Army forces battle militants in southern Syria, kill 117
Syrian government forces have engaged foreign-sponsored militants during separate military operations in the country’s volatile southern regions, killing more than 100 terrorists.
A military source, requesting anonymity, said Syrian troops killed 47 members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Mashara village of the strategic southwestern province of Quneitra, situated some 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of the capital, Damascus, on Saturday, Syria’s official news agency, SANA, reported.
Another 40 terrorists were killed in a fierce exchange of fire between a group of armed men and Syrian army soldiers in the village of Ibta, in the southwestern Dara'a Province.
Syrian government troops also killed 30 foreign-backed militants in the town of Da'el, also in Dara'a, on Saturday.
Over 200,000 people have been killed in the crisis in Syria over the past nearly four years, according to reports. New figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children, lost their lives in Syria last year alone.
Over 7.2 million Syrians have also become internally displaced due to the ongoing Syrian crisis, according to the UN.
ISIL Takfiri militants, with members from several Western countries, control some swathes of Syria and neighboring Iraq, and have been carrying out horrific acts of violence such as public decapitations and crucifixions against all communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, and Christians.
Syrian troops have so far managed to make significant gains in the fight against the terrorists. The Iraqi army, backed by pro-government tribes, Shia volunteers and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, has also gained grounds in battles against ISIL members.
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