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Syrian army regains full control of Qara a strategic town
by Joseph Earnest November 19, 2013
Newscast Media DAMASCUS—Army units on Tuesday gained full control over the town of Qara in Qalamoun area, Damascus countryside, after eliminating the terrorists' last gatherings and destroying their weapons, a military source said.
A source told a Syrain Arab News Agency (SANA) reporter that all the dens of the terrorists and their leaders in the city were destroyed, while scores of explosive devices, which the terrorists had planted in neighborhoods, streets and houses, were dismantled.
The reporter quoted an army commander as saying that the special operation which the army carried out to seize control of Qara took 24 hours and resulted in the killing of large numbers of terrorists, most of them are affiliated to Jabhat al-Nusra and "Islam Brigade".
He highlighted that terrorists of Libyan, Saudi, Yemeni, Egyptian and Tunisian nationalities were among the dead, noting that some of the terrorists managed to flee towards Arsal town inside the Lebanese territories.
The commander said that in the process of pursuing the terrorists in Qara city, the army soldiers found a so-called "Sharia Law Court" which the terrorists had been using to "prosecute" the abductees, in addition to a prison containing torture equipment and a field hospital with large amounts of stolen medicine and medical equipment.
He added that the army units also seized scores of cars equipped with heavy machine guns. Add Comments>>
Source: SANA
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