Syrian army repels attacks in south - state TV

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army repelled attacks against a number of military positions in the south of the country, state television reported in a newsflash on Thursday. The assaults took place in the countryside of Deraa province and the army killed dozens of the attackers, it said, citing a military source. A group monitoring the war said earlier on Thursday that Syrian rebels attacked government-held areas of the provincial capital, Deraa city, overnight. (Reporting by Sylvia Westall; editing by John Stonestreet)