26.12.2014 the syrian army alongside a volunteer militia has killed some 70 islamic state fighters in two days near the turkish border the lebanese al-manar tv channel reported friday. according to al-manar syrian forces have been carrying out an offensive south of the northeastern border city of qamishli aimed at weakening the militants security ring around the area and regaining control of the strategically important heights in the abu qasayeb and tal ghazal settlements. from here is militants have been able to carry out attacks on qamishli and the nearby airport. reuters murad sezer turkish army seizes armed insurgent at turkish-syrian border syrian forces managed to regain the territory located some 48 kilometers south of the turkish border after two days of fighting the tv channel reported. most of the is militants killed in the military offensive were foreign nationals who had entered syria through turkey according to the syrian arab news agency. meanwhile in the port city of latakia not far from the western part of the syria-turkey border syrian forces have reportedly destroyed warehouses with the iss weapons and military equipment. sputnik andrei stenin syrias security services avert terror attack on damascus military source the syrian government has been fighting a number of militias since an armed uprising began in 2011 the most prominent insurgent group being the islamic state which has seized vast areas of the country as well as in neighboring iraq. is fighters who have declared an islamic caliphate on the territories under their control are also being targeted by airstrikes carried out by an international coalition led by the united states. ... 43 topic violence erupts as islamic state rises (1881) related syrian forces deny killing dozens of civilians in government-led airstrikes syrian reconciliation talks in moscow can begin january 22opposition party pope francis prays for peace in war-torn ukraine iraq syria syrian conflict consumes 50% of aid agencies 2015 humanitarian budget un tags daesh airstrikes turkey syria united states latakia community standardsdiscussion comment via facebookcomment via sputnik news
syrian army kills 70 is militants in two days near syria-turkey border