DAMASCUS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- As many as 13 soldiers were killed on Sunday when their bus was ambushed in the countryside of Syrian central province of Homs, state news agency SANA reported.
Officers were among the slain soldiers, whose bus was attacked in the desert region of the city of Palmyra in the countryside of Homs, said the report.
It added that 18 other soldiers were wounded by the "terrorist attack."
The official agency didn't name the party behind the attack, Previous similar ones were all carried by remnants of the Islamic State (IS) group, which is still active in the desert region. ■
