Oct 8, 2023, 12:50 PM

Seven terrorist drones shot down in northern Syria

Seven terrorist drones shot down in northern Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Units of the Syrian armed forces shot down seven unmanned aerial vehicles carrying explosives above the city of Aleppo and the countryside of the Hama province, the Syrian defense ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

Terrorists sent drones, stuffed with explosives, on a mission to damage infrastructure facilities, governmental offices and commercial enterprises in populated areas protected by the government's troops, the statement said.

The Syrian armed forces responded by "opening air, rocket and mortar fire on the adversary’s command posts, fortifications and warehouses, it added.

The strikes targeted militant-infested mountainous areas of the Idlib and Latakia provinces, according to TASS.

Dozens of people were killed in a terrorist attack on a military academy in the Syrian city of Homs on October 5. The number of those injured has reached 277. The majority of the victims were family members of Syrian servicemen, invited to a graduation ceremony at the academy.

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