{"id":136012,"date":"2026-03-06T18:28:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=136012"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:28:53","slug":"two-government-soldiers-killed-in-attack-in-aleppo-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/136012\/","title":{"rendered":"Two government soldiers killed in attack in Aleppo countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Two members of Syrian government forces were killed on Friday in an attack carried out by unknown gunmen in an area of Aleppo countryside, northern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Media and Communication Directorate at the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that &#8220;two soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army were martyred in a treacherous targeting by unknown individuals on the Aleppo-al-Bab highway.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry&#8217;s statement did not disclose any further information regarding the incident that led to the death of the two soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. The Aleppo-al-Bab highway is a key route connecting Aleppo city to areas in the northeastern countryside, which have witnessed periodic security incidents despite relative stability in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Two members of Syrian government forces were killed on Friday in an attack carried out by unknown gunmen in an area of Aleppo countryside, northern Syria. 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