Army forces recapture town in southern Syria

Syrian army soldiers backed by fighters from allied popular defense groups have managed to retake control of a strategic town in the country’s southern province of Dara’a.

Syrian forces liberated the town of Atman, located four kilometers (2.4 miles) north of the provincial capital city of Dara’a, following heavy clashes with foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists, killing and injuring scores of terrorists, Syria's official SANA news agency reported.

Moreover, Syrian troopers struck terrorists' positions in the al-Mahatta neighborhood of Dara'a, leaving an unspecified number of militants dead. Several vehicles belonging to the terrorists were also destroyed in the process.

A large number of terrorists were killed or injured during an army operation in the al-Manshiyeh neighborhood of Dara'a.

Also on Thursday, Syrian government forces received hero's welcomes as they marched into the towns of Nubl and Zahra near the northwestern city of Aleppo, situated some 355 kilometers (220 miles) north of Damascus.

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