Armed Forces Eliminate Scores of Terrorists in Several Provinces

Syria News on 25th October, 2012

Written by SANA News Agency

Posted: 25 October 2012 17:09

Armed Forces Eliminate Scores of Terrorists in Several Provinces Oct 24, 2012   PROVINCES, (SANA) – Units of the Armed Forces on Wednesday continued operations in the framework of cleaning the city and countryside of Aleppo from the armed terrorist groups that have been terrorizing citizens and attacking public and private properties.   A source in the province told SANA reporter that dens for terrorists near al-Kindi Hospital in the city were destroyed.   Armed Forces units eliminated terrorists near al-Gondol roundabout, Souq al-Asila, Souq al-Zahrawi, al-Fardous neighborhood, al-Marjeh area, al-Maadi area, the retirement hope and al-Isharat area in Bustan al-Basham, al-Nayrab, Dawwar al-Turkawi and Bani Zeid.   In Bustan al-Basha, security forces clashed with a terrorist group, killing or injuring its members. One of the dead terrorist is Mohammad Beidoun, the group's leader who hails from Mare'a in Aleppo countryside.   A number of citizens were injured when terrorists fired projectiles at Mugambo area in Aleppo city.   In the same framework, clearing the area of Khan al-Assal in Aleppo countryside from terrorists continues.   A source in the province told SANA reporter that the Armed Forces killed several terrorists and injured others and destroyed their equipment and headquarters.   Other terrorists' dens were destroyed at the entrance of Kafrnaha village in the countryside. Also in Aleppo countryside, an Armed Forces unit destroyed a pickup truck and 3 motorbikes which terrorists had been using to move about in al-Khadseh area and al-Muhandsin area, while another unit destroyed gatherings of terrorists in Kafernaha village.   On the slaughterhouse road in al-Atareb, an Armed Forces unit eliminated a number of terrorists in operations targeting their hideouts. One of the terrorists killed in these operations is the sniper Ayed Mutlak al-Otaibi, a Saudi.   Armed Forces Unit Eliminates Terrorists in Harasta, Damascus Countryside   An Armed Forces unit eliminated an armed terrorist group that was terrorizing locals and vandalizing properties near Jaghmour Mosque in al-Sabil neighborhood in Harasta, Damascus Countryside.   An official source told SANA's correspondent that assorted weapons including assault rifles and machineguns were confiscated from terrorists, adding that another unit eliminated a terrorist group near al-Bustan Park in Harasta.     Terrorists Killed, Cars Destroyed in Homs Province and its Countryside   Units of the Armed Forces eliminated large numbers of terrorists in Homs province and its countryside.   A source in the province told SANA reporter that several cars used by terrorists to transfer weapons and ammunition in the neighborhoods of Bab Hood, al-Khalidiyeh, al-Bueida, Tal Hanash in the city and al-Qseir in teh countryside were destroyed during the military operations.   In al-Rastan city in Homs, the Armed Forces clashed with an armed terrorist group, killing 15 terrorists and injuring another 15, among them were terrorists Shadi Mansour, the leader of the group, Khaled Shahhoud, Ibrahim al-Saleh, Mohammad Lattouf, Khaled Qattee', Abdul-Qader Qattee' and Mohammad Qatee'.   Another army unit clashed with and killed scores of terrorists in al-Hosn town in Talkalakh countryside, among them was terrorist Mohammad Issa, nicknamed 'al-Houeer'.   In the town of Talkalakh in Homs countryside, an Armed Forces unit confronted a terrorist group that attempted to attack locals, killing and injuring the group's members.     Authorities Kill Terrorists, Destroy Their Vehicles in Hama   Authorities clashed with an armed terrorist group that was terrorizing citizens in Jinan town in Hama countryside and inflicted heavy losses upon the terrorists.   SANA reporter quoted a source in the province as saying that the authorities eliminated scores of terrorists and destroyed 4 cars and a motorcycles used by the terrorists in their attacks.   Authorities Seize Large Amount of Weapons and Machineguns in Sanamin, Daraa Countryside   The authorities seized various types of weapons and machineguns and amounts of ammunition with an armed terrorist group driving a car in al-Sanamin area in the countryside of Daraa.   SANA reporter quoted a source in the province as saying that the seized weapons included 10 BKC machineguns, 23 automatic rifles, 23 ammunition boxes, 10 BKC machinegun boxes and 56 rifle magazines.   The source added that all members of the armed terrorist group were killed during clashes with the authorities.     Syria Demands That UNSC, UN General Secretariat and UNHRC Condemn Crimes of Terrorist Groups and Hold Them to Account   Oct 24, 2012   DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Syria on Wednesday demanded that the UN Security Council (UNSC), UN General Secretariat and UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) expose the crimes of the armed terrorist groups, condemn them and hold these groups to account.   Syria's demand came in identical letters sent by the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry to the Head of UNSC, UNSG, UNHRC Chairperson and High Commissioner for Human Rights in which it said it wanted to share confirmed information on the violence Syria is being subjected to at the hands of the armed terrorist groups and the horrible violations by these groups of the international law and the international human rights law.   The Ministry stressed in its letters that the armed terrorist groups and their supporters are continuing the shedding of the Syrian blood in contradiction with all human values and at a by now known timing ahead of sessions held by the UNSC to discuss the situation in Syria. Highlighting in this context the massacre committed earlier on the day in the city of Douma in Damascus Countryside, the Ministry clarified that an armed terrorist group known as 'Liwa al-Islam', which is led by a salafi leader called Zahran Alloush, committed "a horrible massacre" in which Syria lost 25 martyrs, including children, women and elderly people. The letters mentioned the names of the families to which the massacre's victims belonged, which are al-Qbeitri, al-Abed, al-Jindi, al-Ayyoubi, Diyab and al-Safadi.   It emphasized that the fact that the massacre took place in an area where there is no presence of the Syrian Arab Army or the law enforcement forces and where the armed terrorist groups are active, and considering its timing, proves once again the responsibility of the armed terrorist gangs and their supporters for this kind of massacres which are committed every time deliberately and with cold blood.   The letters cited al-Houleh and al-Treimseh among other such massacres perpetrated in several areas in Syria which used to enjoy safety and security before the flow of the terrorist groups and their weapons along with the foreign mercenaries.   The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said these groups and mercenaries have been benefiting in committing their crimes from the political, media and financial coverage provided by countries which Syria has previously warned of their support to terrorism in a number of previous notes sent to the UNSC, UNSG and UNHRC.   It stressed that Douma massacre and other crimes of the terrorist groups demand that the UNSC and other UN bodies play their role in combating terrorism regardless of its perpetrators, funders, supporters and the place and time of its occurrence.   It also called for not repeating the disgraceful stances of some UNSC member states, including Germany, which prevented the issuance of a stance to condemn the perpetrators of the terrorist operation which took place few days ago in Bab Touma area in Damascus and claimed the innocent lives of 13 civilians including children and women.   UN Security Council Supports Brahimi's Call for a Ceasefire in Syria during the Holiday of Eid al-Adha   Oct 24, 2012 NEW YORK, (SANA)- The UN Security council on Wednesday supported the UN Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi's call for a cease-fire in Syria during the holiday of Eid al-Adha. In a statement, the council called on all sides to work for reaching a permanent halt to all forms of violence in the country.   Churkin: Success of Initiative to Cease Violence During Eid al-Adha Lies in Commitment of Local and International Sides to Exercise Influence on Armed Groups to Accept It   Russia's Permanent Envoy to the UN Vitaly Churkin affirmed that the success of the initiative proposed by UN Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Ibrahimi to cease violence during Eid al-Adha doesn't lie in the approval of the Security Council members; rather it lies in the commitment of local and international sides to exercise influence on armed groups to accept the truce.   In a press statement at the UN headquarters in New York, Churkin said that it wasn't surprising that some armed group announced their refusal to cease violence because many of them reject transitioning from armed violence to politics, therefore he called upon sides that influence these groups to refrain from providing them with weapons and missiles and force them to agree to what the Council called for as this is the right path for ending the crisis in Syria.   Churkin said that Russia hopes that the truce will be carried out on the ground by the opposition and the government to end violence and organize the political process to reach a political resolution to the crisis in Syria.   He pointed out that the statement issued by the Security Council relies on three elements; first , the Council members' support for Ibrahimi's initiative and calling on all regional and international sides to do likewise and exercise their influence on the ground to impose the truce.   Churkin said the second element is dealing with urgent humanitarian issues affected the Syrian people, and the third is opening political prospects for resolution and the need to use the truce to enter a broader field for political settlement.   He noted that Brahimi reiterated his desire for the Geneva statement to be the basis of future work since it was issued through the agreement among members of the international community and was adopted in the framework of Security Council resolutions no. 2042 and no. 2043.   Churkin also voiced his country's concern over reports that missile systems have been sent to terrorist groups in Syria, adding that Russia contacted countries that can send such systems, but none confessed to doing so yet.     Four citizens Martyred, 11 others injured by terrorist Explosion in al-Tadamun, Damascus   Oct 24, 2012 DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Terrorists blew up a booby-trapped car in a crowded street in al-tadamun popular neighborhood in Damascus on Wednesday.   "Initial toll of the terrorist explosion refers to 4 martyrs while 11 others injured from the civilians," A source at the Interior Ministry told SANA.   It added that the explosion caused grave material damages in the houses and shops of citizens.   Another source at the National Hospital of Damascus told SANA reporter that the hospital received the bodies of 4 martyrs in addition to 10 people injured, one of them in a critical condition.   Terrorists Commit Massacre against 25 People, including 3 Children and a Woman, in Douma   Oct 24, 2012   DAMASCUS COUNTRYSIDE, (SANA)- The number of victims of the massacre perpetrated on Wednesday by terrorist members of the so-called 'Liwa al-Islam' in the city of Douma in Damascus Countryside increased up to 25 martyrs, according to the city's locals.   A source in the province said earlier that 9 men, 3 children and a woman were killed near Hawwa Mosque in Ali Ben Abi Talib Street in the city. The source noted that members of the so-called 'Liwa al-Islam' terrorist group, headed by terrorist Zahran Alloush, spread in the area where the massacre was committed.     Premier al-Halqi Tours Homs Province and Meets Locals Oct 24, 2012   HOMS, (SANA) – Prime Minister Dr. Wael al-Halqi toured the city of Homs accompanied by a number of ministers and officials, inspecting the state of services and citizens and verifying the reestablishment of security and availability of goods after the Armed Forces restored security to most neighborhoods.   Al-Halqi voiced confidence that the Armed Forces will restore security and stability to Syria and bolster it, calling upon the people of Homs to return to their city, reassuring them that all their needs and necessities are now available, from security to supplies and food. The Prime Minister said that his tour aims to inspect the state of services and living conditions in Homs province as part of the government's plan to communicate with citizens, urging officials in the province to overcome shortcomings in administration which seems lacking compared to services.   He also stressed the need to revitalize the health sector which suffers from obvious problems caused by the attacks of terrorists and their direct targeting of this sector.   In a statement to journalists, al-Halqi said that the state of services is good in some sectors such as water and electricity, as well as living conditions, adding that 27 out of 38 neighborhoods are fully stable and life is normal in them, and that shortcoming in services will be dealt with.   He said that the government is preparing a database of afflicted people in Homs and other provinces, adding that banks will open branches in all secure areas in addition to al-Baath University.   The Prime Minister's tour covered Baba Amr neighborhood, temporary housing centers in al-Shammas and al-Hadara streets, al-Bassel Health Compound in Karm al-Louz, Homs Refinery and al-Baath University, among other areas in Homs and Homs Refinery, where he met locals and listened to their problems and demands.   The Prime Minister also honored families of civilian martyrs killed by terrorists.   In the same context, Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs and Minister of Local Administration Omar Ghalawanji, Minister of Electricity Imad Khamis, Minister of Education Hazwan al-Waz, Minister of Higher Education Mohammad Yehea Moalla, Minister of Health Saad al-Nayef, and Minister of Public Works Yasser al-Siba'I discussed reports from directors of services departments in the province.     Lavrov : Russia committed to the international law regarding the situation in Syria Oct 24, 2012   MOSCOW, (SANA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov underlined that his country is committed to the international law regarding the situation in Syria, saying "our western partners don't prefer to talk about Libya at the UN Security council, but they suggest to adopt a resolution on Syria.. but we believe that at first it is important to take the example of Libya and not to repeat this big mistake."   "As for the war on Iraq, we have adhered to the international law and we didn't accept war on Iraq at the UN Security Council.. the same we do regarding Syria, of course we remember Libya lesson when the international law was exposed to a difficult test and the Security council resolutions were diverted.. let them see what is happening now there," Lavrov added In an interview with Russkaya Gazeta.   He affirmed that Russia still contacts with the main countries in an intensified way as before regarding Syria.. Russia also keeps contacts with the opposition parties, saying "any opposition group, even the most extremist, don’t talk about issues that we hear from the western partners or from a number of politicians in the region about Russia's role on the situation in Syria."   On the western statements regarding Russia's stand in the wrong side of history and its lose of the Middle East, Lavrov said "those statements are but mere efforts by the western politicians to depict their hopes as an inevitable issue and attempts to instigate some powers against us."   As for the Turkish stance, Lavrov demanded that Turkey acknowledge publicly that there wasn't any kind of weapons on board the Syrian civilian plane coming from Moscow which the Turkish authorities forced to land in Ankara recently, referring to Turkey's claims that it carried a shipment of weapons and military equipment which were later disproved.   He said that the Turkish authorities who claimed originally that the plane carried weapons and military later admitted that the plane was actually carrying electronic equipment, reiterating that the plane was carrying electronic equipment for radar station that have double uses and their transportation isn't subject to international embargos according to international agreements or Security Council resolutions.   He affirmed that the cargo in question is regulation spare parts and that Russia has been providing spare parts for Syrians radar stations for decades, adding that this shipment was packed and sent to Syria upon the Syrian side's request and that they constituted no threat to passengers and are non-volatile.   Lavrov noted that the Turkish authorities instructed the Syrian pilot to either land for inspecting the plane's shipment or turn back, and he chose to land since he knows that the shipment is legal.   He affirmed that Russia will continue to demand that Turkey clarify its position of refusing to allow the Russian Consulate to meet the Russian passengers and uncover who was responsible for preventing its staff from boarding the plane.   Lavrov also refuted the Turkish authorities' tales and their discrepancies from the Russian passengers' testimonies about what actually happened during the eight hours when the plane was grounded, adding "it turns out that the situation was completely different from what the Turkish colleagues presented."   He said that upon learning of the incident, Russian consular staff demanded to meet the Russian passengers after receiving a passengers manifest, yet the Turkish authorities refused to allow them to meet them during the eight hours when the plane was grounded, saying that the plane was about to take off but it wasn't so.   Lavrov pointed out that the passengers were detained for two hours inside the plane which wasn't running, meaning that the air conditioning wasn't working and this had adverse effects on one passenger's health, then the Turkish authorities opened the plane's door and said that they were going to transport the passengers to the airport terminal but no-one came to take them anywhere, forcing the passengers to share what little food they had. He concluded by noting that Russian authorities didn't become aware of any of this until after the plane landed in Damascus.     Information Ministry: Countries' Support to Terrorism in Syria Will Put Them on Terrorists' Side in Face of International Resolutions   Oct 24, 2012 DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Ministry of Information on Wednesday highlighted the coincidence of the terrorists' perpetration of Douma massacre with the upcoming Security Council session on Syria, being a repeated manner by the terrorists before the convening of any international meeting on Syria in implementation of a political agenda.   "The silence of certain countries on such crimes on one hand, and their continued supply of weapons, money and shelter to the terrorist groups on the other hand is considered a full participation in the crimes and evidence on the scale of foreign involvement in supporting terrorism," the Ministry said in a statement.   The Ministry emphasized that the continuation of support for terrorism in Syria by those countries will put them on the terrorists' side in the face of the international resolutions on combating and uprooting terrorism and pursuing its members.   Earlier on the day, terrorist members of the so-called 'Liwa al-Islam' in the city of Douma in Damascus Countryside committed a massacre slaughtering 25 people including 3 children and a woman.     122 Persons Released in Damascus Countryside and Daraa after Turning Themselves in   Oct 24, 2012   DAMASCUS COUNTRYSIDE, DARAA(SANA)- Authorities on Wednesday released 122 persons in Damascus countryside and Daraa who were misled into getting involved in the latest events in the country but did not commit crimes.   In Damascus countryside 70 persons were released after they gave themselves up to the authorities who settled their cases.   At al-Sheikh Misken in Daraa, the authorities settled the cases of 52 persons who were involved in the events without committing crimes.   The released persons in Damascus countryside and Daraa pledged not to bear any weapon or participate in any acts of chaos to return to their normal life.   SANA Reporter Dismisses as Untrue News on Explosion in Jisr al-Rayes Area Oct 24, 2012   DAMASCUS, (SANA)- SANA reporter on Wednesday dismissed that an explosion took place in Jisr al-Raes area in Damascus.   The reporter stressed that the news broadcast by some channels claiming the occurenec of an explosion in the aforementioned area are completely baseless.     Russian Chief of Staff: Armed Groups in Syria Have US-made Missiles Oct 24, 2012   MOSCOW, (SANA) – Russian Chief of the General Staff, Nikolai Makarov, stressed on Wednesday that there are information confirming that the armed groups in Syria have Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) from various origins including the US-made Stinger missiles.   "The armed groups in Syria have Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems of various foreign origins including those of US manufacturing," Makarov told the journalists.   He clarified that these weapons and equipment are being transferred to the armed groups in various ways including through civil air means.   Commenting on US President Barack Obama's instructions to provide the armed groups in Syria with a batch of portable anti-air missiles, Makarov said "The Americans have abandoned these instructions and said that they haven't provided the Syrian opposition with any weapons."   "However, we've got confirmed information that the armed groups have foreign-made portable missiles, including US-made missiles," Russian Chief of the General Staff stressed.     Syrians in Belarus and Poland Denounce EU Sanctions and Support to Terrorism in Syria   Oct 24, 2012   MINSK/ WARSAW, (SANA)- Syrian students and expatriates in Belarus expressed their rejection of the unfair sanctions imposed by the EU on their homeland.   In a stand of solidarity with Syria organized outside the Syrian Embassy in Minsk, the participants voiced their strong support to President Bashar al-Assad and his reform approach, stressing standing by him until foiling the conspiracy against their homeland. They denounced the EU sanctions on Syria, emphasizing that these sanctions have affected the Syrian citizens directly.   Syrians and Polish Supporters Denounce Countries' Support to Terrorism in Syria In the same context, members of the Syrian community in Poland reiterated their support to Syria and its people, army and leadership against the conspiracy targeting its national unity and the future of its sons. Gathered in front of the Syrian Embassy in Warsaw, the Syrians, along with representatives from expatriate bodies in Poland and Polish supporters, denounced the stances of the Arab, regional and international parties that are leading the conspiracy against Syria.   They strongly condemned the support provided by those parties to the gangs of killing whose criminality reached national skilled and qualified cadres in addition to the army members and the public and private properties.   The gathered people also expressed their denunciation of Erdogan government over its hostile stances towards the Syrian people, hailing on the other hand attitude of the friendly Turkish people I rejection of their government's policy.   In this framework, the participants headed to Turkey's Embassy in Warsaw to stage a sit-in to voice their denunciation of Erdogan government's support to the terrorism gangs in Syria, handing in a statement of their denunciation to a representative of the Embassy.