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| The Syrian Army proceeded its operations in several areas across the country, as it confiscated two cylinders of Sarin Toxic gas used by foreign-backed militants in the city of Hama. Official news agency, SANA, reported on Sunday that the Syrian Army tightened its control over Damascus-Homs Highway near Harasta city, as it inflicted major losses on the armed groups who were attacking the towns in the area. The agency quoted an official source as saying that “an army unit clashed with an armed terrorist group in the neighboring farms to al-Miliha town and killed the majority of its  members, whereas another army unit destroyed a fortification for the armed groups to the west of al-Shifonia town.”The source pointed out that two heavy machineguns were destroyed to the east of al-Zabadani city and some 20 militants from so-called "Ahrar al-Sham battalion" were killed. In Aleppo’s Khan al-Assal, an army unit clashes with militants near Indomie factory killing most of them, among them snipers, while another unit killed leaders of the armed groups in al-Shaar area and destroyed their weapons and ammunition, SANA quoted another official source as saying. The source added that two 23mm anti-aircraft machineguns and a number of Nusra Front dens were destroyed in Handarat, in the vicinity of Aleppo Central Prison. The agency also reported that the Syrian Army has delivered several blows to the armed groups in several areas of Deir Ezzor, Hama and Lattakia. Sarin Cylinders in Hama Meanwhile, the Syrian army seized two cylinders of the nerve agent sarin during an operation in the city of Hama. Syrian media say the operation was carried out against a militant hideout in the city’s al-Faraieh neighborhood on Saturday. Sarin is a colorless, odorless liquid gas which causes respiratory arrest and death. The poisonous agent has been classified as a weapon of mass destruction in UN Resolution 687. | ||||
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