate) militants throughout the Beit Jinn region.

According to military sources, 4th Armoured Division’s security office troops are specially trained in urban warfare and close-quarters combat.

This development comes after pro-government forces achieved considerable progress in the Beit Jinn pocket yesterday, gaining control of a strategic hill top in the region.