TEHRAN (FNA)- Ten militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group were killed in the operation carried out by Syrian army and national defense forces after infiltrating into their sites in the village of Jufrah, near the military airport of Deir Ezzur.

Moreover, the army has gained control over an area stretching for one kilometer from the Eastern side of Deir Ezzur military airport, in a move that aims at expanding the safety zone of the airport, Al-Manar TV reported Monday.

Pro-armed groups’ websites admitted that the army soldiers deceived ISIL gunmen in the perimeter of Deir Ezzur airport, and swept into one of their positions killing more than 14 terrorists, after playing a trick on them by wearing Afghan uniforms.

Syria was hit by a violent unrest since mid-March 2011, where the western media reports accuse countries, mainly the US, Turkey and Saudi Arabia of orchestrating the conflict in the country and providing terrorist groups with money, weapons and trained mercenaries.

On May 2011, Syrian army launched a wide-scale operation against armed groups and gunmen operating in the country, who started escaping the army blows and crossing the border into Lebanon.