Large Amounts of Smuggled Weapons Seized in Idlib near Turkish Borders
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/10/03/373095.htm
Oct 03, 2011
IDLIB, (SANA)_ The competent authorities on Monday seized amounts of different weapons near the Syrian-Turkish borders were smuggled to Syria.
The seized weapons included 156 pump-action shotguns, Kalashnikov rifles, 4 RPG launchers with 5 shells, various types of pistols and a long-rang sniper rifles and amounts of offensive and defensive grenades.
بالصور .. ضبط كمية كبيرة من الأسلحة بينها قاذفات أر بي جي وأسلحة قنص مهربة من تركيا إلى سوريا
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الاثنين - 3 تشرين الاول - 2011 - 11:25:18
Two Law Enforcement Members Martyred, Two Others Injured in Ambush in Hama, 5 Citizens and Customs Officer Killed in Homs
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/10/03/373139.htm
Oct 03, 2011
HOMS / HAMA, (SANA) – Two law enforcement members were martyred and two others injured in an ambush set up by an armed terrorist group in al-Sabouniyeh neighborhood in Hama City.
An official source in the governorate told SANA correspondent that the terrorist group surprised the law enforcement members, opened fire at them with automatic firearms and threw bombs at them.
The attack resulted in the immediate martyrdom of two law enforcement members and the injury of two others who were transported to Hama National Hospital in critical condition.
The source added that the authorities are chasing the responsible terrorist groups which fled after their crime.
In Homs governorate, an armed terrorist group killed and mutilated five citizens after abducting and torturing them.
A medical source in the governorate said that Homs National Hospital received four bodies from Basateen al-Qarabees in Homs bearing gunshot wounds and visible marks of torture.
Two bodies have been identified as belonging to citizen Hassan al-Hussein from Um al-Amd village and Chief Warrant Officer Muhammad Nour Eddin Qaroot from al-Khaldiyeh in Homs.
The source said that citizen Haifa Salloum was transported to al-Nahda Hospital in Homs. She was on the verge of death due to a gunshot to the chest.
A patrol from Homs Customs engaged an armed terrorist group near Shenshar Bridge on Monday morning, leading to the martyring of customs officer Issam Hammoud and the death of one gunman and the inuring of another.
An informed source told SANA's correspondent that the incident resulted in the death of Abdelrahman al-Shaikh Ali, one of the leaders of the armed groups in al-Rastan city who had fled the city after law-enforcement forces and the army restored order to the city, adding that one gunman was injured and the rest of the groups were arrested and their weapons were confiscated.
Another armed terrorist group robbed a truck loaded with 40 tons of steel in al-Qusair region in Homs.
A source in Homs governorate told SANA correspondent that a number of gunmen stopped the car and forced the driver to get out.
The source added that the pursuing of armed terrorist groups in al-Rastan resulted in arresting dozens of wanted criminals and seizing large amount of weapons, ammunition and explosives.
Law Enforcement Member and Four Municipal Employees Martyred, Several Wounded at Hands of Armed Terrorist Groups in Homs
A member of law enforcement forces was martyred and another was injured at the hands of an armed terrorist group in al-Furuqlos area east of Homs.
An informed source told SANA's correspondent that a number of armed men opened fire a law enforcement patrol, causing for the authorities to engage the armed men who are still being pursued in the aforementioned area.
Four employees of Homs municipality were martyred and two were wounded in an ambush set by an armed terrorist group on al-Mesherfeh road east of Homs as they carrying out their work.
An informed source said that the gunmen ambushed the workers at al-Saan al-Aswad area and opened fire on them from several directions, and that the martyrs and the injured were transported to hospitals.
Authorities in Homs governorate found the body of Issa al-Hasan, an electricity bill collector, near al-Nawawi Mosque, with the body bearing gunshot wounds and signs of torture and mutilations.
Activist: Syrians detain 3,000 in town in 3 days (operation in al-Rastan)
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-258751-activist-syrians-detain-3000-in-town-in-3-days.html
03 October 2011, Monday / AP, BEIRUT
Syrian troops going house to house have detained more than 3,000 people in the past three days in a rebellious town that government forces recently retook in some of the worst fighting since the country's uprising began six months ago, an activist said Monday.
In the rebellious central town of Rastan, which the government retook on Saturday, an activist told The AP by telephone that security forces have detained more than 3,000 residents since Saturday. He said the detainees were being held at a cement factory, as well as some schools and the Sports Club, a massive four-story compound.
"Ten of my relatives have been detained," said the activist, who asked that he be identified by his first name, Hassan. He said was he speaking from hiding in Rastan.
"The situation in the town is miserable," he said, adding that the town of some 70,000 people was heavily bombed for five days starting Tuesday when the army launched an offensive.
Syrian activists say the fighting in Rastan pitted the Syrian military against hundreds of army defectors who sided with the anti-regime protesters, who are calling for Assad's ouster. The clashes in Rastan were among the worst the country has seen since the uprising began in mid-March.
Hassan said that as of Sunday, the regime brought into Rastan thousands of workers to clean up the streets and rebuild damaged areas in what appeared to be an attempt to cover the damage caused by intense shelling. He added that food stuffs also were brought into the town.
Syria's state-media said troops took control of Rastan after hunting down "armed terrorists" holed up inside. But the fighting there highlighted the increasingly militarized nature of an uprising started months ago by peaceful protesters.
Syrian forces raid Homs; Assad's foes seek world help (operation in Talbisah)
http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article510970.ece
By KHALED YACOUB OWEIS | REUTERS
Published: Oct 3, 2011 21:34 Updated: Oct 3, 2011 22:07
AMMAN: Syrian forces hunted for insurgents in the central region of Homs on Monday to crush armed resistance that is emerging after six months of protests against President Bashar Al-Assad's rule.
The crackdown came a day after Syrian opposition groups meeting in Istanbul urged international action to stop what they called indiscriminate killings of civilians by the authorities.
Local activists said a military operation was now focused on Talbiseh near Homs, 150 km (94 miles) north of Damascus, after security forces entered the nearby town of Rastan, which lies on the highway between the capital and the northern city of Aleppo.
For about a week, tank- and helicopter-backed troops had battled insurgents and army deserters in Rastan, in the most sustained fighting since Syria's uprising began in March.
The official Syrian news agency said on Saturday government forces had regained control of the town.
"Tank fire targeted Talbiseh this morning and communications remain cut. The town was key in supplying Rastan and now it is being punished for that," one activist said. "House to house arrests are continuing in the area for the second day."
Syrian Infiltration in Wadi Khaled
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/16425-syrian-infiltration-in-wadi-khaled
by Naharnet Newsdesk
03 October 2011, 07:49
More than 20 Syrian soldiers have infiltrated 500 meters deep into Lebanese territory in the northern province of Akkar, An Nahar newspaper reported on Monday.
It quoted sources on the Lebanese-Syrian border as saying that the soldiers entered the area of Rajam Beit Khalaf and al-Kalkha in Wadi Khaled.
The sources said residents saw the 20 soldiers entering the outskirts of their villages and heading towards the valley of al-Sarhaniyeh river. By Monday morning, it was not clear if the Syrian troops were still in the valley that separates Lebanon from the neighboring country.
Investigation is underway to figure out "what is happening on the ground in this region," the sources added.
A unit from the Syrian military accidentally fired at the Lebanese army after it infiltrated northern Lebanon two weeks ago, reported the National News Agency.
It said that a 15-member unit entered an area near the town of al-Mwanseh as it was following shepherds along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
Lebanese Justice Issues Indictment against Three Arrested Men for Weapons Smuggling
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/10/03/373219.htm
Oct 03, 2011
ضبط 4 أطنان دقيق و200 كيس سماد معدة للتهريب بالحسكة
Set 4 tons flour, 200 bags of fertilizer prepared smuggling Hassakeh
http://www.sana.sy/ara/4/2011/10/03/372949.htm
03 Oct 0.2011
Hasaka (SANA) -
The Directorate of Economy and Trade in Hasaka seized 4 tons and 500 kilograms of flour cooking prepared for smuggling in a city of Qamishli ovens and 4 barrels of diesel smuggled from al-Houl to Tall al-Jaayir.
Academics' assassinations in Syria raise concern over brain drain
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-10/03/c_131173168.htm
English.news.cn 2011-10-03 17:55:34
by Hummam Shaikh Ali
DAMASCUS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Recent assassinations of Syrian academics stoke fears among Syrians over the bleak future of the country's brain drain, a matter reminiscent of the migration of professors and academics from Iraq following the collapse of the Iraqi regime.
No one has taken responsibility for the killings. But Syrian government and Syrian oppositions are trading accusations, each of them holding the other accountable for the murders, so far, nine prominent Syrian academics and professors.
The latest murdered was Muhammad al-Omar, a history professor at Aleppo University who was gunned down on Sunday by unidentified gunmen, along with Saryah Hassoun, the son of Syria's grand mufti Ahmed Hassoum, a staunch supporter of the Syrian regime.
The unrest erupted in Syria since mid March gradually turned into violent acts targeting civilians, security agents and policemen. Violence has climaxed recently and evoked painful feelings among Syrians with mounting uncertainties over "what would be the next."
Ramy Abdul-Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an unlicensed organization and known for its anti-regime stands, accused in a statement that what he called "those close to the regime," were responsible for the murders.
However, Syria's state TV aired a recent interview with an alleged murderer of Dr. Hassan Eid, a chest surgeon who were killed last week in the central province of Homs, and the culprit confessed that he committed his crimes for money.
Khaled Abboud, a Syrian MP, told Xinhua that the country has entered a new era dubbed as the "era of wide terrorist explosions. "
Aboud warned that the country would witness more assassinations, which would be "neither in the country's interest nor in the opposition's."
George Jabbour, a local political analyst, told Xinhua that the killing of academics did not follow any sectarian agenda since the murdered intellectuals belong to different sectors. He accused some "foreign intelligence apparatuses" of being involved in the assassination "that are carried out on ground by armed groups."
For many, assassinating intellectuals and talented individuals is robbing Syria of its future. The underlying causes of these murders are still unknown.
"We are losing the best professionals, the real losers are the new generation and the future of Syria is what is at stake," said Mamoun Ali, a university student.
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