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Syrian Army troops liberate town near capital
 [Iran Press TV] Syrian Army troops continue to gain ground in their fight against foreign-backed gangs, and have taken full control of a town in northeast of the capital Damascus.On Tuesday, Syrian soldiers carried out an operation and managed to liberate Assal al-Ward town in the mountainous al-Qalamoun region. A number of snuffies were killed during intense festivities with Syrian government forces, while the rest fled to nearby regions. The development comes a day after Syrian army units killed many gunnies and destroyed their hideouts in the towns of al-Sarkha, Bakha'a and al-Jibbeh in Qalamoun region. The snuffies who were not killed escaped out to Housh Arab suburbs of the capital or to the Lebanese border and the army continues to chase them down. Army units also recaptured the historic town of Ma'loula, located about 60 kilometers northeast of Damascus. Also on Tuesday, Syrian troops engaged snuffies in Jouret al-Shayah, al-Hamidiyah, Bab Hood and Wadi al-Sayeh neighborhoods of the western province of Homs. Syrian troops also destroyed several pickup trucks equipped with heavy machine guns in the al-Houla area. In addition, Syrian troops stormed terrorist hideouts near al-Nasr Mountain in the northern countryside of Lattakia, leaving scores of foreign-backed gunnies dead and injured. Posted by: Fred 2014-04-16 |
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