“11,000 Radical Islamists Fighting in al-Qusayr, 2000 from Lebanon’s Tripoli”

Source : http://www.almanar.com.lb

The battle in the Syrian border city of al-Qusayr has been recently escalated amid the information revealed stating that more than eleven thousand radical Islamists have arrived in the area and involved in fighting the Syrian army, Addiyar local newspaper reported Friday.

Among the radicals there are about 2,000 young people from the Lebanese northern city of Tripoli, Addiyar added.

The newspaper noted, however, that "the former Prime Minister Saad Hariri offered $150 million paid by Gulf States for the Syrian armed opposition, which has practically become the al-Nusra Front of the Sunnis in the Levant.”

The fund was presented on behalf of Hariri so that fingers wouldn’t be pointed at the Gulf countries, but rather it will appear as an individual move, the daily indicated.

“Money transfers weren’t signed by Saad al-Hariri, but by individuals of Itani and Baba families," Addiyar further elaborated.

Media reported tackling Lebanese parties involvement in supporting terrorist takfiris in Syria have been increased recently.

The Syrian army foiled several attempts by Lebanese gangs trying to infiltrate into the Syrian territories to help al-Nusra Front fighting against the national army in the border city of al-Qusayr.

Al-Qusayr city lies on the northern Syrian border with Lebanon, and was occupied by terrorists and armed opposition gunmen since more than two years.

The Syrian Army launched on May 19 a large-scale operation to clear the area of terrorist gangs and liberate the citizens trapped there.

Blasts kill 8 in Syria, army advances in strategic city

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DAMASCUS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed Thursday in separate explosions and mortar attacks in Syria, as the Syrian army regained control over three towns in the countryside of the strategic city of al-Qussair, the state-run SANA news agency said.

One man was killed when a mortar shell struck the capital Damascus' suburb of Harasta, SANA said, adding that another two men were killed when two explosive devices went off in Busra al- Harir town in the southern province of Daraa.

In Damascus' suburb of Kanaker, five civilians were killed when an explosive device ripped through a house that was used as storage of explosive devices by the rebels.

SANA said the five civilians were in nearby houses that were affected by the blast.

Meanwhile, the Syrian army regained three towns in al-Qussair in central Syria, namely Brak, Jawadieh and Arjoun.

The army pushed its way into al-Qussair early Sunday after taking control of its suburb following 46 days of battling. The offensive aims to cut the rebels' main supply line.

The army's recent advancement is deemed as the Syrian administration's efforts to strengthen its position ahead of the forthcoming Geneva talks on Syria slated for mid-June. President Bashar al-Assad has decided to send an official delegation to Geneva, while the Syrian National Coalition, the main umbrella opposition group in exile, is set to boycott the meeting

Syrian Army seizes control over the village and military airport of al-Dabaa

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Syrian Arab Army units took control on the village of al-Daba and al-Dabaa military airport in al-Qusair countryside in Homs after a series of successful qualitative operations in the region, led to the killing and wounding dozens of gunmen.

Our correspondent quoted that a large number of the dead in the village of al-Daba of non-Syrian nationalities, as pointed that army units also extended their control on the village of al-Muhajireen in northern rural of Homs after severe clashes took place with the militia of “Free Army”.

Furthermore units continued their operations in the northern and western neighborhoods in the central city of al-Qusair amid remarkable progress by the army in the western neighborhood of the city.

Syrian Arab Army units began earlier a massive military operation aimed at clearing all villages and areas of al-Qusair, countryside and city.

Targeting several gatherings of “Free Army” in the vicinity of Aleppo and the airport prison Ming

Our correspondent said that the Syrian Arab Army units targeted several insurgent groups in the vicinity of Aleppo Central Prison in the vicinity of the airport Ming, what led to the killing and wounding dozens of gunmen.

Our correspondent added that a unitof the Syrian Arab Army destroyed a warehouse containing large amounts of ammunition in the village of Jubaila, while the army unit killed 16 insurgents in the vicinity of a al-Kendi hospital.

Deaths and injuries among members of armed groups near the restaurant World of Magic on the road of Aleppo, Edlib at the entrance to the southern city of Aleppo.

Syrian Army seizes control over the village and military airport of al-Dabaa

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Syrian Arab Army units took control on the village of al-Daba and al-Dabaa military airport in al-Qusair countryside in Homs after a series of successful qualitative operations in the region, led to the killing and wounding dozens of gunmen.

Our correspondent quoted that a large number of the dead in the village of al-Daba of non-Syrian nationalities, as pointed that army units also extended their control on the village of al-Muhajireen in northern rural of Homs after severe clashes took place with the militia of “Free Army”.

Furthermore units continued their operations in the northern and western neighborhoods in the central city of al-Qusair amid remarkable progress by the army in the western neighborhood of the city.

Syrian Arab Army units began earlier a massive military operation aimed at clearing all villages and areas of al-Qusair, countryside and city.

Targeting several gatherings of “Free Army” in the vicinity of Aleppo and the airport prison Ming

Our correspondent said that the Syrian Arab Army units targeted several insurgent groups in the vicinity of Aleppo Central Prison in the vicinity of the airport Ming, what led to the killing and wounding dozens of gunmen.

Our correspondent added that a unitof the Syrian Arab Army destroyed a warehouse containing large amounts of ammunition in the village of Jubaila, while the army unit killed 16 insurgents in the vicinity of a al-Kendi hospital.

Deaths and injuries among members of armed groups near the restaurant World of Magic on the road of Aleppo, Edlib at the entrance to the southern city of Aleppo.

President Assad: we have received “S-300”... Syrian Army has the upper hand.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Syrian Army achieved major victories on ground, and emphasized, in an interview with “al-Manar” channel today, that the scale has turned completely to the advantage of the army.

President Assad maintained that : “Syria and Hezbolla are at the same front, there are groups of Hezbolla fighters at boarder areas with Lebanon; however, Syrian Army is the one who fights and administers battles against armed groups, these battles will continue till all terrorists are finished”.

President Assad also condemned the roles of Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in aiding militant groups “there are more than 100,000 militants from Arab and foreign nationalities who have infiltrate into Syria due to the support of these tries”.

as also confirmed the in-principle participation in Geneva 2, and decried opposition rships abroad though he showed no optimistic signs about the conference.

on Israel, he said that Syrian Army “will respond immediately to any aggression by Israel, hat Syrian government will not stand against any group that wants to wage a war of ance to liberate al-Golan”.

y and more importantly, he said that “we received the first shipment of S-300 anti-aircraft ts and the rest of it will be delivered soon”.

Syrian Army Regains Strategic Areas in Al-Qusayr, Damascus Countryside

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The Syrian army regained on Wednesday strategic towns of Bayt Sahem and Sydi Mikdad in Damascus countryside as it recaptured the strategic airport of Daba'a in the area of al-Qusayr.

Al-Manar correspondent in Damascus countryside reported that the Syrian Army targeted the hideouts of the foreign-backed militants in Bayt Sahem and Sydi Mikdad inflicting heavy losses upon them.

He said that the area of Bayt Sahem was for several months earlier a bastion for the armed groups in which they stage through sniper activity and launch mortar shells on the neighboring Jermana area.

“Syrian Army entered Bayt Sahem as it delivered several blows to the armed groups there,” our correspondent Jaafar Mhanna said.

“The Syrian Army is adopting the policy of multi-front. As it staged operation in Bayt Seham, it seized the area of Sydi Mikdad in a bid to cut off the routes that supply the militants who are in the area of Sayyida Zeinab in Damascus countryside.”

Daba'a Airport in the Hand of Syrian Army On the other hand, the Syrian Army also captured the airport of Daba'a in al- Qusayr area, inflicting huge losses upon the armed groups there.

“The Syrian Arab Army completely regained the land of the Daba'a airport. It’s also chasing the militants who fled to the neighboring areas,” al- Manar correspondent in al- Qusayr, Hamza al-Hajj Hasan said.

Al-Manar also broadcast video showing corpses of the militants who were killed during the battle which lasted for several hours in the airport. Our correspondent talked to one of the Syrian commanders who were during the battle. The commander confirmed the Army’s control of the area, saying that the situation there was good and secure.

He said that the Syrian army arrested several militants, noting that the both the killed and the arrested militants included foreigners.

“Daba'a airport is strategic since it separates the northern towns of al-Qusayr from the city itself,” the Syrian commander told our correspondent.

Government forces advance in central, southern Syria

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army on Wednesday regained full control over a military base in the strategic al- Qussair city in central Syria and dislodged rebels from towns near the capital Damascus in the south, the state-run SANA news agency said.

As part of its wide-scale operation in al-Qussair near the borders with Lebanon, the army regained full control over the al- Daba'a airbase after days of intense clashes with the rebels.

Pro-government media outlets said the army controlled large parts of the airport a couple of days ago, while the state-media said the army took full control over the base on Wednesday.

"An army unit entered al-Daba'a airport and cleared its structures from the terrorists who were holed up inside," SANA said, adding that the troops are still searching for the " terrorists" hiding in the airbase.

The Syrian army pushed its way into al-Qussair early Sunday after taking control of its suburb following 46 days of battling. The offensive aims to cut the rebels' main supply line.

Syrian sources expected the operation in al-Qussair to end within few days.

Meanwhile, SANA said the army on Wednesday also managed to reseize the villages of al-Duwair and Mhajrin in the northern outskirts of Homs province.

In the northwestern province of Idlib, SANA published the names of six fighters from Jordan, Libya and Saudi Arabia who were said to had been killed during an army operation in the countryside of Idlib.

Also in Idlib, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV said that an American and a British fighters were killed in clashes with the army.

Salim Harba, a Syrian military expert, told al-Mayadeen that more than 40,000 foreign fighters are currently fighting alongside rebels across Syria.

In an interview with al-Mayadeen, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said more than 28 countries have facilitated inroads for radical jihadists into Turkey before slipping into Syria to fight the government.

Meanwhile, the state news agency said the army controlled large parts of the eastern Gouta suburb of Damascus, namely the towns of Haran al-Awamid, al-Atyba, al-Abada, al-Baharyeh, Jarba, al- Zamanyeh, al-Qasimyeh and Adra.

It said the army was also closing in on rebels in the Sydi Miqdad and Bayt Sahem areas near Damascus.

The army's recent advancement is deemed by political experts as the Syrian administration's attempt to strengthen its position ahead of the forthcoming peace talks at a planned international conference on Syria slated for mid-June in Geneva.

Syrian army kills 34 Al-Qaeda fighters

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Syrian government forces have killed 34 members of Al-Qaeda, including four Saudi nationals, and seized $40m stolen money. According to reports, during Syria army offensive on Al-Qaeda strongholds in Al-Reyhana village, in suburbs of Latakya Syrian army killed 34 Al-Qaeda terrorists including four Saudi nationals, Ahmed al-Khashromi, Ammar al- Ousayri, Abdul Rahman al- Sheikhli, and Omar al-Khorastah.

Reports from eastern Syria had it that Syrian security forces also had seized Syrian Lira 4b ($ 4.58m) from the terrorists. The report also had it that the army engaged in fight with an armed group in Al-Husseiniya village in Reef Deir ez-Zur and taken back the heavy railroad facilities of Syrian Railroad Organization. Terrorists were selling the facilities to Turkish traders.

Syria Wins back Stolen Cargo of Heavy Railway Equipment from Rebels

Source : Fars News Agency

Rebels TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian security forces seized back a cargo of heavy equipment belonging to the country's railway organization from a rebel group fighting President Bashar al-Assad's government.

The cargo which was worth $40.58mln was seized back after the Syrian forces' operations against the terrorist group in al-Hosseiniyah village in the outskirts of Deir al-Zour region.

The rebel group, whose members were killed by the Syrian security forces, had stolen the cargo and sold it to Turkish businessmen.

In another development on Wednesday, the Syrian troops targeted armed rebels in Damascus countryside, killing and wounding a large number of them, including their leaders.

Ammar al-Asfari, a terrorist leader affiliated to the so-called "Shabab al-Huda battalion" group, was killed along with several members of his group in al-Ob farms in Eastern al-Ghota, an informed source told the Syrian Arab News Agency.

Ten factories manufacturing explosive devices and mortar shells were destroyed in the Industrial Zone in Douma, the source added.

A unit of the army clashed with insurgents in the Western entrance of Haratsa city, killing so many anti-government fighters, including Abdullah Qasem, Abdul-Ghani al-Rayyes and insurgents' leader Mohammad Mahfoud, the source said.

Another army unit destroyed rebels' hideouts in Bait Sahm town, killing and wounding scores of fighters there, including Husam Badee' al-Obaid.

Meanwhile, the army continued crackdown on rebels in the areas of Talat al-Mistah and Barzeh, destroying their hideout and weapons.

The Syrian troops carried out several operations in Jubar in the areas of al-Manasher Roundabout and the teachers' building, killing and wounding scores of anti-government groups' members, including Abu Bassam Dalila.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs and terrorists against Syrian forces and civilians being reported across the country.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Syrian President Bashar al- Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May 2012 that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling Assad's government received significantly more and better weapons, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said last May that the flow of weapons - most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past - has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.

Syrian Army Arrests Saudi Spies

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army on Friday arrested three Saudi intelligence officers who were engaged in terrorist activities in Syria.

"The Syrian army arrested three intelligence agents affiliated to the Saudi intelligence service headed by Bandar bin Sultan," sources said in an interview with the Lebanese al-Manar weekly on Wednesday.

The apprehended spies have confessed that their mission was contacting Israeli intelligence officials to provide them with intelligence reports on Syria's vital sites and centers.

The Saudi officers revealed that one of the assistants of Bandar bin Sultan has traveled to al-Qusseir city and held meetings with the ringleaders of the terrorist groups in the region, adding that he is the same guy who heads the arms smuggling network into Syria.

In a relevant event earlier this month, the top commander of foreign-backed militants fighting against the Syrian government said the militants have received a 35-ton arms shipment from Saudi Arabia.

Brigadier General Salim Idris, the chief of staff of the so-called Free Syrian Army, said on Thursday that the consignment will help armed men in their battles against the Syrian Army.

He added, however, that the munitions are not advanced and sophisticated enough to enable the militants defeat Syrian government forces.

The general noted, in particular, that the weapons will not be able to overpower tanks and planes in the strategic town of al-Qusseir, which is situated about 35 kilometers (22 miles) South of the Western city of Homs."

Russia Sends New Batch of Humanitarian Aid to Syrian People

Source : syriatimes.sy

DAMASCUS, (ST)- The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry sent on Tuesday a new batch of humanitarian aid to the Syrian people. "The two planes carrying 20 tons of humanitarian aid have left Moscow towards Lattakia", Russia Today website quoted a speaker at the Ministry as saying. Russia has recently sent a number of planes to Jordan and Lebanon with humanitarian assistance onboard to meet the requirements of the displaced Syrians in the two countries who were forced to leave home due to the criminal acts of the armed terrorist groups.

Armed Rebels Massacre Entire Population of Christian Village in Syria

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- Armed rebels attacked a village in Syria's Western province of Homs and slaughtered all its Christian residents on Monday.

The armed rebels affiliated to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) raided the Christian- populated al-Duvair village in Reef (outskirts of) Homs near the border with Lebanon today and massacred all its civilian residents, including women and children.

The Syrian army, however, intervened and killed tens of terrorists during heavy clashes which are still going on in al-Duvair village.

The armed rebels' attack and crimes in al-Duvair village came after they sustaine heavy defeats in al-Qusseir city which has almost been set free by the Syrian arm except for a few districts.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

In October 2011, calm was almost restored in the Arab state after President Assa started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies sought hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots to topple President Bashar al-Assad, who is well known in the world for his anti-Israeli stances.

Battle for Qusayr: Terrorists’ Supply Routes Totally Cut

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Syrian Army continued Thursday its military operation in the northern city of Qusayr and the rest of its countryside chasing the terrorist groups deployed in the area. The second stage of the Qusayr battle was launched Wednesday, inflicting the opposition militant groups heavy losses and arresting many of their members.

Fierce clashes took place Thursday between the terrorists and the Syrian army in the northern quarter and western part of Basateen village.

Qazmaniya in the eastern Ghotta was reclaimed.

The second round will represent a great step towards resolving the battle, high rank Syrian source said.

The new round includes cutting off all the main routes which terrorists might use to escape the army blows; cutting off most of the terrorists’ supply routes; and dismantling mines and roadside improvised explosive devices (IED) planted by terrorists.

However, the so-called ‘Qusayr Coordinator’, an opposition media outlet on Facebook, admitted the killing of Bakr al-Mostafa, one of the takfiri leaders in the city, whose nickname was “Qasyoun”.

The coordinator also reported “violent attack” the terrorists are suffering from the eastern part of the city.

On the other hand, Syrian army defeated an infiltration attempt of militants from Lebanon across the mountains of Bureij near Qusayr city.

Many of them were claimed by machine guns of the Arab Syrian Army.

“A military unit has responded to an armed group that was trying to infiltrate into Qusayr through the Hasbaa area to aid the terrorists,” Syrian official source told SANA news agency.

“Among the dead were three of the armed groups’ leaders,” he said.

The Syrian army confronted militants attempting to infiltrate from the Qaa’ projects in Lebanon through Baa’youn Valley to the Josya area.

They suffered heavy losses as well, pointing out that they still have the ability to respond to Syrian fire, which is a strong evident of their huge supply of arms.

Qusayr city lies on the northern Syrian border with Lebanon, where terrorists and armed opposition gunmen are located and smuggle weapons to the militant groups across Syria.

The Syrian Army launched on Sunday a large-scale operation to clear the area of terrorist gangs and liberate the citizens stuck there.

130 killed and wounded in bombing by Syrian terrorist

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TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) –Syrian armed terrorists have bombarded Aleppo central prison with rockets, killing at least 30 people including convicts and injuring 100 others.

MNA quoted Syrian Al-Watan daily reporting that there had been bombing in Aleppo central prison by the armed terrorists groups, which had killed over 30 people.

The massacre occurred when the terrorist gunmen who were surrounding the prison, targeted there with tanks with cannons. A nearby village resident said that the prison hosted nearly 4,500 prisoners, including elderly people, women, and their children.

The terrorist attack came after armed groups tried to force an entry to inside. They had tried before by two bulldozers armed with bombs, but the security wardens aborted their attempt with the aid from army forces in the place.

This was for the tenth time that terrorists launched an attack to enter the prison. The attack was intended to free criminal prisoners who are family members of terrorist groups, and to deploy them against Bashar al-Assad.

Military analysts described the plan as less critical and terrorist movements in different parts of Aleppo as slow. They also emphasized that the initiative is in army’s hands, which has no less experience and will in combat.

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Syrian Troops Continue Crackdown on Rebels in Damascus Outskirts

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Armed Forces killed a number of insurgents, including non-Syrian ones in a series of military operations carried out against their dens and gatherings in Harasta, Erbin, Douma, Joubar and Barzeh in Damascus and its Countryside.

The army destroyed a 23mm caliber anti-aircraft gun in Erbin and killed several rebels, including Ammar al-Qarsa and Salah Ghanoum, an official military source told the Syrian Arab News Agency.

An army unit killed Khaled Taha, the leader of a terrorist group, and members of his group, including Mouhanad Habash in a special operation in al-Obb farms in Douma.

The army units also killed scores of rebels in al-Bayder neighborhood in Harasta city, including the Saudi Othman al-Assyri, Sami al-Haswa and Muwafaq Eyoun in Bastara farms between Douma and Harasta.

Meanwhile, other army units continued operations against anti-government fighters' dens and gatherings in Barzeh neighborhood in Damascus and the farms surrounding it, confiscating weapons and ammunition and killing several fighters, including Naser al-Haboul and Masoud al-Drei.

Some other forces of the army targeted several members of a terrorist group in the town of al-Rihan in Douma area, the source said, adding that Mohammad al-Farran was among the killed members of the group.

Several members of al-Nusra Front were killed or wounded in an operation by the Armed Forces near a detergents factory in Adra area. Raef Ta'ma and Bassem al-Hussein were identified among the dead fighters.

Other units of the army continued their operations in the farms around the towns of al-Qasimiye and al-Zemaniye, inflicting heavy losses upon anti-government fighters

Syrian Army controls hamidieh and move toward airport in al-Qusair countryside

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Syrian Army units have tightened control over large parts of the central and northern neighborhoods of al-Qusair city in Homs, while seized control on the town of al-hamidieh in al-Qusair countryside following heavy clashes took place with the “Free Army” militia.

Breaking News Network correspondent mentioned that the army units controlled the building of Consumer Foundation, slaughterhouse, Division of the party building and the Directorate of the region in the eastern part of the northern neighborhood, while last headquarters of the militia and gatherings in the neighborhood located south of the cemetery in the middle neighborhood of the city have been destroyed, as dismantling a number of IEDs and destroying tunnels used by the militants to move and store weapons and ammunition in the southern neighborhood.

Breaking News Network reporter said that units of the Syrian Arab Army destroyed a number of armed groups in the villages of al-haidariya, Arjun and al-Dabaa in rural of al-Qusair, including weapons and ammunition, amid rapid progress of units towards al-Daba military airport in the village of al-Daba in al-Qusair countryside.

In another context, Syrian Arab Television team has undergone gunfire by gunmen near the village of al-Dabaa in al-Qusair countryside, injuring the fellow photographer Asem al-Sha’ar and he is in fine condition.

Syrian troops advance in al-Qussair city, killing 50: report

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Syria's government troops continued to advance in the strategic city of al-Qussair on Sunday, killing 50 rebels, pro- government Sham FM reported.

The troops regained the al-Hamidieh town in northern al-Qussair on Sunday, while clashes were still going on in the southern part of al- Qussair, where violent and decisive battles have been raging on for over a week already.

Also in al-Qussair, the army fully seized the eastern entrance of the city's northern neighborhood and the road connecting al- Daba'a military airport with the city, cutting off all supply lines of the rebels, according to the report.

The army dismantled tens of explosive devices planted by the rebels along public roads and residential buildings in the focal point city, demolished many trenches in the area, and also destroyed a number of dens in al- Haidariya, Arjoun, al-Dhabaa villages in the countryside of al-Qussair.

The pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV placed the overall number of rebels currently fighting against the government troops in al-Qussair at 3,000.

The Syrian army pushed its way into al-Qussair city early last Sunday after taking control of its suburb following 46 days of battling. The offensive aims to cut the rebels' main supply line in the central region of the country.

Army Kills Tens of Armed Rebels in Northwestern Syria

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army attacked a rendezvous point of rebel leaders on Saraqeb-Aleppo international road on Sunday killing tens of terrorists.

The rebel leaders had gathered in Sahar al-Sharq restaurant along Saraqeb-Aleppo road when the Syrian army attacked the place and killed more than 90 armed rebels with different nationalities fighting against the Syrian government.

Four Jordanians, six Saudis, an Iraqi and an Afghan national were among the armed rebels killed in Sahar al-Sharq restaurant.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs and terrorists against Syrian forces and civilians being reported across the country.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling Assad's government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said last May that the flow of weapons - most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past - has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.

Internal Dispute Kills Notorious Terrorist Ringleader in Northwestern Syria

Source : Fars News

TEHRAN (FNA)- Clashes between two main Syrian armed rebel groups in Reef (outskirts of) Idlib in Northwestern Syria killed tens of armed rebels, including a notorious terrorist leader.

The clashes erupted between members of the al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda and Lava al-Saqour terrorist groups in Mar Tamsarin of Reef Idlib today, killing more than 50 terrorists from both sides, including Lava al-Saqour's ringleader Shokri Ajauj.

In similar clashes last month, harsh disputes erupted among the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels over links and cooperation with the notorious terrorist group, the al-Qaeda.

Al-Ahd news website reported in April that the harsh disputes between the FSA and al-Nusra Front over the latter's pledging allegiance to the al-Qaeda have at times even grown so violent that have led to an exchange of fire.

The groups affiliated to FSA in a statement expressed their opposition to the al-Nusra Front's allegiance to the al-Qaeda.

Last month, leader of al-Nusra Front Abu Mohammed al-Jawalani pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda.

The pledge was made in an audio message by al-Jawalani a day after al-Qaeda in Iraq said al-Nusra Front in Syria is part of its "Islamic state", al-Mayadeen TV reported.

The differences between FSA and al-Qaeda-linked group came while the former Head of the so- called Syrian National Coalition Sheikh Ahmad Maaz Al-Khatib had several times voiced support for al-Nusra Front.

Last December, Al-Khatib criticized the Washington's decision to put the al-Nusra Front in the US list of terrorists.

Al-Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for most of the fatal bombings targeting civilians and government institutions across Syria after the outbreak of the country's crisis in early 2011. Damascus has repeatedly warned of the growing threat of such groups to not only Syria, but the entire region as well.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against the Syrian police, border guards, statesmen, army and the civilians being reported across the country.

Thousands of people have been killed since terrorist and armed groups turned protest rallies into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

12 Chechen fighters killed in central Syria: activists

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A total of 12 fighters from Chechnya were killed Friday in Syria's central Hama province, activists said.

The fighters were killed when two rockets landed in the al- Hamra village in the eastern countryside of Hama, the Britain- based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The report spelled no more details.

The Syrian government has long been charging that foreign fighters are joining the battles alongside the opposition rebels, accusing regional countries, such as Turkey, of facilitating the flow of those jihadists into Syria.

On the other hand, the opposition activists charge that members of Lebanon's Hezbollah are fighting alongside the Syrian government troops in the central city of al-Qussair where decisive battles have been raging since last week.

The 26-month-old crisis in Syria has claimed the lives of more than 70,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands internally and to neighboring countries, according to a recent UN tally.

Sources: 644 Syrian Refugees Return Homs Willingly

Source : SANA

AMMAN, (SANA)-Jordanian sources on Thursday affirmed the increasing number of the Syrian refugees who return from Jordan to Syria willingly while the number of Syrians who come to al- Zaatari Camp decreased to a great deal.

"During the last two days, 644 Syrian refugees returned by freewill to their home," the Sources added.

Al-Zaatari Camp has witnessed several fires and a number of death cases among the Syrians including children as it lacks the simplest factors of the human good residency. The refugees also suffered rude treatment by the Jordanian Security forces.

Observers in Jordan say that the UN determination to set up more camps of resort for the Syrians in the country reflects the deliberate displacement plot against the Syrian people.

Detecting 400 meter-long tunnel between al-Musika barrack and Harmala roundabout in Jobar

Source : http://www.breakingnews.sy

Units of Syrian Arab Army carried out a series of qualitative operations against the headquarters of a "Free Army" militia in a number of towns during which they stroke a number of its members dead and injured and the destruction of their weapons and heavy machine guns.

Breaking News Network correspondent said that a unit of the Syrian Arab Army destroyed the weapons and ammunition at the tunnel Harmalah, as clashed with gunmen in the valley of Ein Tarma.

Units of the Syrian Arab Army killed and injured a number of "al-Nusra Front" in the neighborhood of Jobar in ural Damascus and found a tunnel and field hospital that contains large quantities of medicine and medical equipment stolen from public hospitals and private health centers in the district.

The correspondent added that a tunnel was found about 400 meters long stretches from al- Musika battalion to the area of al-Manasher roundabout to the Junction of Harmalah, in addition to a field hospital contains large quantities of equipment and medicines gunmen looted from the public and medical centers in the region.

our correspondent pointed that army units seized another tunnel between Barzeh and al-Qaboun in rural Damascus, after combing the two regions in the countryside of Damascus.

In another context, gunmen fired a shell exploded this morning over the old city of Damascus without causing any injuries or material damage.

The SANA news agency noted that the shell that has been fired from al-Sbeneh town by gumen has exploded mid-air causing a fire mass and strong loud bang over the old city of Damascus without claiming injuries or material damage.Units of Syrian Arab Army carried out a series of qualitative operations against the headquarters of a "Free Army" militia in a number of towns during which they stroke a number of its members dead and injured and the destruction of their .weapons and heavy machine guns

Breaking News Network correspondent said that a unit of the Syrian Arab Army destroyed the weapons and ammunition at the tunnel Harmalah, as clashed with gunmen in the valley of Ein Tarma.

Units of the Syrian Arab Army killed and injured a number of "al-Nusra Front" in the neighborhood of Jobar in ural Damascus and found a tunnel and field hospital that contains large quantities of medicine and medical equipment stolen from public hospitals and private health centers in the district.

The correspondent added that a tunnel was found about 400 meters long stretches from al- Musika battalion to the area of al-Manasher roundabout to the Junction of Harmalah, in addition to a field hospital contains large quantities of equipment and medicines gunmen looted from the public and medical centers in the region.

our correspondent pointed that army units seized another tunnel between Barzeh and al-Qaboun in rural Damascus, after combing the two regions in the countryside of Damascus.

In another context, gunmen fired a shell exploded this morning over the old city of Damascus without causing any injuries or material damage.

The SANA news agency noted that the shell that has been fired from al-Sbeneh town by gumen has exploded mid-air causing a fire mass and strong loud bang over the old city of Damascus without claiming injuries or material damage.

Syria False news about blast in Damascus ; Syrian Army kills 30 gunmen in Edlib

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Free Army militia has launched a local-made missile on a residential area in the middle of Damascus, as Arabian channels have broadcasted false rumors about “huge blast” hit Damascus, while Syrian army continues the operations in Edlib countryside especially around Abu al-Zuhour military airport.

Arabian channels have reported false news about huge blast strike the capital Damascus without mentioning the place of the blast.

Our correspondent in Damascus indicates that a missile has exploded in the air after launching it by the insurgents on al-Sena’a area that is close to al-Baramkeh in the middle of Damascus causing material damages.

Edlib: Syrian Army’s operations claim the lives of 30 insurgents.

Syrian Army continues the operations in Edlib countryside through vast operation carried out against the villages of al-Mejas and the Northern villages parallel to Abu al-Zuhour Military airport; resulted in the death of more than 30 armed men and arresting 4 others and seizing anti-aircraft car, in addition to the destruction of 4 tanks of water.

The correspondent points out that units of Syrian Army targets a gather for the armed rebels in Bshelamoun village of Jeser al-Shughour countryside, what resulted in the death and the injury of a number of them, including Muhammad Aid Said and Ahmad Abdo Naous and Abu Hasan Wali.

Syrian terrorists escape in women’s attire

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TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Internal clashes among rival groups of terrorists and their escape in women’s attire and being trapped in Syrian army ambush is most important developments.

Al-Ahd news website reported that clashes among terrorist members from Persian Gulf countries, Chechnya, and Libya had broken out.

“The clashes rose when every group accused others of being responsible for defeat against Syrian army, and this have worked to their weakening and escape to Al-Zabqa airport,” wrote the website report.

Military sources reportedly had the account of terrorists being trapped in the ambush by Syrian army outside of Al-Qusayr, and their suffering of casualties including 8 deaths and some other injuries.

The same sources also had it that Syrian army progress in Al-Qusayr, and that some terrorists had escaped the city in women’s atti

Syrian Army Thwarts Attack on Reef Idlib, Kills Tens of Armed Rebels

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army repelled a terrorist attack on Reef (outskirts of) Idlib in Northwestern Syria on Wednesday, killing tens of armed rebels, including notorious terrorists.

The army thwarted an attack by armed rebels on al-Neyrab military base in Reef Idlib today killing over 50 of terrorists today.

A Syrian army's military source said that the armed rebels attacked al-Neyrab military base from different directions by utilizing artillery and missiles.

The Syrian source noted that notorious terrorists such as Akram Dakel, Arab Abedlsamad al-Qazi, Ibrahim Osman, Ovais Sheikh Dieh, Younes al-Ala (commander of Ahmed al-Ala terrorist group), Hussein al-Ala, Hussein Abdu Halou, Majdi al-Ala and Hussein Abdu Halou were among 50 armed rebels killed in Reef Idlib.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling Assad's government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said in May that the flow of weapons - most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past - has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.

Syrian army advances in Qussair city amid rebels' strong resistance

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DAMASCUS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army continued on Wednesday its wide-scale operation in the central strategic city of al-Qussair amid a strong resistance from the rebels.

The governmental troops have restored security and stability to Al-Akari and Tal Sar villages and hunted down rebels in the town of al-Hamidieh on the outskirts of al-Qussair, state-run SANA news agency said Wednesday.

The army pushed its way into al-Qussair city early Sunday after taking control of its surburb after 46 days of battling.

On Monday, the state media in Syria said the army was still advancing in the strategic city and took full control of its eastern part.

In the meantime, the head of the exiled opposition urged the rebels to support the city before it fell into the hands of the governmental troops.

George Sabra, the interim head of the oppositional National Coalition, called on all rebel factions to 'rescue al-Qussair".

Sabra also called on the United Nations to hold an "emergency meeting" on the situation in al- Qussair.

The rebels in al-Qussair have been buoyed by Salafi groups in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli and Ersal. The Syrian government has recently warned that it will not waver in responding to the armed groups which are moving between Syria and Lebanon.

Over the past days, clashes between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Muslim fighters raged in Lebanon's Tripoli on the heels of the Syrian troops operation in al- Qussair, causing casualties.

Syria Stresses Right to Respond to Any Israeli Violation

Source : http://www.almanar.com.lb

Damascus stressed to the United Nations Daits right to immediately respond to any breach of its sovereignty and the sanctity of its territories, as it called upon the Security Council to put an end to such violations.

Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry send a letter to the UN Secretary General and the Security Council President, in which it talked about the Syrian Army’s destroying of an Israeli vehicle which crossed the ceasefire line in Golan Heights from the occupied territories.

"Subsequent to our previous letters addressed to you on the Israeli violations against the Syrian sovereignty and its breach of the Disengagement Agreement, the latest of which was our letter on May 8, 2013, an Israeli vehicle breached the cease-fire line at 1:10 am on May 21, 2013 and headed toward Bir Ajam village that is located in the liberated area of the Golan," the letter read.

It noted that the foreign-backed armed groups were present in Bir Ajam village, toward which the Israeli vehicle was heading.

"While Syria places these facts before the Security Council, it once again reaffirms its right to immediately respond to any violation of its sovereignty and the sanctity of its land, and that lies within the framework of practicing its right to self- defense," the Ministry said, according to official news agency, SANA.

The letter also referred to the incident of firing two rockets by the Israeli enemy from the occupied site of Tal al-Faras toward one of the Syrian sites in al- Zubaydiah village without causing casualties.

"Those two incidents constitute a new violation of the UN Charter and the Disengagement Agreement and an aggression against the Syrian sovereignty," said the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry.

"The Syrian Arab Republic dealt with this violation in the framework of practicing the right to self-defense that is secured by the UN Charter," the Ministry added, noting that the Syrian government has already drawn the attention of the Security Council's President and the UN Secretary General to these Israeli violations and Israel's intervention in the Syrian internal affairs.

Syrian Army continue warning terrorists to leave Syria

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Leaflets are being dropped on Homs in anticipation of follow on operations in the city and northern towns. Rastan, Hula and Tabliseh all face the same fate as Qusayr unless terrorists decide to hand themselves in. There will be no negotiations, there will be no mercy. The army is making preparations under the assumption that the battle along the Lebanese border will end soon, delays cannot be afforded and heavy weapons are ready to fill any gaps left by surprising battlefield outcomes.

Large-Scale Operation in Qusayr, Heavy Losses for Militants

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Syrian army units continue its large-scale military operations against armed groups on Tuesday in the southern city of Qusayr in Homs countryside.

Manar correspondent reported that the army began its large-scale in the northern side of the city, where insurgents are based, after they have been suffering significant losses in lives and properties on Sunday and Monday.

Abu Omar, al-Nusra front leader in Qusayr was reportedly killed following clashes with the Syrian army, Syrian state television stated this afternoon.

“During its ongoing operations against militants in the central and northern quarter of Qusayr, the Syrian army inflicted casualties within terrorists’ ranks and destroyed many of the tunnels they were using to move and store weapons and ammunition,” SANA news agency said.

Also on Tuesday, dozens of improvised explosive devices planted by insurgents in civil houses and public roads and utilities have been dismantled. Large quantities of arms and ammunition have been destroyed as well.

Source: Al-Manar Website

Syrian Army Detains French, British, Belgian, Dutch, Qatari Officers in al-Qusseir

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian troopers detained dozens of foreign officers in the restive al-Qusseir region, sources said on Tuesday, adding that most of the detainees were from France, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Qatar.

Assim Qansou, a representative of the socialist party in Lebanon's parliament, told the Lebanese al- Nashrah newspaper that during the battle in al-Qusseir city, the Syrian army has arrested tens of French, British, Belgian, Dutch and Qatari officers.

The EU's anti-terror chief said in April that hundreds of Europeans are now fighting with rebel forces in Syria against Bashar al-Assad's government.

Gilles de Kerchove estimated the number in Syria at about 500.

Intelligence agencies are concerned some could join groups linked to al-Qaeda and later return to Europe to launch terrorist attacks.

The UK, Ireland and France are among the EU countries estimated to have the highest numbers of fighters in Syria.

"Not all of them are radical when they leave, but most likely many of them will be radicalized there, will be trained," de Kerchove said.

"And as we've seen this might lead to a serious threat when they get back."

Across Europe, intelligence agencies have stepped up investigations, says the BBC's Europe correspondent Duncan Crawford.

In Britain and Belgium they have increased efforts to track how people are recruited.

In the Netherlands, officials have raised the terror threat level there to "substantial" - partly over concerns about radicalized citizens returning from Syria.

The Syrian army announced on Tuesday that it found an Israeli military vehicle during its wide-scale attack in the central city of al-Qusseir.

According to the report, the vehicle was found along with tapping and jamming devices in al-Qusseir where the Syrian army has taken full control over the entire Eastern part of the strategic city near the borders with Lebanon

Syrian army kills Nusra Front leader in Qussair city: report

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army killed the leader of the al- Qaida-linked Nusra Front in Syria's central city of al- Qussair on Tuesday during intense fighting between the rebels and government troops, the pan- Arab al-Mayadeen TV said.

Abu Omar was killed alongside 10 of his fighters Tuesday as the Syrian army kept advancing for the third consecutive day to regain the strategic city near the Lebanese borders.

The army pushed its way into al-Qussair city at early time Sunday after taking control of its countryside in a 46-day military operation. On Monday, the state media in Syria said the army was still advancing in the strategic city and took full control over its eastern part.

The rebels in al-Qussair have been buoyed by Salafi groups in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli and Ersal. The Syrian government has recently warned that it would not waver in responding to the armed groups which are moving in an out between Syria and Lebanon.

Over the past two days, clashes between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Muslim fighters raged in Lebanon's Tripoli on the heels of the Syrian troops operation in al-Qussair. On Monday, three people were killed and more than 40 others were reportedly wounded in the ongoing clashe

Syrian Army Opens Offensive Against Rebels - Lebanese TV

Source : RIA Novosti

BEIRUT, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - The Syrian army opened up a huge offensive on Sunday against rebel forces on four fronts, Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadin reported.

Government troops attacked in Al Qusayr (Homs Province), Hama Province, Bars region (Damascus Province) and Deraa in the south on the border with Jordan, in what experts quoted by the channel said was an operation of unprecedented scale.

The attack on Al Qusayr involved militia from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, an ally of the Assad regime, Al Jazeera reported. In a rare media interview on Saturday, President Assad denied his country's forces had outside assistance.

The Syrian rebels have suffered losses in the hundreds, as the offensive was opened with massive artillery fire, Syrian and Lebanese media said. Civilians fled Al Qusayr via a "safe corridor" in the west of the city, Al Mayadin reported.

Lebanon's national news agency reported a rocket strike from Syria had hit the town of Hermel in the north of Lebanon, just inside the border. There was no word of casualties as a result.

Syrian forces are continuing an operation against rebel forces in the eastern and northern suburbs of Damascus. In Bars the army has killed over 50 rebel troops and has taken control of the area, Mayadin said.

Syrian Army Eliminates Terrorists, Seizes Israeli-Made Rocket

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Syrian armed forces clashed with armed terrorist groups in Barzeh and the farms surrounding it, killing and injuring a number of terrorists.

An official source told SANA reporter that the clash resulted in killing and injuring a number of terrorists.

Munib Shaleh, the leader of one of the armed terrorist groups, Mazen al-Masri, and Libyan terrorist Omar Obeid al-Jasem were identified among the dead.

The source added that the army restored stability and security to the whole area of al-Mestah in Barzeh, killing a number of terrorists.

The source said that a unit of the Syrian armed forces clashed with armed terrorist groups while trying to be localized in the area surrounding Tishreen Hospital in order to attack the hospital and the adjacent residential neighborhoods.

The Syrian army unit killed a big number of the terrorist groups’ members.

Two Booby-Trapped Cars Detonated in Homs Countruyside

Two suicide terrorists detonated two booby-trapped cars near the blankets factory on al-Mesherfeh -Homs road and near Souk al-Ghanam on Homs-Salameih road, causing the killing of a number of citizens and the injury of others.

An official source in the province told SANA reporter that the two terrorist explosions caused the martyrdom of 4 citizens and the injury of 13 others and big material damages in the sites .

In the framework of targeting the infrastructure, terrorists belonging to Jabhat al-Nusra fired mortar shells on Mhardeh electricity generation plant in Hama countryside.

A military source said that the terrorist attack caused fire in the plant, asserting that the firefighters team managed to extinguish the fire.

The source added that units of the armed forces killed a number of terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra in Halfaya town in Hama countryside and destroyed a rocket launcher and heavy machineguns.

The source said that terrorists’ attempt to detonate scores of explosive devices with various weighs planted on the roads leading to Halfaya town was foiled.

Army Seizes Israeli-Made Rocket, Eliminates Terrorists in Homs and Idleb

A unit of the armed forces seized an Israeli-made LAO rocket and amounts of machineguns and ammunitions which the terrorists were using to terrify the citizens and cut the roads on Homs-Palmyra highway.

An official source told SANA reporter that a unit of the armed forces clashed with an armed terrorist group in al-Rayan area on Homs-Palmyra highway, killing and injuring a number of its members and seized an Israeli- made LAO rocket, two BKC machineguns, two sniper rifles and 11 boxes of ammunitions.

In Idleb, a military source said that units of the army destroyed terrorists’ hideouts in Mishmishan, Beshlamoon, Ein al-Bardeh, Ein al-Qasab in Jisr al-Shughour countryside.

The source added that a number of terrorists were killed and injured in the villages of Taftanaz, Maarat Misrin, al-Habbat, Buhura, and Kafr Takharim and their weapons were seized.

Syrian Army Advances in Al-Qusayr, Kill Large Number of Militants

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The Syrian Army advanced in Al-Qusayr on Sunday, killing and wounding a large number of militants, while the others escaped, Al- Manar correspondent reported, adding that the Syrian Army took control over most of the area, reaching the municipal building in the center of the city.

The Syrian Army’s operations in Al-Qusayr city in Homs started after it waged air raids and shells at militants’ bases in the area late Saturday.

In this context, sources had stated earlier this week that the Syrian Air Forces had dropped leaflets over the city, demanding civilians to evacuate the area and militants to drop their arms and surrender, indicating that a large number did actually surrender while others escaped into deeper areas in Homs.

On another hand, Al-Mayadeen reported that the Syrian Army had taken control over Barza in Damascus, and succeeded in killing militia field leaders “Abu Sufian” and “Abu Musab”.

In parallel, Syrian news agency SANA reported that the Army had confiscated an Israeli manufactured missile, and large numbers of machine guns and ammunitions in the hands of an armed group that was terrorizing and cutting the road of Homs-Tadmor.

Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus

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DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car bomb exploded in the capital Damascus on Saturday killing at least three people.

"To resign would be to flee," Assad said in an interview with the Argentine newspaper Clarin when asked if he would consider stepping aside as called for by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

"I don't know if Kerry or anyone else has received the power of the Syrian people to talk in their name about who should go and who should stay. That will be determined by the Syrian people in the 2014 presidential elections."

He nevertheless said he welcome a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's two- year civil war.

The United States and Russia are trying to convene a peace conference in Geneva that would bring together members of the regime and the rebels fighting to oust Assad.

"We have received the Russian-US approach well and we hope that there will be an international conference to help Syrians overcome the crisis," Clarin quoted Assad as saying.

He added, however, that "we do not believe that many Western countries really want a solution in Syria. And we don't think that the forces that support the terrorists want a solution to the crisis."

Syria calls the rebels who have been fighting to overthrow the regime "terrorists" Saturday evening state television accused "terrorists" of detonating a car bomb in a north Damascus neighbourhood, saying it killed at least three people and wounded five others.

The state broadcaster said the bomb was placed in a car in the Rokn Eddin eighbourhood and that a disposal team was sent in to defuse another device.

"The terrorist explosion was the result of a big bomb concealed in a car ... Three people were killed and five others wounded according to a provisional toll," it said.

In the interview with Clarin and the Argentine news agency Telam, Assad spoke at length and also denied that his government has used chemical weapons against civilians.

The use of chemical weapons "would mean the death of thousands or tens of thousands of people in a matter of minutes. Who could hide something like that?" he asked Telam. He nevertheless acknowledged that "thousands of Syrians have died" in the conflict that broke out in March 2011 as a peaceful uprising against the regime before turning into a full-fledged war.

The Observatory says that more than 94,000 people have now been killed in Syria.

Girls in horror of being raped by Wahhabist fighters

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TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Terrorist opposition groups in Syria has intensified their rapes of women and girls, calling it ‘Jihad al-Nikah.’

Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in the first official confirmation of raping Syrian women and girls by Wahhabist Jihadists, said that “Wahhabist fighters have called the rape as ‘Jihad al-Nikah,’ assuming women and girl as war prisoners, and raping them as permissible.”

She also added that the statistics had indicated that the condition for women and girls was disturbing. In her obvious partiality in supporting terrorists, she expressed her concerns over Syrian army operation clearing the terrorists from al-Qasir in western Syria.

“We are concerned with more and more disasters in the region,” she asserted, ignoring the silent by the international community on the occupation of the region by Wahhabists and murder and rape of hundreds of people by these terrorists.

300 deaths are the toll of the fighting between the armed groups of al- Qaeda

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«Ghurabaa al-Sham» by its allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Qaeda leader in Iraq and «legitimacy committee – al-Nusra Front» and the «al-Tawheed Brigade» loyal to Abu Mohammed Joulani, the leader of al-Qaeda Organization in al-Sham are fighting in Syria.

300 people dead and hundreds injured is the result of fierce battles fought between the two parties in many parts of Aleppo, which is witnessing a proliferation of jihadist organizations in the warring loyalties.

The dispute, which dates back to weeks ago when the Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq has announced the dependency of al-Nusra Front of the Islamic State, which leads the Jihadists in Iraq and Syria before al-Jolani goes out a statement confirming the greatest loyalty to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, rejecting dependency Baghdadi

Civilian sources in Aleppo city in exclusive statements to our network assures that the fighting between organizations affiliated to al-Qaeda in Aleppo has intensified to continue fighting between «Ghurabaa al-Sham» on the one hand and «al-Tawheed brigade» and «Sharia committee» the other hand, in al-Halek and industrial city and Hanano and Tareek al-Bab areas.

Sources confirmed that about 300 fighters from both parties got killed after the fighting in the outcome of is not finite due to continue fighting.

The sources conclude their statements by asserting that 'Shariah committee' has captured 25 element of the «Ghurabaa al- Sham» in al-Halek and executed them in the field.

Syrian Army arrested four israeli high ranking officers spy at the border

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Syrian Army captured four israeli officers spy at the border. The names are: Sun Gayrunuka, Chike Tzulu, Musa Aharonot, Yannif Sergil. One is Mossad agent, one communications specialist, one Special Forces colonel, one has not say his rank yet.

Syria demands foreign fighters leave or get killed

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Prime Minister Wael al- Halqi said Monday that the armed rebels in Syria have two options "return to where they came from, or to be killed."

The minister's remarks came during a session of the ministerial committee tasked with implementing the political program outlined by President Bashar al-Assad recently.

According to the state-run SANA news agency, al-Halqi stressed that the Syrian people are determined to combat terrorism and restore security and stability to Syria.

He added that two options remain for the "mercenary terrorist groups" either to "return to where they came from, or be killed by the Syrian armed forces," indicating that the "government's doors are wide open to whoever wants to return to the right path."

The Syrian government has repeatedly said that thousands of foreign fighters affiliated with Jihadi groups are fighting in Syria alongside rebels.

Haitham al-Maleh, a leading opposition figure in exile, said recently that a total of 12,000 foreign fighters have joined the rebels in Syria.

Meanwhile, al-Halqi reiterated that the government is serious, honest and open to all political and social and opposition forces inside and outside Syria which believe in the national solution, indicating that the Syrian gunmen are becoming convinced that a major conspiracy is at play in Syria.

Syrian troops urge residents to evacuate before tough battles

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army halted its operation in central Syria to allow residents to evacuate before launching an onslaught against the armed rebels, a pro- government paper said Monday.

The army halted its operations in al-Qussair city after tightening the siege against the armed rebels inside, the paper said, adding that over the past few days, the Syrian air force dropped leaflets in the area to urge people to evacuate.

The city has been under the rebels' control since last year and the army has decided to take it back so as to cut the main supplies for the rebels coming from neighboring Lebanon, which is only a few kilometers away.

In the capital Damascus, meanwhile, the al-Watan said the Syrian troops continued its operations in the eastern suburbs where the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front has united with other rebel groups to fight the army.

The Syrian army has notably made advancements during the past month, unleashing a strong firepower to end the rampant rebellion in several hotspots across the country.

Syrian PM Al-Halqi: Scores of Gunmen Hand Over their Weapons Daily

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Prime Minister, Dr. Wael al-Halqi said Syria has been facing a multi-dimensional war for two years that seeks to fragment its national unity and social fabric, and to sideline its pivotal role in support of Arab resistance.

Meeting the international delegation for peace currently visiting Syria on Thursday, headed by Mairead Maguire, Dr. al-Halqi reviewed the aspects of the conspiracy targeting Syria, indicating that it is aimed to destroy the capabilities of the Syrian Arab army and national economy to ruin the Syrian state and distance Syria from the confrontation with the Israeli enemy.

He indicated that the armed terrorist groups, backed by funds and weapons from Arab and regional countries, are working methodically to vandalize the infrastructure of national economy and target the agricultural, industrial, service and development sectors.

Al-Halqi added that the ”government, despite the embargo and unjust sanctions that target the Syrian people’s livelihood , is exerting efforts to enhance the national economy and provide the citizens’ basic needs, and rehabilitate the infrastructure destroyed by the armed terrorist groups.”

He indicated that the government is determined to go ahead with the meetings with the political parties and forces and the economic and social representatives to crystallize a comprehensive vision to set in motion the comprehensive national dialogue.

Al-Halqi added that the Syrian government is bent on the national reconciliation project and is open to all initiatives for finding a political solution to the crisis that ensures Syria’s sovereignty, independence and unity and rejects foreign interference.

He pointed to the disinformation campaign against Syria to assist the armed terrorist groups, hailing the role of free media in conveying the reality of events on the ground with credibility and faithfulness.

Al-Halqi said the Syrian Arab army will remain in full preparedness to repel any Israeli aggression, and will continue to strike terrorists wherever they are on the Syrian soil.

Maguire voiced appreciation for the Syrian government’s call for national dialogue, adding that Syria has always called for peace in the region and the world.

She lauded the Syrian government’s transparency in handling the crisis, which will prove convincing to peace- mongers around the world.

The international delegation for peace, headed by the Nobel peace prize-laureate Mairead Maguire, comprises up to 16 activists and journalists from Australia, the US, Canada, Brazil and Lebanon, and members of the Syrian Popular Committee for National Reconciliation.

Al-Halqi: Teachers have Responsibility for Educating Future Generations

The ministerial committee tasked with implementing the political program for solving the crisis met on Thursday with members of the Teachers’ Syndicate executive bureau, headed by its Chairman Ziad Mohsen.

Dr. al-Haqi, chairman of the Committee, said he was happy to meet the builders of generations who have a great responsibility in inculcating the future generations with the scientific, cultural and ethical education, not to mention discarding violence preserving public and private property.

Dr. al-Halqi said the government is open to all political and social forces inside Syria and abroad that believe in national solution, indicating that positive results have emerged from the committee’s previous meetings with political forces and parties.

He said that scores of gunmen are handing over their weapons every day and want to return to lead normal lives and defend their homeland.

For his part, Mohsen expressed the teachers’ support for the political program launched by President Bashar al-Assad, pointing to the teachers’ satisfaction with the incumbent government that has been close to the pulse of citizens and their needs.

The members laid down their visions for solving the crisis in Syria, mainly through preserving Syria’s territorial integrity, liberating the occupied lands, commitment to national unity and discarding sectarianism, and placing the interests of the homeland above all else.

Terrorists Completely Eliminated in Military Housing Factories in Aleppo

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The Syrian armed forces gained full control over the areas surrounding Military Housing Factories and the asphalt plant in the framework of the operations to restore security and stability to al-Sheikh Saeed area in the countryside of Aleppo.

SANA reporter quoted an official source as saying that terrorists were killed to the last one in the aforementioned areas, with their equipment, ammunition and weapons completely destroyed.

The obstacle of Barzeh al-Balad is removed.. Militants were buried in their headquarters

Source : http://www.breakingnews.sy

The military operations proceed in Barzeh of Damascus to the next consecutive week, Syrian Arab Army units have been able to impose a cordon at the entrances of the area, Tishreen and al-Qaboun neighborhoods were separated completely of Barzeh, for the hardest mission for the army units centered in the orchards and slums of Barzeh al-Balad.

A military source has confirmed to our network that the military operations in its second week wetness a quick progress of the armey units, after the sniper spreading on the houses roofs has disserved this progress, as the army has handled more than one armed group inside their headquarters, and thwarted an infiltration of gunmen from Tishreen neighborhood to support the insurgents of Basatin al-Hafez.

Daher al-Mestah area has formed a hurdle in the first days of the military operation in the area of Barzeh, but the army units has unlocked the knot of the place and entered it from more than of axe and manged to kill a large number of stationed gunmen there, for the clashes to extend to al- Hanbali Street, the main street that links Tishreen neighborhood of Barzeh al-Balad and Basatin al- Hafez, and according to the source the domination over this street is considered a strategic step regarding to its several branches, and the control over it cut the roads among militants.

Gunmen headquarters in the area of Barzeh al-Balad and especially near al-Salam mosque have been hit mostly, with the remaining of some snipers are being targeted one after the other, for the army progress to be in the fastest shape and including the specific plan.

The source adds that two headquarters of the insurgents consider the weapon warehouses and the centers of gunmen gathering were hit near the fuel station of al-Nuzha and killed all who were inside it, for the absolute control on the course of events to be in the hands of the Syrian Arab Army in Barzeh al-Balad, with field expectations for the oncoming of military operations through days.

Assad says Hezbollah 'a model for Syria'

Source : Maan News Agency

BEIRUT (AFP) -- Syria will "give Hezbollah everything" in recognition of its support and will follow the militant group's model of "resistance" against Israel, a Lebanese newspaper on Thursday quoted President Bashar Assad as saying.

His comments, published by Al-Akhbar, reportedly came during meetings with Lebanese visitors in Damascus and appeared intended to refute any suggestion that Israeli raids on Syrian targets would halt assistance to the Shiite group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The newspaper said visitors quoted Assad as expressing "confidence, satisfaction and great gratitude towards Hezbollah."

The organization is a long-time ally of the Syrian regime and has sent fighters to battle alongside Assad's troops, particularly in the Qusayr district of the central province of Homs.

Damascus has long served as a supply conduit for Iran-backed Hezbollah, and Assad said they would reward the group for their loyalty.

"We have decided to give them everything," the newspaper quoted him as saying, without elaborating.

"For the first time we feel that we and they are living in the same situation and they are not just an ally we help with resistance," he said.

"We have decided that we must move forward towards them and turn into a nation of resistance like Hezbollah, for the sake of Syria and future generations."

Assad was quoted as saying Syria could "easily" respond to Israeli air strikes by "firing a few rockets at Israel."

"But we want strategic revenge, by opening the door of resistance and turning all of Syria into a country of resistance."

"After the strike, we are convinced that we are fighting the enemy now, we are pursuing its soldiers deployed throughout our country," he said, in apparent reference to rebel forces, which the regime has accused of being allied with Israel.

Israel reportedly carried out two raids last week against military targets inside Syria, killing dozens of military personnel.

Israeli sources said the strikes targeted weapons bound for Hezbollah.

Israel has warned repeatedly that it will not allow Syria to transfer advanced weaponry to the Lebanese group, with which it fought a devastating war in 2006.

Israeli warplanes hit targets inside Syria early on Friday and Sunday mornings, raising new fears that the Syrian conflict, which is now in its third year, could draw in the rest of the region.

UN establishes office in Syria's Homs city

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations established on Wednesday an office in Syria's central city of Homs, the first of its kind outside the capital Damascus with the aim of securing the flow of humanitarian help across Syria, the UN media and communication analyst told Xinhua Wednesday.

In a phone call with Xinhua, Khaled al-Masri said the fresh step was carried out in coordination with the Syrian government and other international NGOs.

He said the step also mirrored the UN's commitment to staying in Syria and to delivering humanitarian aids to all those in need across the country.

The office in Homs is the first one to be established outside Damascus, al- Masri said, adding that other headquarters would be set up in other provinces within the next few months.

He said the office was inaugurated Wednesday by a delegation of the UN that also met with the governor of Homs, Munir al-Ahmad, and discussed best ways to deliver relief aid to affected people.

The office inauguration came also at a time the Syrian troops have advanced in the central town of al-Qussair near Homs on Wednesday and "fully" restored security to its southern outskirts and two towns at its northern rim, according to the state-run SANA news agency.

Obama: “we will pay the price if we send troops to Syria.”

Source : http://breakingnews.sy/en

U.S president Barack Obama in a press conference in Costa Rica on Friday ruled out sending land troops to Syrian assuring that U.S will provide international community with any evidence on chemical weapons use and continued saying: ”I do not expect land-troops-deployment in Syria because the ”.absence of U.S soldiers will be good for both Syria and USA

He also added that a lot of leaders in the region do agree the same opinion and that US is not a bystander even as for waiting the results of the investigation of chemical weapons use.

Obama maintained:” US will take no steps unless a stronger proof is delivered and that’s after careful deliberation because if we rush to judgments, we will not only pay the price, but also we will witness grave consequences; so it is so important to proceed appropriately.”

Syria could confront Israel: Assad

Source : http://old.mehrnews.com

TEHRAN, May 8 (MNA) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad say Damascus “has the ability to confront adventurist actions by apartheid Israel.”

During his first public comment after the Zionist invasion, Assad said that Damascus “has the ability to confront venturous actions of apartheid Israel.”

Assad made these remarks after meeting with Ali Akbar Salehi, the Iranian Foreign Minister. Syrian president also said apartheid Israel is supporting the terrorists in his country.

Syrian President also thanked the rational positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Syria and believed that the terrorist groups’ actions in Syria were futile.

Assad continued: “the future belongs to the people of Syria and those who have moderate views on the political process in this country,” stressing his support for the resistance movement against the apartheid regime.

Ali Akbar expressed support of Iranian people and government for the Syrian nation, and praised their resistance against the recent attack by the Zionist regime in Syria.

Condemning the recent action of the extremist groups’ desecration of Islamic shrines and destroying mosques, Salehi said that “it is the proof of the extremism and lack of their logics, that, they proceed to do such heinous actions disregarding the beliefs of Muslims.”

Syrian Army keeps securing Abu al-Zuhour airport

Source : Islamic Invitation Turkey

Syrian Army continues the operations against Free Army militia by targeting the strongholds of the armed terrorists in Tal Salmo and al-Teraa villages of Abu al- Zuhour countryside and hitting their locations in Em Green, Abu al-Zuhour, al- Buaytee towns that are closed to the military airport, what resulted in the death and the injury of many of the gunmen and the destruction of 3 vehicles loaded by machine guns.

The operations maintains by striking the gathers of the insurgents in Ain al-Qasab, Qatroun, al-Mazulah, al-REmanah in Jeser al-Shughour countryside and by destroying their dens in Ehsem, Ebleen of Jabal al-Zawyeh claiming the life of a number of the gunmen and the injury of others.

Syrian Troops Kill Several Saudi, Jordanian Terrorists in Outskirts of Latakia

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army killed a large number of foreign terrorists, including Jordanian and Saudi nationals, in the suburb of the coastal city of Latakia in the Western parts of the country on Tuesday.

According to FNA dispatches, the Syrian army destroyed several terrorist bases in Reef (outskirts of) Latakia, including Salma, Tartiah and Kafar Delbeh villages, killing two Jordanian terrorists and several Saudi snipers.

During the army operations in al-Dareh and Borj al-Ahrash, a number of foreign terrorists, including the notorious Saudi terrorist, Masha'al al-Saleh, were killed.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling Assad's government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said in May that the flow of weapons - most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past - has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.

Assad: Syria capable of responding to Israel

Source : The Daily Star

BEIRUT: President Bashar Assad said Tuesday the Syrian army is capable of confronting Israel, saying the airstrikes represented an act of terrorism aimed at Syria.

"The Syrian people and its army who have made important achievements by fighting terrorist and Takfiri groups are capable of confronting Israel's ventures that represent one of the many faces of terrorism targeting Syria today,” he said during his meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, Syria's state TV reported.

The Syrian President also said Israel's air strikes in Damascus reveal the extent of the Jewish state's involvement in the ongoing crisis in Syria.

"The Israeli aggression on Syria reveals the extent of Israel and other regional and Western states' involvement in ongoing events in Syria," Assad said.

Salehi voiced his country's condemnation of Israel's "aggression," affirming the Islamic Republic's support of Syria in the face Israel's attempts “to mess with the region's security and weaken the axis of the resistance.”

According to SANA, the Iranian official who arrived to Damascus in an unannounced visit also said “it was time to deter Israel from carrying out such aggression against the people of the region.”

Syrian rebels abduct 4 UN peacekeepers 'for their own safety'

Source : Voice of Russia

Syrian rebels said on Tuesday they were holding a group of Filipino U.N. peacekeepers on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli- occupied Golan Heights after clashes in the area had put them in danger.

The Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade made the announcement in a statement on its Facebook page, accompanied by a picture of four peacekeepers wearing light-blue U.N. flak jackets marked "Philippines".

At the United Nations, a spokeswoman said four peacekeepers had been detained as they patrolled close to an area where 21 Filipino observers were detained for three days in March.

Spokeswoman Josephine Guerrero said they were taken at Position 86, near the southern end of the narrow "area of separation" between Syrian and Israeli forces.

The Yarmouk Martyrs rebels said they "carried out an operation to secure and protect elements of the United Nations operating in the Yarmouk Valley ... during clashes and heavy shelling in the region".

They said the heavy presence of Assad's forces posed a danger to the peacekeepers, as well as "criminal elements" in the area.

l-Moallem to Lavrov: Syria Has Right as Per International Law to Respond to Israeli Aggression

Source : SANA

DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al- Moalled discussed in a phone call with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Monday the volatile situation in the region following the Israeli aggression on Syria which took place on Sunday.

Minister al-Moallem pointed out that the criminal Israeli aggression on Syrian sites shows the nature of the goals that link Israel with the armed terrorist groups in Syria.

He also said that the aggression confirms Israel's involvement along with its supporters in the US and western Europe in shedding Syrian blood and preventing a cessation of violence and terrorism, all of which aims to weaken Syria and undermine its regional and international standing.

Al-Moallem stressed that Syria has the right to respond to such aggressions as per international law and the UN Charter.

For his part, Lavrov affirmed Russia's commitment to Syria's stability, voicing concern over the violation of its sovereignty and territories and warning over the increasing chances of developments that cannot be controlled in the region.

Lavrov also briefed al-Moallem on the communiqués made by Russia to halt the deterioration in the region caused by the Israeli raid on Syria, affirming that international and regional efforts are joined in preventing escalation of tension.

The two Ministers concluded their talks by agreeing to continue communiqués to deal with any potential developments.

Bogdanov Discusses with Ambassador Haddad Latest Developments in Syria

MOSCOW, (SANA) - Russian President's Special Representative to the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov discussed with Syrian Ambassador in Russia Riyad Haddad the latest development in Syria and region.

In a statement issued on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the two sides discussed the latest developments in Syria, adding that the Russian side stressed the necessity of respecting Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The statement also stressed on finding immediate solution to the crisis in Syria on base of the national dialogue among the Syrian themselves.

Lavrov Discusses with Brahimi Activating International Mediation to Solve Crisis in Syria

MOSCOW, (SANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with the UN envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi.

In a phone call the activation of the international mediation to solve the crisis in Syria.

A statement by the Russia Foreign Ministry said that during the phone call the two sides discussed the issue of activate the international mediation, including the working mechanism of the united nations to solve the crisis in Syria through the implementation of Geneva statement by all sides.

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Syria to react to Zionist Israel aggression in time: Syrian official

Source : Islamic Invitation Turkey

A Syrian official says Damascus will respond to Israeli attacks against its territory at a time it chooses to.

“Syria will respond to the Israeli aggression and will choose the moment to do so,” the unnamed official close to the Syrian government said on Monday.

“It might not be immediate because Israel now is on high alert,” he noted, adding, “We will wait but we will answer.”

Syria says the Israeli regime has carried out airstrikes against three military sites near the Syrian capital on Sunday morning, 48 hours after another reported Israeli strike against a research center in the country.

“The international community should know that the complex situation in the region has become more dangerous after this aggression,” the Syrian government said after an emergency meeting.

Syria “has not just a right but a duty to protect the homeland and the state and the people from any attack, whether internal or external, by all ways and means and capabilities available,” it added.

Syria’s Foreign Ministry has sent letters to the United Nations and its Security Council stating that Israel’s aggression shows the link between Tel Aviv and terrorist groups operating in Syria including the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front.

Meanwhile, the anti-Syria countries including Turkey and several Arab states in the region have taken a silent stance on Tel Aviv’s acts of aggression against Syria.

The turmoil in Syria began over two years ago, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel have been killed

Syria says Israeli attack opens door to all eventualities

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian government said Sunday that Israel's attack against positions of the Syrian army earlier in the day "opens the door widely before all eventualities."

The comments came in a statement read out by Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi after an emergency cabinet meeting.

While branding the attack targeting the Syrian army with rockets as "flagrant," the statement did not overtly speak of any possible responses to the attack.

"Syria is a state that does not waver and does not accept humiliation and will not accept its sovereignty to be infringed upon either at home or abroad," al-Zoubi said, warning that those who mess with Syria's sovereignty must carefully study their options and shoulder the responsibility.

"Syria is committed to the option of resistance and whoever thinks that Syria can be breakable is wrong and mistaken and must repeat his calculations," he added.

Syrian army controls all areas, Baniyas and Ras Al Nabee

Source : http://old.mehrnews.com

TEHRAN, May 5 (MNA) – Syrian army has taken control of the Baniyas and Ras Al Nabee region, in the province of Reef Tortuous in West Syria.

Syrian army units were able to take the control all residential areas of Baniyas city.

The Syrian army continues military operations against the armed groups and took full control of, Ras Al Nabee after fierce battles.

During the clashes with terrorists in Ras Al Nabee region, more than 80 terrorists killed and over 100 wounded.

Syrian forces also arrested dozens of armed terrorists, and they seized their weapons and vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns and destroyed them.

However, there are still reports of sniper attacks and terrorist groups attacking vehicles in the Baniyas city and Ras Al Nabee region.

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Syrian Army Continues Crackdown on Terrorist Groups

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- Several units of the Syrian Armed Forces carried out military operations against terrorists' gatherings and hideouts, inflicting heavy losses upon them in several provinces.

A unit of the Syrian army confronted a terrorist group which attacked a military checkpoint in Harasta in Damascus Countryside, killing a number of its members, a military source told the Syrian Arab News Agency.

Other army units carried out a number of special operations in the surroundings of the Water Establishment, the Court and al-Thanawiya roundabout in Harasta.

The operations resulted in destroying a heavy machinegun and other equipment and killing of several terrorists, including Khalil Shiha and Ahmad Mkhalalati.

Another unit of the Syrian army killed and injured all members of Al-Nusra Front terrorist group which was perpetrating sabotage and looting acts in Adra area and in Housh al-Fara roundabout.

The source added that units of the armed forces clashed with terrorist groups at al-Manasher roundabout and near the Sports Hall in Joubar, killing large numbers of their members and destroying their weapons and equipment.

A Libyan terrorist called Jaed al-Ajari was identified among the dead.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Syrian President Bashar al- Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling Assad's government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said in May that the flow of weapons - most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past - has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.

Militants used chemical material against civilians near Idlib: Syria

Source : Tehran Times

Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar al- Jaafari has said that the foreign- backed militants in Syria have used chemical material against civilians during an attack on a town near Idlib.

Bashar al-Jaafari said at a press conference on Tuesday that the militants spread the contents of plastic bags containing chemical material during the attack.

Many residents were affected by the armed groups’ “heinous and irresponsible act,” the Syrian envoy said, warning that it was an attempt to “implicate the Syrian government on a false basis.”

Some of the victims were transferred to Turkey for treatment, Jaafari added.

The envoy went on to say that 'today or tomorrow Ankara and Western media would launch a new propaganda campaign against Damascus and claim that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own people.'

Reports say that two people were killed and 20 others injured in the militants’ chemical attack in Idlib.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama has said Washington did not know how chemical material was used in another recent attack in Aleppo.

The Syrian government requested the UN to dispatch a fact- finding mission to the country after reports circulated that the foreign-backed militants had used chemical weapons against civilians in Khan al-Assal district of the northwestern province of Aleppo on March 19. Over two dozen people were killed and more than 100 injured in the chemical attack.

Obama said at a press conference on Tuesday that, "If I can establish in a way that not only the United States but also the international community feel confident in the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime, then that is a game-changer."

Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of government security forces and army personnel, have been killed in the violence.

Damascus says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.

(Source: Press TV)