Latakia: At least 15 Syrian soldiers have been killed soldiers in the western province of Latakia, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
It said that armed groups killed dozens of other soldiers were wounded in several villages of al-Hafa region in Latakia, Press TV reported.
The observatory group announced yesterday that around 100 Syrian soldiers were killed in clashes and attacks on security forces’ checkpoints across the country in the past week.
Also on Tuesday, the Syrian government expelled a number of US and European diplomats in response to the expulsion of Syrian ambassadors from their countries.
Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the ambassadors of the US, Britain, France, Turkey, Canada, Spain and Italy are no longer welcome in the country.
Syria has been the scene of ongoing violence since March 2011. Many people, including security forces, have lost their lives in the unrest.
The West and the Syrian opposition accuse the government of killing the protesters. But Damascus blames ”outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups” for the unrest, stating that it is being orchestrated from abroad.
 Syrian regime has been under international pressure after Houla massacre in which over 100 people, including many children were killed.
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