Units of Syrian army restored security in the town of al-Sarkha, which also lies in al-Qalamoun region in Damascus countryside, official news agency, SANA reported.
It quoted a military source as saying that the mountains surrounding Sarkha were in the hands of the Syrian army soldiers, who crushed huge number of the foreign-backed terrorists.
Earlier, the Syrian army established full control over the eastern heights overlooking Rankous plain, SANA reported.
The agency quoted a field commander who named the heights: Ra’as Tahoun al-Hawa hill, the plateau overlooking the Lebanese town of al-Tufail, Jamea’a al-Nour hill, and the Birds Reserve hill.
The commander noted that the Syrian army carried out a series of precise and concentrated operations in the area, killing a number of terrorists and destroying their weapons.
He added that the army units also dismantled explosive devices planted by terrorists.