UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon condemned the two terrorist explosions that hit Damascus Saturday morning killing at least 24 people and wounded around 40 others.
In a statement he issued, Ban called for an immediate end to all violence, sending his sympathy and condolences to the bereaved families of the victims and the Syrian people.Iran also condemned the two Damascus attacks indicating that “the responsibility of such incidents falls on those who arm and provoke armed groups.”
IRNA reported that Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast rejected such terrorist acts, considering that “such acts as a cause for instability and insecurity in the region.”
Mehmanparast stated that “Iran thinks that the terrorist acts in the Syrian capital are the price paid by the Syrian people for their support to their government.”
He expressed his sympathy with Syrian people and government, adding that “these attacks are obstructing the process of sustainable reforms and national dialogue in Syria.”
Similarly, France assured through its Foreign Minister Alain Juppe that it “condemns all acts of terrorism, which cannot be justified under any circumstances.
In the same context, AFP quoted an Arab diplomat as saying that Saudi Arabia, which closed its embassy in Damascus this week, was delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels.
“Saudi military equipment is on its way to Jordan to arm the Free Syrian Army," the diplomat said, on condition of anonymity.
However, Jordan rejected the report.
“Jordan categorically denies the report," government spokesman and information minister Rakan Majali told AFP.
"This is completely baseless,” he added.
URGENT - Syria: Foreign fighters amassing on Turkish and Jordanian borders
Several hundred Libyan Al-Qaeda fighters (former Libyan Islamic Fighting Group) have arrived in recent weeks at various hotels in Amman (Jordan). They suddenly moved out on Friday, 16 March 2012 to relocate to an unknown destination.Simultaneously, a coming and going of buses, throughout the days of Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th of March, transported at least 2,000 combatants to a "refugee" camp in Hatay (Turkey). This ferrying continues, and is managed by the Turkish Army.
Colonel Riyadh Al Asaad, who had been temporarily assigned to house arrest following the Syrian-Turkish agreement of 7 February, is again in full command of the Free "Syrian" Army from Turkey.
It is estimated that the forces already assembled are constituted by 500 to 1000 Takfirists at the Jordanian border and between 2000 and 3000 at the Turkish border. No significant jihadi group has been reported at the Lebanese border, the Lebanese Army having dismantled in recent weeks an assembly area and a communications base.
Hundreds of foreign fighters still remain on Syrian soil after the fall of the Islamic Emirate of Baba Amr and the cleanup of Deraa and Idlib. Although totally disorganized and running out of steam, they are still capable of organizing these new troops attacks.
The Syrian National Army is in the process of strengthening its borders to prevent any infiltration into the country.
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