The Syrian army on Thursday carried out a qualitative operation in cooperation with inhabitants recapturing three neighborhoods in the historic heart of Aleppo from insurgents.

A source in the province told SANA reporter that the authorities clashed with the terrorists and killed and injured many of them. An official source said that terrorists' gatherings were pounded in Qastal Harami in Aleppo old city, inflicting heavy losses on them.

In Homs, the authorities on Wednesday night repelled armed terrorist groups that attacked law enforcement personnel in the area of Jousiyeh in al-Qseir countryside.

SANA reporter in the province quoted a source as saying that “the authorities inflicted heavy losses upon the terrorists killing large numbers of them.”

Meanwhile, Aleppo Governorate, along with the services institutions and Civil Defense services, started work to rehabilitate the areas of al-Jdeida and al-Talal after having been cleared of the insurgents.

Severe Blows in Damascus, Daraa Countryside

“The competent authorities pursued armed terrorist groups that committed crimes, acts of vandalism and thefts in Babila in Damascus countryside, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists,” SANA said.

An official source said that the clash left six terrorists dead while others fled, leaving their weapons behind.