Syrian army units seize Israeli-made missiles, kill scores of militants

The Syrian armed forces on Thursday seized Israeli-made missiles were in the possession of militants in Daraa countryside and destroyed a number of militants' dens and gatherings. A military source told SANA that an army unit seized a car for militants loaded with large quantities of weapons and ammunition in Mahjjeh town, including four Lao Israeli-made missiles, 36 mortar rounds of 60 mm and a variety of ammunition. The source added that militants' gatherings and weapons were destroyed in the villages and towns and Nawa, Inkhel, al-Naemeh, Atman, Edwan, al-Za'roura, Ein al-Basha, al-Hairan, Ghadeer al-Bustan. The source pointed out that army units chased an armed rebel group was trying to attack the old customs checkpoint, leaving most of the group members killed and wounded. Fadlallah al-Masalmeh, Iskandar Salibi, Farzat Qtaifan and Abdul Rahman Abdullah Hamouda were identified among the dead.