Units of the armed force, in cooperation with the national defense forces, achieved significant progress in the old city of Homs and advanced towards the neighborhoods of Jouret al-Shayah, al-Hamidieyh, Bab Hood and Wadi al-Sayeh, according to a military source.

The source told SANA that numbers of terrorists were killed in those areas, with several of their dens destroyed.

Meanwhile, units of the armed forces eliminated scores of terrorists, in series of operations against their hideouts and gatherings in various areas in Homs countryside.