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Syrian rebels have killed 23 soldiers and destroyed three armoured vehicles 1505121.
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Defense News - Syria |
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 02:55 AM | |||
Syrian rebels have killed 23 soldiers and destroyed three armoured vehicles of Syrian army. | |||
Syrian
rebels have killed 23 soldiers and destroyed three armoured vehicles,
according to a rights group opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, in battles
around the town of Rastan. The fighting on the outskirts of Rastan followed
heavy army shelling of the town in which opposition sources said at least
nine people were killed, including a local rebel commander. |
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![]() A destroyed T-62 main battle tank of Syrian army in Rastan, Homs province. |
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Rastan
is a strategic town and a stronghold of the Free Syrian Army. Many defectors
from the army comes from Rastan. |
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![]() Syrian soldiers, who have defected to join the Free Syrian Army, gather near their military armoured vehicle at Khalidieh in Homs May 12, 2012 |
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