Al-Manar TV station reported that the Syrian army and Hezbollah fighters took control over the al-Barouh mountain range in al-Qalamoun, and al-Fatla border crossing, which links Raas alo-Maarra to the Lebanese town of Nahleh.
Qalamoun region is important for the Syrian army because of its strategic location as the main conduit the rebels use to smuggle arms and fighters from Lebanon into Syria.
The Syrian government troops, with the help of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, started offensives against the Nusra Front and Islamic State militants in Qalamoun at the beginning of the month, aiming to control most of the borderline with Lebanon to cut off the rebels' weapon supply and destroy their training camps and ammunition depots in the area.