Syria security forces kill terrorists in Dara’a: State TV

Syrian security forces have killed a number of foreign-sponsored terrorists in the southwestern city of Dara’a, the state TV says.

Clashes broke out in Dara’a, about 114 kilometers (70 miles) south of the capital, Damascus, on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Syrian army has prepared for a major operation to clear the Salahuddin neighborhood in the northwestern city of Aleppo of terrorists.

In the western province of Hama, the Syrian army carried out an operation on Saturday, killing dozens of insurgents in the town of al-Rastan, about 184 kilometers (114 miles) north of Damascus.

On August 1, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the country is engaged in a “crucial and heroic” battle that will determine the destiny of the nation.

Many people, including large numbers of security forces, have been killed in the turmoil in Syria that began in March 2011.

On August 3, the UN General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution on Syria, proposed by Saudi Arabia, which criticized the Security Council and the Syrian government.

Syria has been the scene of unrest since March 2011. Because the presence of armed groups who are supported, financed and armed by Washington, Tel Aviv, Ankara, London, Paris, Berlin and certain Arab regimes.
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