Syrian forces liberated the village of Samadaniyah on Thursdayfollowing a gun battle with the extremists, Lebanons Arabic-language al-Ahed news website reported.Scores of terrorists were also killed or injured in the fighting, it said.
Meanwhile, the Katib Thuwar al-Sham said one of its high-ranking commandershadbeen killed during clashes with Syrian army troopers.
The militant group identified him as Ibrahim Mohammed Adnan who wason the southern outskirts of Aleppo some 355 km(220 miles) north of the capital, Damascus.
Deadly clashes further broke out among terrorists from two rival militant outfits over the control of a townnearDamascus.
The infightingreportedly took place in Dumair, located 40 kilometers (24 miles) northeast of Damascus, between Jaysh al-Islam and Jaysh Tahrir al-Sham militants.
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Syrian government soldiers walk down a road in an area around the Kweyris military airport in Aleppo, October 16, 2015. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Also on Thursday, Syrian soldiers and pro-government forces stormed Dar al-Islam militant group's positionsin the southern province of Daraa, killing or injuring scores of them.
Additionally, a number of Daesh terrorists were killed or injured in clashes with Syrian army forces in the city of Deir ez-Zor, located 450 kilometers (280 miles) northeast of the capital.
The conflict in Syria, which flared in March 2011, has claimed the lives of more than 250,000 people and left over one million injured, according to the United Nations.
The world body says 12.2 million people, including more than 5.6 million children, remain in need of humanitarian assistance in Syria. The foreign-sponsored militancy has also displaced 7.6 million people.
By Press TV
