AhlulBayt News Agency

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24 December 2013

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10,000 Foreign Terrorists Killed in Syria

News sources say more than 9900 foreign terrorists affiliated to Al-Qaeda have been killed in Syria by the army.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - News sources say more than 9900 foreign terrorists affiliated to Al-Qaeda have been killed in Syria by the army. The United Press news agency has published a report about the presence of foreign militants in Syria, putting the number of Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists killed in Syria so far at 9936.The report said the majority of these armed elements belonged to the two groups Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic Government of Iraq and the Levant.It said 1807 Libyans, 1432 Iraqis, 828 Lebanese, 821 Egyptians, 800 Palestinians, 714 Saudis, 571 Yemenis, 412 Moroccans, 274 Algerians, 202 Jordanians, 71 Kuwaitis, 21 Bahrainis, 19 Emiratis, 8 Qataris, 3 Sudanese and one from Mauritania were among those killed in clashes with the Syrian forces.According to the report, there were also 30 terrorists from the Caucasus and Albania.Syria has been the scene of unrest for nearly two years. Many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel, have been killed in the turmoil that began in March 2011./149