Syrian Electronic Army Hacks TIME Magazine over Assad

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The SEA has tweeted from TIME’s official account, "Syrian Electronic Army was here via @Official_SEA16. Next time write a better word about the Syrian president #SEA."That tweet was soon deleted, RT reported.The group referred to TIME’s list of people – politicians and celebrities – selected as potential winners for "Person of the Year," the magazine’s annual award.The voting closes on December, 4, with TIME's Person of the Year to be announced on December 11.The SEA also claimed interfering with the vote on the US magazine’s webpage.TIME is not the first target of the hacktivist group. The SEA, a group of hackers sympathetic to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, also claimed responsibility for cyber-attacks on The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post and Thomson Reuters.In April, they also compromised the main Twitter account for the Associated Press. As a result of the online attack, the Associated Press falsely reported that US President Obama had been injured in a surprise attack on the White House, causing a brief panic online and even causing the stock market to fall by over 150 points.The SEA also defaced a US Marine Corps recruitment website on September 2, posting images of US soldiers holding messages of contempt regarding possible American involvement in Syria.Following that attack, the Federal Bureau of Investigation added the SEA to its list of wanted criminals.

ISIL Executed Six FSA Militants in Lattakia Countryside

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Local EditorA number of terrorists who belong to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) executed six  Free Syria Army (FSA) militants in Lattakia countryside.ISIL had accused the FSA group of murdering four of the Islamic State terrorists.The opposing UK-based Syrian Observatory reported that an ISIL senior had also executed a member of the "Shari'a Committee" who was mediating to halt the clashes between ISIL and FSA militants.In al-Bab city of Aleppo countryside, ISIL also executed a Syrian youth after it accused him of apostasy and belonging to the Syrian army.ISIL takfiri militants operating in Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo beheaded a fellow wounded militant after mistaking him for a Syrian army soldier. The militant circles refused ISIL acts and accused it of basing their execution decisions on doubts and commonplace disputes with the other militant groups.

Syrian army regains 2 towns in Homs

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(Xinhua) -- The Syrian troops on Friday regained two towns in the central province of Homs after intense battles with the armed rebels, according to the state-run SANA news agency.The troops recaptured the towns of Muhin and Hawariyen in the eastern countryside of Homs city, said SANA. It added that the armed groups there had suffered grave losses.Meanwhile, the Lebanese al-Manar TV said the army also recaptured the weapon depots in Muhin, a day after recapturing the Big Muhin mountain, which is only 3 km south of the town and 2 km west of 32 arms depots.The rebels tried to move out the weapons before losing the town but the army's shelling thwarted their attempts.Friday's progress is part of the recent victories the Syrian army and its affiliated militias, including the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, have made on many fronts in their battles with the armed groups.Earlier on Friday, state-run media reported the army's recapture of Tal Hasel town in the southeast of the northern province of Aleppo

Syrian Army Makes Major Advances in Mountainous Areas of Reef Idlib

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TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army made major advances in a strategic mountainous area in Reef (countryside of) Idlib in Northwestern Syria on Monday, inflicting heavy casualties on the armed rebels.The army units purged militants from the mountainous regions of Jabal Al-Arbaeen in Reef  Idlib, and killed more than 10 armed rebels and injured dozens more in heavy clashes, FNA dispatches said.The Syrian army’s artillery units, concurrent with operations in Jabal Al-Arbaeen, pounded the gathering centers of the armed rebels in Kafr Lateh and Marzaf towns and also shelled the roads linking Bazabour village to Zerjeh village.The army also repelled the armed rebels’ attack on Al-Qiyasat checkpoint in Al-Rami town in Reef Idlib. Tens of armed rebels were killed and dozens more injured during the heavy clashes over the Al-Qiyasat checkpoint.Earlier in the day, the Syrian army repelled armed rebels’ attack on a military base in Reef Idlib.The army units fiercely clashed and pushed back the armed rebels from Qaminas town in Reef Idlib before they could attack and capture the military base.Meantime, the armed rebels attacked a police headquarters and Carlton Hotel in Idlib city with improvised missiles.There were no reports on the possible number of casualties or damage to properties by the armed rebels’ attack on the Idlib city.Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against the Syrian police, border guards, statesmen, army and 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.

Syrian Army Retakes 3 Towns near Damascus, Kills Many Rebels

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The government forces drove out militants from the towns of al-Sabeineh al-Kubra, al-Sabeineh al-Sughra and Ghazal on Thursday.Military sources say the three towns were among the most important positions for militants on Damascus’ outskirts, and militants in Southern capital have practically all their supply routes cut off now, Al-Alam reported.The operation took nine consecutive days, during which a large number of militants were killed.The takeover came weeks after the recapture of nearby Hussainiyeh, Ziabiyeh and Bweida areas.Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have been killed and millions displaced in the violence.The UN recently warned against the humanitarian situation in Syria, saying that over nine million people are in need of urgent aid due to the crisis in the Middle-Eastern country.

Syrian army pushes back after rebels take large arms depot

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Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fought rebels in a small town 100 km (60 miles) north of Damascus on Thursday after video footage showed the opposition captured a huge weapons cache, Reuters reported.The looting of hundreds of weapons in the town of Mahin will aid rebels who are based there, halfway between the capital and Homs, two cities where the opposition has tried to take territory during the civil war.State television said on Wednesday evening that the army was engaging with "terrorists" in Mahin, its usual description for the rebels. An anti-Assad monitoring group said that four rebel fighters had been killed on Thursday.The group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said several brigades, including hard-line Islamists linked to al Qaeda, were taking part in the fighting.Opposition video footage from Tuesday showed rebels fighting in the desert and shots of militants standing in front of hundreds of green crates, some open with munitions showing.An opposition activist in the video said the depot included missiles, artillery shells and mortars."These mortars are very long," he said, looking into an open green box. "Only the Assad brigades have these."Another rebel in a video posted online on Thursday stood in front of a tank, saying it was one of three that opposition forces had taken from Assad's forces in Mahin.Reuters could not confirm the authenticity of the videos nor when they were filmed.Eliot Higgins, a UK-based researcher who trawls daily through online videos of Syria's civil war and verifies weapons in them, said he had not seen a "big ammo cache like this for several months."He said that in addition to mortars, artillery and tank ammunition, the size and length of some of the boxes in one video posted online by rebels indicated there were rockets."This will help (the rebels') war efforts. In that one room there is a very significant amount but, depending on the intensity of the fighting, they could burn through these in a couple of weeks."After 2-1/2 years of war, which started when Assad's forces fired on pro-democracy protests, the fighting has settled into a broad stalemate in which more than 100 die every day, with few significant advances by either side.More than 100,000 have died since the start of the conflict, the United Nations says.