Army troops kill dozens of ISIL militants across Syria
Iran Press TV
Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:56AM GMT
Syrian army soldiers have killed over 30 militants in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, as the military continues its operations against the ISIL Takfiri group.
According to Syrian media reports, the Monday fighting took place near the Deir Ezzor military airbase.
The airbase, which lies between the ISIL stronghold of Raqqa and the Iraqi border, has been the scene of fierce clashes between the two sides.
Syrian government troops have thwarted several offensives by ISIL Takfiri militants on the airbase.
In the countryside of the northwestern province of Idlib, government forces also killed dozens of terrorists, among them Saudi and Libyan nationals.
Meanwhile, at least eight ISIL insurgents lost their lives and 12 others were wounded when the army targeted their positions in al-Qalamoun region near the border with Lebanon.
The terrorist ISIL group controls some parts of Syria and Iraq.
Over the past months, Syrian soldiers have made numerous gains in the battle against the foreign-sponsored militants, inflicting heavy losses on them in several areas.
Syria has been grappling with a deadly conflict since March 2011. The United Nations says more than 200,000 people have so far lost their lives in the violence.
DB/HRB
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