Syrian army troops and tanks have moved in a troubled northwestern city amid heavy gunfire.
An Associated Press reporter traveling with the military said troops entered Jisr al - Shughour on Sunday morning and arrested some "gunmen" while others fled.
A Syrian refugee child is of a warehouse used as a refuge near Hatay, Turkey, near the border with Syria, on Saturday, June 11, 2011. In the town of Yayladagi Turkey border, authorities establish four hospitals, each with a capacity of 10 beds, in case of emergency. Most of the nearly 50 Syrians, who were injured in clashes in Jisr al - Shugour or other places recently, is treated at the State hospital in the Turkish city of Hatay.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) CloseAP reporter was among the journalists invited to accompany the troops to the North. He said that the soldiers took the reporters at the National Hospital for the city which saw at least two bodies. The operations are still ongoing.
The Syrian Government has said that the city was under the control of "armed men", which says that he killed 120 police officers last week.
The region near the border of Turkey has a history of hostility to the Syrian regime and poses the biggest challenge yet to President Bashar Assad struggle to crush the revolt against the Government.
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