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AMMAN, June 6 (KUNA) -- A day after Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's election for a third term in office, over 144 Syrians were killed in heavy clashes between his forces and opposition fighters across the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has announced.
In its death tally for Thursday, the SOHR reported that the dead comprised 51 civilians, 30 Syrian opposition fighters, 15 non-Syrian Islamic fighters, 19 pro-government National Defense Force personnel, 17 regular forces, two fighters of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS), six unknown rebels, and seven non-Syrian fighters allied to regime forces.
With regard to Friday's developments, the SOHR pointed out that the fighting raged and intensified in Al-Mileha corridor in Damascus countryside as the government forces and the pro-government militias press in a broad offensive to wrestle control over one of the main supplying routes for the opposition forces in the area.
In a separate statement, Syrian opposition accused the regime forces of using chemical weapons against the opposition-held areas in Al-Ghouta Al-Sharqeah in Damascus.
Meanwhile, a booby-trapped car exploded near Deir Al-Zour military airport but no casualties were reported. (end)
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