BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) captured a new town in the eastern countryside of Homs, Saturday, following a swift counter=assault against the Islamic State (ISIL) at Jibab Hamad.
Units from the 18th Tank Division, alongside the National Defense Forces, managed to break-through the Islamic State’s defenses and establish full control over the town of Jibab Hamad for the first time since 2015.
Video footage of the Syrian Arab Army capturing Jibab Hamad was filmed by the Ministry of Defense, Saturday:
The Syrian Arab Army is now attempting to clear the Islamic State’s presence around the key town of Jubb Al-Jarrah, which is located close to Jibab Hamad.