An Officer, 7 Soldiers Martyred in Two Ambushes Set by Armed Terrorist Groups

An official military source on Thursday said that the armed terrorist groups set an ambush at Tal Beiseh area on Wednesday afternoon opening their machine guns fire on a military bus.

The ambush led to the martyring of an officer and two privates, while five others injured.

The source added that the terrorist groups set another ambush on the highway at al-Rastan area and opened fire on a military car.

The ambush led to the martyring of three warrant officers and two privates.

The terrorist groups were confronted, pursued, as a number of their members were wounded.

Earlier, five army and security forces martyrs were escorted from Homs Military Hospital after they were targeted by the armed terrorist groups in various areas in Homs and Hama Provinces.