Syria: 13 soldiers killed

Thirteen soldiers were killed in the central Syrian city of Homs today (9th May) in what authorities said was an ambush set by an "armed terrorist group."

Al-Jazeera TV reported they were killed in Homs, the third largest Syrian city, after troops backed by tanks were deployed there to quell anti-government protests.

Ten Syrian workers, on their way back from Lebanon to Damascus, were killed and three others wounded in an ambush by armed groups.

The assailants opened fire on them from a close distance on the Damascus-Homs highway.

Protests and ensuing violence in Syria have left more than 100 soldiers and security agents dead across the country, while protesters say hundreds of civilians have been killed.