The Syrian army conducted operations against al-Nusra terrorists in Idleb province, killing many, destroying vehicles, and confiscating weapons. Engineering units dismantled 100 explosive devices. In Aleppo, authorities foiled a car bomb attack near a security headquarters, killing one suicide attacker while the other detonated the car, injuring reporters and citizens. The army opened the KhanShekhon–Maarat Al-Nouaman road and conducted other operations against terrorists in Homs, Der Ezzour, and Lattakia, destroying vehicles and weapons. The Front Victory terrorist group blew up the minaret of Al-Omari Mosque in Daraa using explosives. An Australian minister acknowledged some Australians are fighting

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Syrian Arab Republic
Ministry of Information
The Directorate of
Electronic Information
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TheArmy advance and dismantle tens of explosive devices
Military source at Idleb province reported that
the Syrian army implemented many operations
led to open the road between KhanShekhon
and Maarat Al-Nouaman, killing and wound-
ing large number of al-Nusra terrorists and other
battalions, the army destroyed 14 wheel drive
cars, equipped with various machineguns, rocket
launchers, and armored vehicles, and confis-
cated large number of weapons and ammunitions
included mortar cannons 120 mm, 82mm, and a
cannon 57mm, heavy machineguns, RBG shells
and snipers. Engineering unites dismantled 100
explosive devices. The military source noted
The competent authorities foiled
an attempt by terrorists detonate
a car bomb carry a large quan-
tity of explosives before about
500 meters from a security
headquarters in Aleppo, where
they were able to kill one of
the suicidals , while the other
that the terrorist groups have dug trenches and
tunnels along the international road with 2km
long. Armed forces unites confronted terrorists
attempted to attack army’s checkpoints at Idleb
countryside inflicted them heavy losses, they also
confronted to terrorist groups in several areas
of the countryside, and destroyed a pickup car
equipped with a heavy machine gun loaded with
quantities of weapons and ammunition, the com-
petent authorities have foiled an attempt to blow
up an explosive device weighing 30 kg, which
was planted on the Areha- Almsthomh road,
which witness intensive irrigated movement.
detonated the car, injuring Syr-
ian Arab TV reporter in Aleppo
Shadi Helwa, and the photog-
raphers Yahya Mouselli and
Ahmed Suleiman, and wound-
ing a number of citizens. Units
of the armed forces eliminated
on terrorists killed a large num-
The Army opens “KhanShekhon – Maarat Al-Nouaman” Road
Foiling an attempt to blow up a car bomb in Aleppo...
ber of them and destroyed a car
loaded with large quantities of
weapons, ammunition and other
car equipped with a heavy ma-
chine gun, they also destroyed
two armored vehicles terrorists
used in movement and transfer
of arms and ammunition.

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The Army destroys a number of terrorists’ cars and dismantles explosive devices
in Homs
Destroying 7 cars at Der Ezzour
In Homs and its countryside units of the Syr-
ian army continued military operations and
destroyed terrorists’ gatherings and inflected
them dead and injured, and destroyed 3 cars,
two of them equipped with heavy machine
guns, and another equipped with mortars, and
motorcycle, pickup car and other type of van
including weapons, ammunition and terror-
ists, another unit also confronted to a terrorist
group attacked the point of keeping security
forces near Tel Al-Nabi Mando at Al-Kseer
countryside, and killed a large number of them,
including members of the so-called “al-Faruq
Brigades” also the army destroyed two cars
loading Dushka machineguns. Engineering
forces dismantled 4 explosive devices at Homs
countryside weighing 25 kg, and dismantled
another 2 devices at “Shenshar - alkseer” road.
At Der Ezzour the component authori-
ties clashed with terrorists at the political
security square, inflected them between
dead and wounded. They also destroyed 3
cars equipped with machineguns. Another
unit eliminated on terrorists at Al-Halbia
square in the city, and destroyed 4 cars for
them.

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Eliminating on terrorists of Front victory at Lattakia countryside
A unit of the armed forces eliminated on mem-
bers of terrorist groups at Lattakia countryside
affiliated to the Front Victory, killed a large
number of them, and destroyed 12 cars equipped
with weapons, ammunition and terrorists.
The Front Victory terrorists blew up minaret of Al-Omari Mosque
An official source in Daraa said that Front victory
terrorists targeted the minaret of Al-Omari Mosque,
one of the oldest mosques in the Islamic world,
adding that the minaret is built of stone basalt,
expand from the base to narrow from the top, and
that if the video was published about the fall of the
entire minaret is true, it means its collapse from its
base, and thus it is most likely that terrorists had
put explosives inside it to employ this terrorist act
after failure and fall all their masks, because in the
case of targeting it by missile or rocket the proba-
bility of its collapse is weak because it has a square
base, and take the form of the pyramid, therefore it
could be harmed but will not fall.
Australian foreign ministry admits involvement ofAustralians in fighting
along with the terrorists in Syria
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr admitted
the involvement of Australians in fighting along
with terrorist groups in Syria, considering this
matter a serious threatening to Australia security,
he noted to Australia concern of the impact of al
Qaeda-linked groups within the Syrian opposi-
tion, the Minister said” “We think about what
are the required appropriate legal positions and
additional legal steps, and we discuss this matter
with Britain, France and the United States. “The
weak end Australian” newspaper revealed that the
Australian Intelligence Agency “ASIO” fears that
half the Australians who believe they are fighting
in Syria currently, and their number is 200, are
fighting alongside the Front victory terrorist af-
filiated with al Qaeda, and listed by Australia last
month at the list of terrorist organizations and is
preparing to ban it.

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The ministerial committee to implement the political program to resolve the
crisis, met the citizen of Barada Valley
Ministerial Committee met
with a group of citizens of the
Barada valley adopted the lan-
guage of reason and dialogue
and left arms in result of their
conviction that the solution
in Syria will be only by love
and dialogue, and to renounce
violence, and to take up arms
and fighting will only lead to
ruin. President of the Coun-
cil expressed his delight at
the meeting with a group the
country people who have ex-
perienced arms. Al-Halki not-
ed to the plans and programs
prepared by the government
to support agriculture and
activate tourism movement in
Damascus countryside, and
provide jobs for their children,
and restore security and stabil-
ity to all Syrian governorates,
and the government strength-
ening the capacity of the
national economy, and provid-
ing living needs for citizen ns.
Citizens expressed their thanks
to the government for this call
for dialogue, and configuring
the right climate to it through
administrative and judicial
procedures which were ap-
proved to enhance credibility,
pointing out the importance
of addressing the situation of
detainees and hostages, and to
the great efforts made by the
government to improve the
economic and living reality of
the citizens.
Interior Minister...
Those who depend on Enemies of Homeland Now Heading towards Defeat
Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Mohammad
Ibrahim al-Shaar, stressed that what the
armed terrorist groups are implementing a
scheme aimed at undermining Syria’s stead-
fastness and firm national stances to serve
the interests of Israel and the US. Attending
a field exercise carried out by the Special
Mission Unit, Al-Shaar noted that those who
depend on the enemies of the homeland are
now heading towards defeat. He called on
the Army officers to be at high readiness to
implement the tasks assigned to them while
carrying out their duties, noting that the solu-
tion to the crisis can only be by leaving arms
and resort to dialogue, because it is the only
way to stop the bleeding of the Syrian people.

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Information Minister…
Media institutions must document the truth of terrorists’ act
Fifth Medical shipment to Aleppo
A new shipment arrived Aleppo of medical
supplies and emergency weighs 58 tons to
support primary health care services in the
province, Health Minister Dr. Saad Al-Naef
said in a statement that the shipment will be
The Minister of Information Omran Al-Zoubi opened yesterday the first documentary exhibi-
tion titled “minarets and bells on the impact of pain” hosted by the Media organization “Dam
Press” in Al-Baath house building at Damascus, The exhibition included photographs of the
acts of sabotage, which affected sacred mosques and churches in Syria, then they showed a
short documentary film about the criminal acts of the terrorist groups, and the media incite-
ment faced Syria. Al-Zoubi called on all official media and institutions to highlight and docu-
ment the reality of terrorists’ crimes, emphasizing that it puts the national media at a great
challenge to clarify these issues.
distributed on various health centers in the
province according to their needs. He said
that there are similar shipments arrived dur-
ing the past few days to several provinces es-
pecially Al-Hasakah, Deir Ezzour provinces.

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Festive in the cinema club at Tartous
Two tourist projects with 100 million Syrian pounds value in Tartous
The Ministry of Tourism licensed two
tourist projects in Tartous with a value of
100 million Syrian pounds. The first proj-
ect is the beach chalets worth up to / 70 /
million Syrian pounds, while the second
Cinema Club at Tartous had a festive because of the thirty-second anniversary of its founda-
tion, included a show of the documentary film (tunnel), which depicts the suffering of who dis-
placed from their homes because of attacks by terrorist groups, and the paperwork movie (the
man) which won several Oscars. There are also other festive events cultural seminars which
host many of the artists and Syrians creators in all fields and disciplines.
project is a restaurant in the “Mashta Al-
Helow” area worth / 30 / million Syrian
pounds, and putting it in investment is
expected to be in a year and a half from
starting work.