TUNIS, December 7. /TASS/. The Syrian Ministry of Defense denied the information that the terrorists had entered the city of Al Qariatain, located about 67 km southeast of Homs, the administrative center of the province of the same name in the central part of the country. This is stated in a message published on the department's Facebook page.
„Reports by some media outlets that terrorists have entered al-Qaryatein, southeast of Homs, are not true,”, the text says. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the units of the Armed Forces “are at their positions in full combat readiness“.
Earlier, the Al Arabiya TV channel reported that armed forces opposing the Syrian government forces have reached the northern outskirts of the city of Homs. According to him, clashes between fighters of terrorist groups and units of the Syrian army continue on the approaches to the city. In particular, according to the TV channel, the fighting is taking place near the military school in Homs, which is located on the northwestern outskirts of the city.