{"id":18195,"date":"2013-06-08T22:40:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T02:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=18195"},"modified":"2013-06-08T22:40:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-09T02:40:03","slug":"syrian-army-takes-last-militant-bastion-near-qusayr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2013\/06\/syrian-army-takes-last-militant-bastion-near-qusayr\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian army takes last militant bastion near Qusayr"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18196\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redphoenixnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/alalam_635063075968276935_25f_4x3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18196\" alt=\"Syrian army troops drive through the streets of Qusayr in the central Homs province on June 5, 2013.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redphoenixnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/alalam_635063075968276935_25f_4x3.jpg?resize=490%2C282\" width=\"490\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syrian army troops drive through the streets of Qusayr in the central Homs province on June 5, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Syrian army has retaken control of last militant bastion near Qusayr, bringing its operation closer to a successful end in this region.<\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Government forces restored security in the village of Eastern Bweida on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">On Friday, Syrian troops managed to retake control of several villages near Qusayr in Homs province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">According to Syrian sources, the army pushed foreign-backed militants out of the central villages of Salhiyeh and Masoudiyeh, just north of Qusayr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Scores of militants are reported to have been killed in the clashes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The latest series of military successes come a day after government forces recaptured the nearby village of al-Daba\u2019a and retook control of a border crossing in the Golan Heights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Syrian troops established control over the key city of al-Qusayr on Wednesday following weeks of heavy clashes with militants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Qusayr, which lies 10km from the Lebanese border, was a major supply route for militants who have been conducting a war on Syria since March 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The Syrian Army is now in control of most of the towns and villages near the border with Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">There have been reports of heavy clashes between government forces and militants in Aleppo, Latakia, Idlib, Deir Ezzor and several Damascus suburbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">According to Syria&#8217;s official news agency SANA, Saudi and Yemeni nationals were among those killed in Latakia clashes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.alalam.ir\/news\/1482402\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Fuente<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian army has retaken control of last militant bastion near Qusayr, bringing its operation closer to a successful end in this region. 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