Terrorists Suffer Heavy Losses at the Hands of Armed Forces in Several Areas, Syria - August 29, 2012

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PROVINCES, (SANA)- The authorities on Wednesday clashed with an armed terrorist group on Aleppo-Raqaa highway that has been committing acts of killing, abduction and robbery against the citizens and killed two persons.

SANA reporter quoted an official source in Aleppo province as saying that the clashes resulted in the killing of all the members of the armed group, including two terrorists from Deir Ezzor: Salem Ali al-Shibli and Abdul-Karim Najem al-Abdullah.

Army Units Seize Large Amounts of Ammunition and Weapons in Aleppo

Meanwhile, the authorities seized a large amount of ammunition and weapons in Salah Eddin, al-Ameriyeh, al-Hashkal, and Tal al-Zarazir neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo.

SANA reporter said that the seized weapons included 2 mortars, 3 PKC machineguns, DShK machineguns, RPG launchers, Nato sniper rifles, pump-action machineguns and hand grenades.



The source told SANA reporter that the authorities carried out a qualitative operation in Saif al-Dawla neighborhood in the city, killing two terrorists and injuring three others.

A machine gun, a rifle and bombs were confiscated during the operation.

A unit of the armed forces cleared Children Hospital in the aforementioned neighborhood from the terrorists who have used it as a base for perpetrating their crimes against civilians.

The army members clashed with the terrorists and inflicted heavy losses upon them. They also seized a number of explosive devices inside the hospital.

Terrorists' Centers Destroyed in Several Neighborhoods in Aleppo

Army units destroyed centers for armed terrorist groups in al-Eis village, al-Shaar, Biyanon and al-Sakhour districts in Aleppo, in addition to destroying 17 cars equipped with DShK machineguns. In al-Sweiqa neighborhood, several terrorists were killed in a qualitative operation carried out by the army units.

Another qualitative operation was conducted in al-Sayyed Ali neighborhood in the city of Aleppo that resulted in killing a number of terrorists and destroying their bases.

Army Unit Destroys 500 m long Tunnel for Terrorists in Ariha, Idleb, Seize Various Weapons

In the framework of clearing Ariha city in Idleb province of the armed terrorist groups, an army unit carried out a qualitative operation in the city that resulted in destroying a hideout of terrorists and killing a large number of them.

An official source in the province told SANA reporter that after receiving information from the residents in Ariha, the authorities seized a hideout for terrorists in the shape of a 500-meter-long tunnel connecting Ariha with Bzabor area.

The source added that clashes resulted in the killing of the terrorists who were hiding in the tunnel and seizing 200 hand grenades, RPG launchers, machineguns and 30 explosive devices, each weighed 100 kg.

A number of printers stolen from state institutions and cars used by the terrorists in their attacks were also seized in the hideout.

Border Guards Dismantle 5 Explosive Devices in Idleb Countryside
The Border Guard personnel dismantled 5 explosive devices planted by terrorists at the area of Harem Kafar Houm in the countryside of Idleb.

The explosive devices weighed between 30 and 50 kg.

The authorities in the province clashed with an armed terrorist group in Kfar Nubel in Idleb countryside, killing all the members of the armed group.

Authorities Raid Terrorists' Dens in Bab Hood Neighborhood, Homs

After receiving calls from the residents, authorities stormed into a terrorists' den in al-Khandaq Street in Bab Hood neighborhood in the city of Homs and clashed with the terrorists, killing six and injuring others.

An official source told SANA reporter that the authorities also stormed into a terrorists' den near al-Walidiyeh school in the aforementioned neighborhood , killing more than twenty terrorists and injuring others.

The authorities ambushed an armed terrorist group that was attacking citizens and law enforcement forces in al-Qseir city in the province where six terrorists were killed according to the source.

Army Unit Foils Infiltration Attempt from Lebanon into Syria

An army unit foiled an attempt of an armed terrorist group to infiltrate from the Lebanese territories into Syria in Tal-Kalakh city in the countryside of Homs.

SANA reporter said that terrorists riding four DShK-equipped vehicles tried to infiltrate from Lebanon to Syria, and they were repelled by the Syrian armed forces.

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