The Syrian forces have controlled the town of al-Harrah and its namesake hill in the northwestern countryside of Daraa, SANA said.

The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor group also reported the significant progress by the Syrian army in Daraa.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) also confirmed that Damascus government units had made a "quick advance" against militants in the western part of Dara’a.

"Syrian … forces captured the town of al-Harah, as well as Samlin, al-Tiha and Zimrin," media outlets quoted observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman as saying.

He said the government troops had ousted militants from al-Tiha in a military advance, while armed groups in al-Harah had agreed to a surrender deal.

He added that militants in a nearby town, Nawa, were in talks for a similar agreement.

The surrender deals were reportedly mediated by Russia. In a bid to minimize civilian casualties, both Damascus and Moscow have been initiating talks with militants to make them hand back the areas they control to the government without fighting. The militants have handed over their heavy weapons.

By controlling the strategic hill of al-Harra about 1094 meters above sea level, the army has achieved a significant breakthrough in terms of liberating more villages and towns that the hill overlooks in Daraa and Quneitra countryside.

Earlier, the reporter said that the military operation is continued in the direction of the strategic hill of al-Harra after arrival of the army units to its outskirts amid a state of collapse experienced by terrorists’ remnants due to the steady progress of the Syrian army and the losses in the ranks of terrorists.