DAMASCUS â Four Syrian policemen were killed last week during clashes with militants from an alleged terror group, several of whom escaped after the shootout, a security source said yesterday. âPolice forces assaulted a terrorist group, Tanzim Jund Ash Sham, in Madaya, which had planned to launch attacks on Damascus and its surrounding areas,â he said. âThe fighting killed four policemen, while five members of the armed group were able to escape into the mountains,â the source added. The clashes took place on Friday in the town, 40km northeast of the capital, the source said.