7 killed in ambush on Syrian military
<p><span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colonel">colonel</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="ambushed">ambushed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Daraa">Daraa</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="Sham">Sham</span> <span word="FM">FM</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambush">ambush</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="anarmed">anarmed</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="showered">showered</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>.</p><p><span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="defectors">defectors</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="defectors">defectors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> 2,000 <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Watan">Watan</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>' <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="was">was</span> 8 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>.</p><p><span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Watan">Watan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nourished">nourished</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>' <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cleanse">cleanse</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>".</p>
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