1) Opposition forces burned down a church in Al-Raqqa while battles ended in Sadad city but continued elsewhere in Syria. 2) Over 1,000 fighters and 100 suicide bombers arrived in Qalamun region as clashes broke out in Damascus suburbs and elsewhere. 3) The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant group burned down a church in Al-Raqqa city after gaining control of the Al-Yaarubiya border crossing with Iraq.

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Opposition burns a church in al-Raqqa
End of battles in Sadad
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Foodstuffs are banned
in Bustan al-Qaser
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A thousand fighter
and a hundred suicide
to Qalamun PAGE 3
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Coalition’s
alternatives
to resolve the crisis
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A technical committee
for bringing medical
assistance

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Foodstuffs are banned in Bustan al-Qaser
The Shariah Authority in Aleppo banned transporting food, medical and fuel to the crossing of
Bustan al-Qasier unless getting a written consent
of the Authority, and vowed to destroy any amount
and to punish the owner. It allowed to bring out
the clothing, shoes, sheepskins, stationery, plastic
materials and some foodstuffs through the crossing after a written consent valid for a week.
Sadad in Homs is in safe.. Daash controls on al-Zagba in Hama
Military source said that the Syrian army restored stability to Sadad in Homs after fierce
fighting lasted for about a week with al-Nusra
Front victory, Daash, “martyrs” battalion and
“commandos of Baba Amr” battalion. The
army killed twenty-five gunmen of al-Nusra
Front in clashes near Sakra and Al Rayyan in
Homs. While the opposition sources in Hama
reported that Daash gunmen controlled on
al-Zagba village, and detained a number of
young men.
Tensions in Andan
Military source said that the
army continues securing alSfiera surroundings and its
farms, and targeted head-
quarters of gunmen in Alleramoun in Aleppo countryside.
Meanwhile, battles escalated
between the Syrian army and
gunmen in al-zahraa, Andan,
Hrietan, al-Jdiedah, and Qweries. Clashes also broke out in
al-Ziara village near Nubbul
between gunmen of the Free
army and Daash which controlled on Bashkwi Jaliel near
Afrien in Aleppo countryside,
according opposition sources.
The sources talked about tension in Andan after the kidnapping of Omar al-Shaggal,
the oldest insurgent leaders in
the town.

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A thousand fighter and a hundred suicide to Qalamun
The Local Coordination Committees talked about the arrival of military crowds from
al-Nusra Front and the Islamic
State in Iraq and the Levant to
Qalamun, includes a thousand
fighter and a hundred suicide.
“Damascus and its around”
Formations merged within the
“The major saga Army” for
military coordination, in order
to avoid as much of the human and material losses, and to
raise the morale of the fighters.
Media sources showed photographs of the camps “Cubs of
al-Zarqawi”, held by al-Nusra
Front in East Gouta, to recruit
children. While Four mortar
shells fell on the suburb of al Assad in Damascus resulted in
only material damages. Fierce
clashes broke out between the
Syrian army and armed men
of the brigade “descendants
of the Prophet” while attacking a building in the vicinity of
Sayeda Zeinab in Damascus , as
clashes took place on the axis of
Zamalka, Jobar and Barzeh, and
Yarmouk refugee camp. While
a military source said that the
army targeted the headquarters of the gunmen in Yabrud,
Nabek and Jbaadin, killing
“Ahmed Anka” a commander of
a group, the army also targeted
the headquarters of the Army of
Islam in Dier Atyah and Rima
farms, while opposition sources
reported that Syrian warplanes
bombed al-Maaddmyah, Darya,
Zabadanie and Nabek .
Controlling on al-Yaarubiya.. Daash burns a church in al-Raqqa
In al-Hasakah, official source
said that Syrian army killed
eighteen gunmen affiliated to
al-Nusra Front in Shaddadi,
also dismantled two explosive
devices under a bridge of Sfya
town. Media sources reported that Protection units of the
Kurdish people controlled on
al-Yaarubiya crossing on the
Iraqi-Syrian border after fierce
fighting lasted for about one
hundred days, killed more than
a thousand people, mostly from
the Islamic State in Iraq and
the Levant and al-Nusra Front.
In Raqqa, gunmen of the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant
(Daash) burned a Church “alEsteqlal” in Tel Abyad, news
varied about who had done
that, while some sources reported that “Hamza Brigades”
which are affiliated to the Free
army is who burned the church,
other sources announced that
the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant (Daash) has done it, it
is worth noting that the church
has stopped doing religious activity since Daash controlled on
al-Raqqa. while clashes in the
vicinity of brigade /17/ are still
ongoing with the Syrian army
units. In Deir al-Zour, “Adnan
al-Assaf”, commander of alZahraa brigade, was killed after
violent clashes in the vicinity of
the airport Deir Ezzor between
the Free army and the Syrian
army, and dozen militants were
also killed after infiltration attempts by al-Nusra Front and
Daash to the al-Rashdya neighborhood.

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Coalition’s alternatives to resolve the crisis
Kamal Al-Labwani, a member of the political body
of the opposition National
Coalition, stressed that the
alternative for Geneva conference is besiege the Syrian
government and replace it
with whom their hands have
not stained with blood. he
indicated that the members
that have not committed
crimes against the Syrian
people must conduct measures to convince people
that the road to peace has
been opened. he stressed
that the regime of President
Bashar al-Assad is a problem, and there is no solution
to remain at Power.
Syria is committed
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons announced in a statement that
Syria handed over its program for the destruction of its chemical weapons in deadlines

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Temporary shelters in Damascus
The Ministry of Local Administration, and the Office of the
UN High Commissioner for
Refugees, and the Syrian Society for Social Development
signed an agreement under the
action plan to meet the humanitarian aid in emergency situations. The agreement includes
projects for the establishment
of two hundred housing units
in Damascus countryside as
temporary shelters, in addition to the project of rehabilitation and maintenance of 81
centers for temporary accommodation, and rehabilitation
of private buildings.
A technical committee for bringing medical assistance
The Syrian Ministry of
Health agreed with the Eastern Mediterranean Region of
the World Health Organization to set up a joint technical
committee concerned with
tracking the health needs in
Syria in progress, and to accelerate the process of bringing medical assistance from
the organization, in line with
the priorities of the national
health needs.
Direct registration for Students
Higher Education Council announced the
possibility of direct registration in accordance with the students’ minimum grades,
who did not submit to the public differentiation, on condition to submit applications
later to the Central Directorate of Student
Affairs at universities.