Several militants are killed in Aleppo

Syrian Army soldiers have killed several foreign-backed militants fighting government forces in the flashpoint city of Aleppo.

The Army killed and wounded many members of a “terrorist group” in the fighting in Aleppo. Iranian Press TV informs about this quoting Syrian official SANA news agency.

Government troops also repelled a militant attack on a police academy in the northern city.

In addition, the security forces engaged militants on the outskirts of Damascus and killed several armed men on Monday. The Syrian troops also destroyed their hideouts and confiscated weapons.

On Sunday, the Syrian Army killed a large number of militants in the cities of Daraya, an-Nabk, Homs, Hama, and Douma.

And a unit of the Syrian armed forces ambushed militants in the town of Tebat al-Imam in the countryside near Hama and seized weapons.

An Army unit also confiscated weapons and munitions from militants who were travelling in a vehicle in the town of Nawa in the countryside near Daraa.

The cache included sniper rifles, assault rifles, bullets, detonators, and wires for explosive devices.

The clashes in Syria have started since March, 2011 and are lasting till now. The rebels claim President Bashar al-Assad must resign, but the later claims the rebels are led by the Western forces.