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Syrian troops kill 24 al-Qaida militants near Damascus
At least 24 militants of the al- Qaida-linked Nusra Front were killed in an ambush by the Syrian troops on Friday, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.The Syrian troops had thwarted a wide-scale offensive by the al- Nusra militants in the towns of Jubbeh and Esal al-Wared in the al- Qalamoun region in the northern countryside of the capital Damascus, said the TV, adding that one of the killed militants was a militant commander. Posted by: Steve White 2014-09-28 |
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