(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Wadi al-Zeyf is a strategic town because it is on the Damascus-Aleppo road and terrorists had tried to take control of the town several times before, but each time they were pushed back by the army.
Meantime, the Syrian army continued its military and cleanup operations in other parts of Syria, and killed tens of terrorists during heavy clashes today.
In Reef (outskirts of) Damascus, the army attacked the terrorists' bastion in Zulmaka district, and killed 17 armed rebels. In the meantime, the clashes between the Syrian army and the armed rebels still continue in a district near Damascus International Airport.
The Syrian army also killed at least 14 terrorists, including a leader of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), Munir Hermoush, during clashes in al-Samalil village in suburban Homs.
The army also attacked the terrorist hideouts in Hay al-Khaledia district of Homs, killed and injured many armed rebels and destroyed their military equipment.
The Syrian army also attacked the weapons and ammunition depot of the armed forces in Hay al-Khaledia which was completely burnt down.
The army launched an all-out attack on al-Abdeh village in Reef (outskirts of) Deir al-Zour in Eastern Syria, killing 25 terrorists and destroying tens of their military equipment.
Terrorists have tried hard in the last few weeks to make Syrian cities specially unsafe for citizens, but the army has purged them from most neighborhoods and districts, killed tens of them and arrested many others.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.
Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when 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.
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