Army Hits Terrorists’ Strongholds Across Syria

Date: 13 March 2015 - 21:35

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DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – The Syrian army has carried out a series of military operations against terrorists' strongholds in different parts of the Arab country, killing scores of them and destroying their weapons.
An army unit on Thursday warded off a terrorist attempt against a school in Aleppo Province, killing a number of terrorists and injuring others, military sources told the Syrian news agency, SANA.
The army soldiers reportedly clashed with terrorists in the surrounding area of the school.
Meanwhile, the army destroyed a vehicle belonging to terrorists and killed all terrorists on board in Tranje village in Quneitra Province, said a military source. The army soldiers also inflicted heavy losses on terrorists during intensive operations in the southwestern province.
According to sources, 12 terrorist ringleaders were confirmed dead in clashes with army soldiers in Qudna village in the Quneitra countryside. Abu Usama al-Nu’imy, the leader of the terrorist group calling itself al-Jaish al-Aual, was among those confirmed dead in the battle.
Many terrorists were also killed and injured and several vehicles belonging to them were destroyed during a special army operation against the terrorists’ stronghold in Tisia town near the Syria-Jordan border on Thursday.
In Homs Province, units of the army and armed forces launched heavy strikes against terrorists’ hideouts in the eastern part of the province, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists.
A military source said units of the army and armed forces killed a number of terrorist groups’ members and destroyed their arms in Masaada and al-Bergouthia in Homs province.
Meanwhile, an army unit targeted ISIL terrorists and killed a number of the terrorist group’s members in Rahoum village in the eastern countryside of Homs.
Syria has been gripped by deadly violence since March 2011. The violence fueled by ISIL Takfiri groups has reportedly been supported by the Western powers and their regional allies - especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
According to the UN, more than 220,000 people have been killed and one million wounded during the four-year conflict in Syria.