Syria: Armed Forces Target Terrorists in Several Provinces

Armed Forces Target Terrorists in Several Provinces Dec 21, 2012

PROVINCES, (SANA)- A unit of the Armed Forces carried out a special operation on Friday in which it targeted a factory used by terrorists to make explosive devices in al-Raam Square in Taldao in al-Houleh area in the countryside of Homs. SANA reported quoted a source in the province as saying that besides the factory the army members also destroyed three barrels full of gunpowder, three thermal rockets, a weapon warehouse and a mortar. The source pointed out that the operation resulted in killing a number of terrorists, while others were injured. Terrorists Attack High-Voltage Electric Cable, Power Out in Several Areas in Damascus An armed terrorist group on Friday attacked a high-voltage electricity cable and a power pylon, causing a black out in several areas in Damascus. Minister of Electricity Dr. Imad Khamis told SANA that the sabotage act made several electric lines go out of service, adding that electricity has been resorted to some areas through back-up cables and that power will be resorted eventually to all areas within 48 hours. Armed Forces Carry Out Operations against Terrorist in Aleppo and Its Countryside The Armed Forces targeted gatherings of terrorists on the Aleppo-Damascus highway near Zeido gas station, the glass factory, al-Tamoura area in the village of Hayyan, in alZarbeh near Alam al-Sehr complex, and al-Ahram gas station, eliminating a number of terrorists and destroying their weapons and munitions. In Kafer Dael near Bashqatin turnpike in al-Safira and at the cables and batteries factory, the Armed Forces carried out operations which resulted in the killing and injuring of a number of terrorists. The Armed Forces also targeted terrorist gatherings in the village of Erbid in Rasm al-Aboud area, destroying two bases of Jabhet al-Nusra leaders and four cars loaded with weapons and munitions. In Aleppo city, the Armed Forces targeted terrorist hideouts in al-Naqarin near the transport department, Bustan al-Qaser near Huzaifa Mosque and Abdelrahman al-Dakhel School, and on al-Bab al-Qadim road near the research housing and youth housing areas, eliminating a number of terrorists, destroying others and destroying their weapons. An Armed Forces unit also carried out operations against terrorist gatherings in the Old City near Karam Homad Mosque, al-Othmaniya, al-Marjeh roundabout, Sheikh Lutfi road, and near al-Layramoun Mosque, inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorists. 15 Terrorists Killed in Clashes after Dispute over Distributing Loot in al-Marjeh, Aleppo Clashes erupted on Friday between two terrorist groups in al-Marjeh neighborhood in Aleppo city, following a dispute over distributing the money and loot they had stolen from the citizens' houses and shops. Some fifteen terrorists were killed as a result of the clashes including Ahmad Hamid Sinjar, Faisal Sinjar, Turki Azzo al-Turki, Fares Hantoush, Malek Hantoush, Abdo al-Abdo al-Shaghil, Karmo Jamal al-Ashqar, Mohammad Makhlout, Abdul-Karim Omar al-Taqqal, Khalid Hussein al-Taqqal, Shehada Mohammad Shehada, Hassan Targhouth, Hussein Targhouth, Hamdo Sharbik and Hassan Sharbik. Terrorists Killed in Hama Countryside A unit of the armed forces clashed with an armed terrorist group in al-Taman'a town in al-Ghab in Hama. An official source told SANA that the clash left a number of terrorists dead, among them Mohammad al-Khaled, Ibrahim al-Hussein, Mohammad al-Moussa, Saqar al-Doulimi, Ahmad Hamida and Moussa al-Fawwaz. Units of the Armed Forces Destroy Terrorists' Gatherings in Idleb Countryside A source in the province told SANA that ''Units of the armed forces eliminated gatherings of terrorists in al-Ghassaniyeh and al-Aliah in Jisr al-Shughour countryside and in Bennish, Taftanaz and Saraqeb. Several terrorists were killed and others injured, the source added. The source added that an army unit clashed with an armed terrorist group affiliated to Jabhat al-Nusra in Kherbat al-Hijama in Hama countryside, killing scores of terrorists and seizing their weapons. The army also destroyed two vehicles equipped with machineguns, confiscated other two cars in addition to communication devices.