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Syrian troops advance in securing road to Damascus' airport

11 December 2012 21:26 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Syrian troops continued on Tuesday securing the road to the international airport of the capital Damascus, eliminating a number of rebels' snipers who have been positioning in the nearby Akraba suburb that overlooks part of the road, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

During a trip to Akraba on Tuesday, reporters saw an army tank firing at a building on which rooftops snipers have been nesting to target military convoys.

After eliminating those snipers, the road to the airport has become safer, sources said.

At the airport, meanwhile, the Syrian flag was seen fluttering on the top while baggage porters and bellhops were standing at the main gates.

However, the reporters haven't been granted permission to enter the airport as trips and commercial flights are still suspended until the road is fully secured.

The armed militias have tried to cut off the 30-kilometer road from the Akraba point in a bid to paralyze the capital and pave the way for other armed groups to storm the capital from other routes. Moreover, the rebels have issued a statement warning civilians of heading toward the airport and announcing the area a war zone.

However, the Syrian army has unleashed a strong firepower, rendering thousands of armed fighters killed or injured.