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Syrian Army Killed 2,000+ Terrorists near Hama

Syrian Army Killed 2,000+ Terrorists near Hama
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Heavy clashes are underway between the Syrian army and Takfiri militants near the western city of Hama where about 2,200 terrorists were killed in less than a week, the official SANA news agency said.

Syrian Army Killed 2,000+ Terrorists near Hama

Those killed in six days of counter-terrorism operations in the northern countryside of Hama were members of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham terror group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, the news agency reported Thursday.

During the offensive, army units, backed by the air force, carried out strikes on positions of Fateh al-Sham terrorists and their affiliates in the area.

There were a number of senior militant commanders among those killed.

It was also reported that the Syrian soldiers had retaken the Arza town as well as Bazam, al-Samsam and al-Shaihat Hills in the city's suburbs.
The operations are being backed up by Russian airpower.

Due to their brutality, the Takfiris were excluded from an all-Syria ceasefire agreement, which has been in place since last December.

Amid the chaos around Hama, other militants have in recent days attacked government positions around the city, prompting clashes with army forces there in defiance of truce.

Commenting on the situation near Hama, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the attacks by "radical armed groups" near Hama have been provoked by a "number of external players" who are involved in "a game of influence" in Syria.

The developments come amid ongoing UN-led peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups in Geneva, Switzerland, aimed at ending six year of violence in the Arab state.

The foreign-backed opposition wants the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as part of any solution to the Syrian crisis.

Damascus, however, argues that it is up to the Syrian people to decide Assad's political future, calling for the talks to focus on fighting terrorism as a priority.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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