Damascus, March 9 (RHC)-- Syrian government forces have taken four villages from Takfiri terrorists in the northern province of Aleppo.  Syrian troops re-took the villages on Wednesday after clashes with foreign-sponsored militants, the Lebanon-based al-Mayadeen TV said.

In Homs Province, government forces attacked terrorists in Mahassa village in the southern area of Qaryatayn and took control of the area.

According to the official SANA news agency, the Syrian air force also targeted a gathering of Daesh militants around the city of Palmyra.  Reports said that some 40 militants were killed and another 32 injured during clashes in a village in Deir Ezzor.