Syrian Troops Hit Militants Hard in Aleppo

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian government forces conducted military operations against the Takfiri militants in Aleppo province on Tuesday, killing a large group of the terrorists.

The army killed the terrorists in Jib al-Safa, al-Lairamoun, Bani Zaid and in the vicinity of the Air Force Academy in Aleppo, informed sources said.

On Monday, Syria conducted airstrikes against ISIL terrorists in several areas in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo, leaving a large group of them dead.

A military source said that the air raids destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and vehicles, some of which equipped with machineguns, in the villages of Ain al-Jamajima, Jeb al-Safa in Kweiris area, and in the towns of Deir-Hafer and Maskana.

The source added that the army targeted terrorists’ concentration centers in al-Bab city, leaving a large group of them dead.

Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fuelled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 240,000 people, according to reports.