Syria: Heavy Clashes with terrorist groups in Jisr al-Shughour as Army Soldier Martyred

Syrian state television reported heavy clashes between army troops and gunmen in the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour on Sunday, and said a large number of terrorists had been arrested.

“Heavy confrontations are raging between army units and members of armed organizations taking up positions in the surroundings of Jisr al-Shughour and inside it,” it said. “Two members of the armed organizations were killed, large numbers of them arrested, and lethal weapons in their possession were seized,” it said, adding that army units had defused bombs and explosive charges planted by gunmen on the bridges and roads of the town.

Meanwhile, Syria’s news state agency (SANA) reported that army units entered Jisr al-Shughour city in Idleb after dismantling explosives and explosive charges of dynamite planted by the organized armed groups on bridges and roads. It also reported fierce clashes took place between the army units and the armed members in Jisr al-Shughour.

According to SANA, one army soldier martyred and four others wounded during clashes with members of the armed groups in Jisr al-Shughour.

The agency said people in alkseer village in Jisr al-Shughour welcomed the army with flowers and rice, denying that they were abused by the army. Two gunmen were killed and many others were arrested during the clashes. Machineguns were seized with the armed groups members, SANA added.