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"Terrorists" shell Syria's Latakia with mortar rounds

Xinhua, February 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Armed militant groups along the border between Syria and Turkey fired tens of mortar shells and improvised rockets into the northern province of Latakia Sunday, reported the state news agency SANA.

The mortar shelling targeted several areas in the city of Latakia in northwestern Syria, said the report, adding that the firing came from hilltops adjacent to the Turkish border.

Most of the terrorists are members of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, SANA claimed.

Renewing their accusation that Turkey is behind the rebels fighting in Latakia, SANA said the areas between Latakia and Turkey harbors terrorists from different nationalities, including Saudis and Turks.

It added that Syria's military operations in northern Latakia forced many militants to flee back to Turkey.

The mortar shelling is the latest in a series of violence against the country despite a declared truce that excludes the Nusra Front and the Islamic State (IS) group, as both have been designated as terrorist groups by the United Nations. Endit