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September 1. Damascus province.
Counter-terror operation to destroy Al Nusra Front terrorists and completely liberate the area
is going on in al-Kabun district of Damascus province.
Army units' move forward is encumbered by well equipped militant firing points,
presence of heavy weapons, large quantity of explosive devices,
lots of undeground passages
which let the terrorists to move covertly and to hide away from artillery fire.
The terrirory already under Army's control is being thoroughly checked.
A network of long underground passages interconnecting this district with nearby districts was found.
Some of those are situated at considerable depth.
A truck with a large lot of various weaponry and ammunition
found in its hideouts
designated for Al Nusra Front militants blocked in al-Kabun
has been detained at an Army post near this district.
Latakia.
An Army operation to eliminate Al Nusra Front gangs which performed massacre of civilians in areas bordering Turkey
is going on within Latakia on province's north.
The militants are blocked in the largest of the seven populated areas, Salma village.
Soldier units and self-defense squads are fighting immediately within the residential area.
The bandits suffer large losses in spite of equipped positions,
plenty of weapons and ammunition and desperate resistance.
Nearby territory cleanup is going on at the moment.
The sappers have encountered landmines in virtually every house and every building
during the checks performed in the freed villages.
The work to disarm the explosive devices planted is going on.
Anti-terror operation continues.
ANNA-News Agency. Marat Musin, Igor Nadyrshin, Vasily Pavlov, Victor Kuznetsov. Syria.