Syria: Terrorist Groups' Leaders Eliminated in Several Areas

Feb 05, 2013

PROVINCES, (SANA) – A unit of the Armed Forces on Tuesday carried out a special operation against a terrorist group that was committing acts of killing and looting near al-Qdeimati gas station in al-Sheikh Said area in Aleppo city.

An official source told SANA reporter that the operation resulted in eliminating all members of the group, including Abdul-Rahman Mkheiber, the group's leader.

The source added that terrorists Hassan al-Shaghel, Hussein Hamdan al-Eleiwi and Hamza Abdul-Sattar Hantoush were identified among the killed.

Terrorists Killed, Large Amounts of Weapons Seized in Hama

Meanwhile, a military source in Hama said that the Armed Forces killed a number of terrorists from al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra in al-Mgheir village in the northern countryside.

Speaking to SANA reporter, the source stressed that the army members seized large quantities of ammunition and weapons used by the terrorists, including scores of mortars, Nato sniper rifles, RPGs and automatic rifles.

Den for Terrorist Leaders Completely Destroyed in Homs

A unit of the Armed Forces targeted in a qualitative operation a den for leaders of armed terrorist groups in al-Ghanto town in the countryside of Homs.

A military source told SANA reporter that the den was completely destroyed as a result of the operation including weapons and ammunition, noting that all terrorist leaders inside the den were killed.

The source added that the Armed Forces continued chasing the fleeting terrorists in Jouber and al-Dabe'a areas, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

A number of terrorists were killed and others were injured, while a car carrying ammunition and weapons was destroyed, the source pointed out.

Terrorists' Den Targeted in Idleb

An army unit carried out a qualitative operation against a terrorists' den in Binnish city in Idleb countryside.

Many terrorists were killed in the den which they used as a base for planning their criminal acts and attacks against citizens and public and private properties in the area.

Car Bomb Explosion Attempt Foiled in Khan al-Sheeh in Damascus Countryside

An army unit foiled last night a suicide terrorist's attempt to blow up a car in a residential neighborhood in Khan al-Sheeh in Damascus Countryside.

A military source told SANA that an army unit targeted the car bomb before it entered the area, causing its explosion and the killing of the suicide terrorist without any injuries.