DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:45 ) – The Syrian forces continue to expel the Islamic State from more lands in east Swaida in bid to reclaim the entire jihadi pocket.

Fierce battles are reported to have broken out before the Syrian Army imposes control over several areas including Marqeb Qabiyan, Ard Kura`, Huwyt Ghossn, Kusayrah, and Tall Abu Ghanem.

The recent advance has squeezed the terror organization into a small pocket (less than 50 km2) in the stretching Syrian desert.

War footage posted online shows heavy shelling by artillery, missiles and tanks of the Syrian Army against ISIS positions and fortifications in the aforementioned areas before succeeding in securing it.