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Syrian army finds Israeli-made arms, medicine in ex-militant redoubt in Quneitra

Saturday, 11 May 2019 3:21 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 11 May 2019 4:40 PM ]

The photo, taken on May 11, 2019, shows weapons seized by Syrian government forces during a military operation against Takfiri terrorists in Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra. (Photo by SANA)

Syrian government forces have carried out a string of clean-up operations in the country’s southwestern province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, discovering a substantial amount of Israeli-made munitions and medical supplies from a former stronghold of foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists.

An unnamed military source told Syria’s official news agency SANA that Syrian soldiers launched operations in the outskirts of the provincial capital city of Quneitra on Saturday to clear the area of hidden explosive devices and ordnance left behind by the militants.

The source added that the weapons included machine guns, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launchers, telecommunication devices and binoculars.

The photo, taken on May 11, 2019, shows medicine found by Syrian government forces during a military operation against Takfiri terrorists in Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra. (Photo by SANA)

Stocks of Israeli-made medicine and medical equipment for surgical operations were found at the site as well.

Separately, Syrian army units have carried out intense strikes on militant positions in the southern countryside of the country’s northwestern province of Idlib.

Syrian government forces ride a tank in the northern town of Kafr Nabudah, Hama province, on May 11, 2019. (Photo by SANA)

Earlier in the day, nearly a dozen people sustained injuries when a car rigged with explosives went off in the southern al-Zahera neighborhood of the capital Damascus.

A police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the explosion struck at about 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) as worshipers were leaving the Umayyad Mosque after morning prayers.

The source added that eleven people were injured in the blast.

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