Clashes in Al-Zawiya suburbs come to a bloody end

The clashes in Al-Zawiya city between Wershifana armed groups and Al-Zawiya forces came to an end after seven armed men Wershifana were killed and many others wounded on Wednesday, a source said.
The source added that Al-Zawiya forces have taken control of Al-Twaibiyah area, where the clashes took place, after heavy armed clashes between the two warring groups.
The spokesman of the Western Operations Room, Sabri Keshadah, said that two grad rockets had targeted the coastal road downtown Al-Zawiya city last on Tuesday and no casualties were reported.
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