BEIRUT – Syrian state television says the army has begun operations in a restive northern town near the Turkish border.
The government says the operation aims to restore security in Jisr al-Shughour, where authorities say 120 officers and security personnel were killed by "armed groups" last week.
A Syrian reporter accompanying the troops Friday said troops backed by tanks were on the outer edges of the town, ready to enter.
Reports in the last days of an imminent military operation in Jisr al-Shughour have prompted an exodus of refugees to nearby Turkey.
The military operations are part of a crackdown on an uprising against President Bashar Assad that started in mid-March.
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