Syrian Army Destroys Al-Qaeda Military Bases in Idlib, Hama

The Syrian army demolished seven Al-Qaeda bases in the Northwestern and Central parts of the country.
In the Central province of Hama, the army units targeted and destroyed bases of Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist groups in al-Kamb, Zizoun, Harz al-Qazaiyeh and Mazra’eh al-Jaydat regions killing tens of militants and injuring dozens more in heavy clashes, FNA dispatches said Saturday.

In Reef (outskirts of) Idlib in Northwestern Syria, government troops demolished the bases of insurgents in Saraqeb, Marata and al-Moghareh regions.

Meantime, the army repelled the armed rebels’ attacks on Idlib city killing tens of militants and injuring dozens more.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs and foreign-backed terrorist groups against not just the Syrian police, border guard and army troops, but also people being reported across the country.

Tens of thousands of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed since some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

In October 2011, calm was almost restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies sought hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots to topple President Bashar al-Assad, who is well known in the world for his anti-Israeli stances.