Syria army continues operations across country
Iran Press TV
Tue Dec 31, 2013 3:59PM GMT
The Syrian army is pushing ahead with its mop-up operations against foreign-sponsored militants operating across the country.
According to military sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, the army continued its clean-up operations in Idlib countryside, killing dozens of the militants, official SANA news agency reported.
Elsewhere, in al-Zabdyeh neighborhood in Aleppo, the government troops stormed the militants' hideouts and killed scores of them.
In the areas of Otman, al-Jumruk al-Qadeem and al-Karak in Daraa province, the Syrian army killed a number of the militants.
The Syrian army units carried out similar operations against the militants in the neighborhoods of Bab Hud, al-Safsafa and al-Warsha in Homs, killing scores of the militants.
In recent weeks, the Syrian army has made major advances in its fight against the armed groups.
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since March 2011. According to reports, Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.
According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have been killed and a total of 7.8 million of others displaced due to the violence.
A recent British defense study showed that about 100,000 militants, fragmented into 1,000 groups, are fighting in Syria against the government and people.
The extracts of the study by defense consultancy IHS Jane's were published on September 16.
IHS Jane's estimates that some 10,000 militants are fighting for groups affiliated with al-Qaeda such as al-Nusra Front and the rest fight for different militant groups.
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