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Syrian Army Surrounds Terrorist Stronghold Near Damascus - Reports

© Sputnik / Mikhail Alayeddin / Go to the mediabankA Syrian army soldier during an assault on Jabhat al-Nusra fighters in Aleepos eastern district of Suleiman al-Halabi
A Syrian army soldier during an assault on Jabhat al-Nusra fighters in Aleepos eastern district of Suleiman al-Halabi - Sputnik International
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DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - The Syrian government forces surrounded a stronghold of militants from Jabhat al-Nusra in a settlement south-west of Damascus, local media reported on Sunday.

According to the state-run SANA news agency, the Syrian army units in cooperation with militia forces ousted terrorists from their strategic position as a result of intense clashes near the eastern part of Beit Jinn settlement.

Several terrorists were reportedly killed in the clashes.

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The Syrian civil war has been raging for six years, with government forces fighting against both Syrian opposition groups, who strive to overthrow President Bashar Assad, and numerous extremist and terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, both banned in Russia.

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