Syrian Army Advancing against Rebel Groups in North of Lattakia

The sources said that several militants were killed or wounded in the Syrian army’s operations in Frunluq Forests and al-Azer Mountain.

The sources added that the army has launched mop-up operations in the abovementioned fighting areas to haunt the rest of the rebel fighters.

On Saturday, Some 50 Takfiri militants were killed in Syrian air raids in the countryside of Lattakia.

The air raids hit hideouts and concentration centers of terrorists in Dweirshan, al-Rawda, al-Wadi and al-Durra in the Northern countryside of Lattakia, killing 50 Takfiri militants, most of them foreign militants.

Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fuelled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 230,000 people, according to reports. New figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children, lost their lives in Syria last year.

Over 3.8 million Syrians have left their country since the beginning of the crisis. According to reports, more than seven million Syrians have become internally displaced.