Syria Army captures key road to Aleppo airport: Report
Iran Press TV
Sat Mar 2, 2013 4:55PM GMT
The Syrian army has taken back control of a key road linking the central province of Hama to Aleppo International Airport from foreign-backed militants, army officials say.
'In collaboration with honorable citizens, troops carried out a special operation and restored security and stability to villages on the airport road,' the army said in a statement published on the official SANA on Saturday.
Seizing the strategic road from militants fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad will allow the army to send supplies and fresh troops to the area near the airport.
'This achievement shows the commitment of our forces to continue to fulfill their sacred national duty, repelling killings and aggression targeting our people and our country,' the statement added.
Foreign-sponsored militants began their offensive over the airport, the military base and army checkpoints in Aleppo last month. Since then, the villages around the road have been the scene of clashes between army forces and militants.
Many people, including large numbers of security personnel, have been killed in the violence that broke out in Syria nearly two year ago.
Damascus says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of militants fighting the Syrian government are foreign nationals.
Several international human rights organizations have condemned the foreign-sponsored militants for committing war crimes.
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