10 troops killed in strike on base, Syria
The attack took place on Thursday afternoon but the spokesman gave no other details about how the assault took place.
"This confirms the involvement of foreign elements and their support of these terrorist operations in an effort to weaken the fighting capabilities of our forces," he said.
The Syrian army has been struggling to quash what began as peaceful protests against the Assad family’s 41-year rule, in which some 3,500 people are estimated to have died.
But they are facing an increasing number of attacks by army defectors who say their aim is to protect demonstrators. Damascus says some 1,100 of its security forces have been killed.
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