Syria arrests ‘terror cells’ leaders’

A number of armed group leaders, blamed for violent acts in the northern area of Jisr al-Shughour have been arrested by Syrian Army.

According to the Syrian TV, a large number of terrorist group members were also killed and wounded in the ambush, the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA said on Saturday.

Jisr al-Shughour has witnessed violent clashes between armed terrorist groups and Syrian troops during the past days.

Syrian security forces say the situation in the area has now returned to normal.

Since the beginning of unrest in Syria in mid-March, hundreds of people, including security forces, have been killed.

The government blames armed gangs for the deadly violence, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to bring those behind the killings to justice.