Syria troops battle militants in Homs

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The Syrian troops have carried out a series of mop-up operations in the western city of Homs, forcing foreign-backed militants out of the city’s flashpoint areas.

The Syrian armed forces destroyed a terrorist hideout and a workshop for manufacturing explosives in Jouret al-Shiyah neighborhood on Monday, Syria’s official SANA news agency reported.

The Syrian forces also inflicted heavy losses on foreign-backed armed groups in al-Qusour, al-Khalidiye, al-Dar al-Kabireh, Tal Dahab, Teldo and Kafr Laha in Homs countryside.

On Sunday, clashes erupted between the Syrian troops and militants in the district of Qudssaya, near the Syrian capital, Damascus. The Syrian army killed a number of militants many of whom were foreign nationals, SANA stated.

Terrorist hideouts were also raided by Syrian forces in the towns of Jobar, al- Shifoniyeh, al-Rihan, Harmala, Harasta and Barzeh al-Balad.

In addition, Syrian troops stormed a terrorist hideout in the town of Zamalka, about four kilometers (2.5 miles) east of Damascus. A large amount of weapons and munitions was destroyed after the fierce gun battle.

Similar operations were carried out by the Syrian army in the towns of Daraya, al-Hejjeira and al-Dhiyabiyeh.

The Syrian army has fully purged the town of Kimam in the strategic region of al-Qusayr near the border with Lebanon.

Syria has been gripped by a 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.

Syrian troops repulse rebels' attack against army post near Damascus

Source : Xinhua | English.news

DAMASCUS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian troops repulsed Saturday an armed group's attack on a military post in the countryside of the capital Damascus, a military source was quoted by the state-run SANA news agency as saying.

The troops confronted the group, which tried to attack the military post in Kafr Nasej, SANA said, adding that the troops dealt heavy losses to the assailants.

The incident comes as the clashes in the suburbs outlining the eastern part of Damascus have been ongoing for days after the rebels tried to wage a wide-scale attack on the capital.

The clashes have been raging in the eastern suburbs of Jobar and Zamalka and the western countryside of Daraya and Muadamieh.

Activists said the Syrian troops used air force in striking some rebels' strongholds and carried out raids and arrests in the central district of Midan.

The battles in Damascus are the latest in a series of intense fighting that has engulfed most of Syrian cities over the past 22 months of crisis, during which more than 60,000 people were killed.

Clashes continues in Syria, opposition leader renews desire for dialogue

Source : Xinhua

DAMASCUS, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Clashes have continued in Syria, particularly in the south and east of the capital Damascus as the head of the main opposition coalition reiterated desire to embark on talks with representatives of the administration of President Bashar al-Assad.

Clashes continued Saturday in the southern sprawling suburbs of Daraya and Muadamieh between the rebels and the government troops amid reports that the Syrian military has beefed up presence in the vicinity of those areas to hasten dislodging the rebels and ending the fight there that has been dragging on for more than two months.

The reports said that the battles continued also in the eastern suburbs of Ghouta and Douma and the Beit Sahem town near the road to the international airport of Damascus.

The violence continues as the head of the main opposition coalition, Moaz al-Khatib, repeated on Friday previous surprising statement that he is ready to embark of talks with Assad's regime with conditions such as to release detainees and renew documents of Syrians abroad.

His remarks came during a late-night panel talks with joined UN- Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi at the Munich Security Conference, a day ahead of their meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

The U.S. vice president is also set to meet the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday after his meeting with both Brahimi and al-Khatib.

The broad-based opposition has for long rejected any dialogue with the Assad administration until the ouster of Assad himself, but the recent statement by al-Khatib stipulated no departure of Assad as a prelude to dialogue. Al-Khatib said that the talks would be held with Syrian officials whose hands didn't smear in Syrians blood.

Last Wednesday, al-Khatib said the same stance on his Facebook page, but the oppositional Syrian National Council said his remarks were personal and didn't reflect the stance of all opposition factions abroad.

During his Munich meeting, al-Khatib also called for "some sort of electronic hacking" to hinder the bombardment of Syrian aircraft to populated areas and "if that doesn't work," he said, " I would demand to destroy the planes and weapons of the Syrian regime."

He warned that the persistent of the 22-month conflict in Syria would have grave repercussions on the entire region, calling on the international community not to be "bystanders" regarding what is happening in Syria.

Heavy Losses Inflicted upon Terrorist Groups in Several Provinces

Source : SANA

PROVINCES, (SANA)–Units of the army inflicted heavy losses upon terrorists in a series of qualitative operations in Daraya, Douma and Harasta in Damascus countryside. A number of terrorists, among them leaders of terrorists groups were killed and their dens destroyed in the operations.

An official source told SANA that a unit of the armed forces killed several terrorists in al-al-Jami'yatt neighborhood Daraya and the perimeter of Daraya National Hospital, among them Mohammad Abdo. The engineering units also dismantled explosive devices in the neighborhood.

A unit of the armed forces carried out a qualitative operation in Douma, destroying a hideout for terrorists and killing a number of them. The terrorists Mohammad Smoud and Amer Salim, leaders of two terrorist groups, as well as Mohammad Bouidani, Hussein Qaissanieh and Zaher Saidi were identified among the dead.

The source added that another unit killed and injured terrorists in Harasta city.

Army units have killed dozens of terrorists and injured others ,as they targeted their gatherings in Hejjeira, al-Dhiyabiyah and al- Nabk.

An official source told SANA reporter that army units carried out two operations in Hejjeira and al-Dhiyabiyah, killing many terrorists. The bodies of Ahmad Showdab, Kifaa Tallawi, Mohammad Haddini, Ismael Makiya and Eyad Bakour were identified among the dead.

The weapons and ammunition of the terrorists were destroyed, according to the source. An army unit hunted an armed terrorist group that was attacking locals and sabotaging their properties on the Eastern Farms of al-Nabk City, killing many of its members and injuring others, the source pointed out.

It added that the bodies of the terrorists Wael Maghmoumi and Amer al-Tadmouri were identified among the dead.

Terrorists Attempt to Attack Youth Camp in Idleb Foiled

In Idleb, an army unit confronted an armed terrorist group that attempted to attack the Youth Camp in the Province, killing many of its members and injuring others.

A military source mentioned that a DShK-equipped vehicle was destroyed, killing all the terrorists inside.

Terrorists Killes and Injured in al-Rasran, Homs

An army unit targeted a terrorists' hideout to the east of al-Rastan in Homs Countryside, killing a number of the terrorists and injuring others.

SANA reporter quoted a source in the province as saying that the unit killed the leader of the terrorist group called "Abo Ghazwan al- Brejawi" , in addition to the terrorists Ahmed Ayoub, khaled Ferzat and Mohammed Saad-Eddin .

The source added that another unit of Armed Forces destroyed warehouse ammunition Near al-Darwish's Gas Station in al-Rastan city and eliminated a number of terrorists.

The source said that another unit clashed with a number of terrorists in al-Sultanieh in Homs Countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

The terrorists Imad al-Sebaei, Mohammed al-Soufi, Ahmed al- Shimali, khaled al-Omar and Ahmed al-Bakkar were identified among the dead.

Terrorists Killed, Their Weapons Seized in Aleppo

A unit of Armed Forces confronted a terrorist group who tried to attack al-Mahlub barrack in al-Sabeel area in Aleppo, inflicting heavy losses on them.

The source added that the unit arrested the other terrorists and seized their weapons, among them The terrorist Hisham

Syrian official says troops have captured most of the strategic Damascus suburb of Daraya

Source : Fox News

A Syrian government official says troops have captured most of the strategic Damascus suburb of Daraya and claims the area will be safe within few days.

The official told The Associated Press on Saturday that the army is battling some small pockets of rebels in the area just south of Damascus.

A government takeover of Daraya would provide a boost to the regime's defense of Damascus.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

Syrian forces have been trying to capture Daraya from opposition fighters for weeks.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Daraya and other suburbs of the capital were being shelled on Saturday.

The violence comes a day after rebels said they have captured a strategic air base in the north.