Syrian troops kill 2 "terrorists" in Aleppo

DAMASCUS, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Syrian security forces clashed Saturday with an armed group at al-Furqan district in the northern province of Aleppo, killing two armed men and rounding up three others, state news agency SANA said.

At Suleiman al-Halabi district in Aleppo, SANA said armed forces ambushed a terrorist group and killed all the terrorists and seized their weapons.

It added that armed forces chased another terrorist group at al- Anssari district in Aleppo and inflicted heavy losses upon the terrorists, and seized their weapons and car.

At the Salma town in Latakia, the state news agency said that security forces chased the remnants of armed groups and killed and wounded several terrorists.

On the opposition side, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights saidtwo rebel fighters were killed during the clashes in Salaheddine area in Aleppo, baselessly claiming that " no less than 10 soldiers were killed in the neighbourhood."

The Observatory said the leader of a rebel battalion was killed during clashes in the al-Sheikh Khudur neighbourhood.

In Homs province, the Observatory said the neighbourhoods of Khaldiya, al-Qarabees and Jourat al-Shayyah have been bombarded by Syrian forces, for over an hour.

The activists' report couldn't be independently verified.

The clashes in Aleppo has started a week ago after rebels announced they are starting the battle to liberate Aleppo. Also, the central Homs province has emerged as the main battleground and stronghold for insurgent groups.

Despite the fact that the rebels are the ones that have ignited the clashes in Aleppo, the United States and its Western allies are expressing fears and warn of the military operation in the northern area. Enditem