Viewer Discretion Advised - Syrian Army Kills Scores of Militants in Ambush

Following are excerpts from an Al-Manar TV report on a Syrian Army ambush against militants, which aired on February 27, 2014. The report is followed by footage from reports by Russia Today TV and Syria News TV on February 26.

Al-Manar TV, February 27, 2014:

Anchor: More than 170 militants were killed in an ambush by the Syrian military in the Al-Otaiba Lake region, known as the gateway to East Ghota. Al-Manar TV has obtained footage of the activation of explosive devices against a convoy of hundreds of militants on foot in the Al-Otaiba region.

Footage of convoy

Voice of reporter: Step by step they march towards their death. Perhaps they thought that under cover of night, they would be able to save themselves from the stifling siege on East Ghota. Alas, darkness could not conceal them from the precise surveillance of the Syrian military elite.

Here, in the Al-Otaiba Lake area, an ambush was set for a large target of over 200 militants from Al-Nusra Front and the so-called Islamic Front. This is one of the largest ambushes set for the militants to date.

Footage shows moment of explosion

This explosion finished off most of the militants. It was followed by heavy gunfire, before a second explosion took place.

More than 175 militants were killed, and others were arrested. This is a new qualitative accomplishment and a knock-out. It reveals what the Syrian army has prepared for some of the scenarios that are being discussed on the southern Damascus front.

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Footage from Russia Today TV and Syria News TV on February 26, 2014