Syrian troops kill scores of armed insurgents in Aleppo
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A unit of the Syrian army battered on Tuesday an armed insurgent group near a fuel station in Aleppo, killing scores of the group's members, the state TV said.
The armed group was attacked near a fuel station between al- Sukarri and Salahuddien districts in Aleppo, said the TV.
The state-run SANA news agency said the army hunted down on Tuesday armed groups in Salahuddien, costing them heavy losses. It said the army also conducted "a qualitative" operation with the help of locals in the Aleppo suburb of Handrat, inflicting hefty toll on the armed groups.
SANA also said that the Syrian forces clashed with "armed terrorist groups" on the outskirts of Aleppo and destroyed nine SUVs outfitted with PKC machine guns.
Meanwhile, the activists' groups reported bombardment and clashes in different parts of Aleppo, adding that the rebels have taken control over a police station in the Hanao area after killing 40 police members.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the al-Meyser neighborhood in Aleppo is being "bombarded by military helicopters," adding that clouds of dark smoke are rising up from the neighborhood.
It said rebel fighters took control of the police stations in Bab al-Neryrab, Hanano and al-Salheen after brutal clashes with those barricading inside the buildings, leaving eight rebel fighters killed.
The Observatory said the Salahuddien neighborhood was violently bombarded by regime forces.
Battles and shelling have also been reported in a number of other Syrian areas Tuesday, however, the Aleppo battles have stolen the show as the area is the country's commercial capital and largest city that is considered a bedrock of support to the Damascus leadership.
The fighting in Aleppo has been ignited when armed rebels announced last week the commencement of their operation to " liberate Aleppo."
Hundreds of foreign fighters have reportedly infiltrated into Syria to join the fight against the regime forces.
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