(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels killed three regime troops and wounded five others in Mont Turkmen (Jabal al-Turkman), the last opposition stronghold in coastal Latakia province, sources said Monday.
The Turkish-backed rebels hit a regime army barrack with Kornet missile (a Russian man-portable anti-tank guided missile.)
The regime army is mobilizing troops in the southern countryside of Idlib near Latakia, seeking to take the last stronghold in Mount Turkman, activists say.
On Saturday, 4 troops were killed and 7 more wounded in clashes with rebels on the Kabana battlefront.
The strategic mountainous area has been under major attack by regime forces and allied militias over the past few weeks.
The regime army has been using heavy aerial and ground bombardment but rebels are still showing fierce resistance.
So far, rebels have thwarted three incursion attempts this week, killing at least 25 troops.
Eight years of war in Syria have killed 560,000 people and driven half the pre-war population of 22 million from their homes, including more than 6 million as refugees to neighbouring countries.
Zaman Al Wasl
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