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Syrian Army Repels Nusra Front Militants Attack on Daraa City

© Sputnik / Michael Alaeddin / Go to the mediabankThe town of Al-Shaykh Maskin, liberated by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) from ISIS militants in Syria's Daraa province. (File)
The town of Al-Shaykh Maskin, liberated by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) from ISIS militants in Syria's Daraa province. (File) - Sputnik International
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The Syrian army units repelled an attack of the Jabhat Fatah al Sham terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front and outlawed in Russia, on the southern city of Daraa, local media reported on Saturday, citing a military source.

This image posted online on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, purports to show a gun-mounted vehicle operated by the group firing at Syrian troops north of Palmyra city, in Homs, Syria - Sputnik International
Daesh Militants Launch Offensive in Southern Syria's Daraa Province
DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — The terrorists attacked al-Manshiyeh neighborhood, but clashed with government forces that managed to repulse the attack, the SANA news agency reported.

According to the military source, many of the militants were killed during the clashes, and an artillery battery, two armored cars and a vehicle with a machine gun were destroyed as well.

Daraa is located to the south of Damascus near the border with Jordan and is controlled by the Syrian government forces. The terrorists of Jabhat Fatah al Sham hold control of several settlements to the north and west of the city, as well as a check-point on the border.

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