Syrian army troops have carried out a series of mop-up operations in the capital Damascus, destroying terrorist hideouts and large amounts of heavy machineguns, Syrian media reports.\n<\/p>\n
The Syrian government forces on Monday managed to kill and injure several foreign-backed militants in eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside, official SANA news agency said.\n<\/p>\n
The army soldiers also clashed with militants in Harasta neighborhood in Damascus and killed a number of them as well as destroying their weapons and ammunition.\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Syrian soldiers discovered a tunnel with 400m length in al-Qaboun area under the Damascus-Homs highway that connects al-Qaboun and Joubar.\n<\/p>\n
According to military sources, the tunnel was used by the militants to transfer weapons and ammunitions and to attack the civilians.\n<\/p>\n
In northern city of Aleppo, the army soldiers continued operations against foreign-sponsored armed groups. The soldiers destroyed cars coming from Turkey loaded with weapons and ammunitions. Several militants were killed in the operations.\n<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, a number of militants were killed and several others injured in an explosion in Bani Zaid neighborhood in Aleppo city.\n<\/p>\n
The army has recently conducted successful clean-up operations in the country, inflicting heavy losses on Takfiri extremists.\n<\/p>\n
The foreign-sponsored militancy in Syria has taken its toll on the lives of many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, since March 2011.\n<\/p>\n
Western powers and their regional allies including the Israeli regime, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are supporting the anti-Syria militant groups, including al-Qaeda-linked terrorists, to overthrow the Syrian government.\n<\/p>\n
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