DAMASCUS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Syria's Defense Minister Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij said Monday that the Syrian army will do its utmost to protect the country's institutions from armed rebels, calling on citizens to cooperate with the authorities to uncover the hideouts of the gunmen.
Speaking during an interview with the state-TV aired Monday night, al-Freij said the Syrian army is working on securing the roads in order to deliver the needs of the citizens by all means.
He said the rebels hid in populated areas in residential blocs, adding that they are also booby-trapping roads and buildings.
He continued that Syria is leading the "axe of resistance" and that is why "the American and Zionist circles are giving orders to the terrorist groups on ground to target Syria from the inside."
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