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March 16th, 2014 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The Syrian army has made fresh gains in its battle against foreign-backed militants in the town of Yabroud in Damascus countryside, Press TV reports.
Many parts of the southwestern town are now under control of the Syrian forces, but the battle continues between the army and militants.
A large number of militants have been killed over the past few days as the army continues its tangible advance in the eastern parts of the town in the mountainous region of Qalamoun.
The al-Amal hospital, a local Orthodox Church and an industrial zone as well as the strategic Mar Maroun mountainous region have come under control of the Syrian army.
Syrian forces managed to enter the eastern districts of Yabroud on Saturday.
On March 12, Syrian forces backed by fighters from the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah took full control of farmland on the northern edge of Yabroud.
The new gains for the Syrian army come days after forces loyal to the government of President Bashar al-Assad regained control of the town of al-Zareh following days of fierce clashes with militants in the central province of Homs.
Securing the town would mean cutting the supply line of militants in the area and putting an end to weapons smuggling from Lebanon.
On Saturday, head of Syria’s foreign-backed opposition appealed to foreign supporters to provide the militants with more arms as the conflict in the country enters its fourth year.
Ahmed Jarba said the militants need the weapons to fight both the Syrian army and al-Qaeda-linked groups particularly the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Source Article from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/03/16/354854/syria-army-gains-ground-in-yabroud/
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