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Report: Hizbullah Ambushes Front Row Terrorist in Assal al-Ward

Tens of terrorists have been reportedly killed and wounded when trying to infiltrate into Hizbullah positions in Assal al-Ward of Syria's Qalamun region near Lebanon's border.

According to Ad Diyar newspaper published on Tuesday, Hizbullah and the Syrian army ambushed the terrorist groups inflicting heavy casualties in their ranks.

“The Syrian army and Hizbullah fighters foiled an infiltration by more than 50 gunmen into their checkpoints on the outskirts of Qara and Breij, killing several,” the newspaper added.

Al-Akhbar newspaper said that front row leaders have been targeted in the ambush.

“An ambush by the Syrian army targeted a convoy for front row terrorist leaders, killing dozens of gunmen,” the newspaper quoted sources on the field as saying.

Hizbullah has dispatched fighters to battle alongside the Syrian regime against rebels seeking the overthrow of President Bashar Assad.

Regime forces recaptured most of the Qalamun region in April, with many rebel fighters withdrawing from the strategic area or slipping across the border into Lebanon.

But pockets of opposition fighters, including jihadists, have remained in the mountainous region.

H.K.

D.A.

Source: Naharnet


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