Press TV- Syrian government troops, supported by Syrian Air Force fighter jets, have launched a new operation in the country�s southwestern�province of Rif Dimashq,�targeting underground tunnels and fortified positions used by Takfiri Daesh terrorists.


Syria�s official news agency SANA reported that Syrian military aircraft and army artillery units destroyed dug-out trenches and tunnels in al-Hajar al-Aswad�city, located just four kilometers south of the capital Damascus, and the nearby Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk on Tuesday.

Syrian ground forces also advanced from several directions after terrorists� defense lines were hit hard.

Government troops engaged in fierce clashes with Takfiri militants near Hajar al-Aswad, Yalda and Babbila towns on the southern outskirts of Damascus, cutting off the terrorists� supply lines.


[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] A Syrian government tank drives down a street in al-Hajar al-Aswad on April 23, 2018, during an offensive targeting Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in southern Damascus. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]
Scores of terrorists were killed in the process, and several others managed to flee to nearby neighborhoods.

Also on Tuesday, the fourth batch of foreign-sponsored terrorists and their families�departed eastern Qalamoun area�for a designated point on the outskirts of al-Rahaiba town in northern Syria.

The third group of militants and their families evacuated eastern Qalamoun on Monday evening.

Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri militant groups that are wreaking havoc in the country.