Syria militants suffers heavy losses across Aleppo
Iran Press TV
Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:48PM GMT
Syrian army forces have managed to kill a number of foreign-backed militants in operations across the northern province of Aleppo, Syrian national media report.
An unspecified number of militants were killed on Friday as army units targeted gunmen attempting to infiltrate into a school in the Old City of Aleppo, SANA reported.
Elsewhere, army units killed and injured more militants in the neighborhoods of al-Lairamoun, al-Jbeileh, al-Sheikh Saeed and al-Ameriyeh.
Syrian troops inflicted heavy losses on militant forces, targeting their positions in several locations, including the towns of Khan al-Assal, Manbij, Tell Rifaat, Manbej, Khan Touman, Huraytan, and Kafr Hamrah.
Meanwhile in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, government forces targeted a group of militants in al-Mrei'yeh village and its neighboring farms, a military official said.
The army killed and wounded several of the group's members and destroyed their vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns.
Since March 2011, Syria has been experiencing a deadly violence that is fueled by militants reportedly sponsored by the Western powers and their regional allies - namely Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey.
Reports say more than 150,000 people have so far been killed and millions of others displaced because of the foreign-backed militancy.
Earlier this month, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the Takfiri war in his country has strongly shifted in favor of the government forces as they have made continuous gains in their battle against terrorists.
The new army gains come as the violence-stricken country is preparing to hold an important presidential election on June 3.
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