1. The Electronic Newsletter for Syrian News NO0 )213( 2013/8/23
Syrian Arab Republic
Ministry of Information
The Directorate of
Electronic Information
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PresidentAL-Assad issues a decree stipulates
to modify government
President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree
stipulates to modify the government-Dr. Qa-
dri Jamil: Deputy Prime Minister for Eco-
nomic Affairs-Dr. Malek Ali: Minister of
Higher Education-Dr. Khodr Orfali: Minister
of Economy and Foreign Trade-Kamal Ed-
din Tu’ma: Minister of Industry-Samir Izzat
Qadi Amin: Minister of Internal Trade and
Consumer Protection-Bishr Riyad Yazigi:
Minister of Tourism-Dr. Hassib Elias Sham-
mas: Minister of State, replacing Najm Eddin
Khreit.
An explosion in Aleppo ……killed persons in its countryside
An official source in Aleppo spoke about a
terrorist blows himself up with explosive belt
at Capo Grillo restaurant in al-Basel Sport
city in al-Mogambo neighborhood of Aleppo,
eight citizens were killed and many others
wounded, claiming the lives of eight citizens,
among them Hassan Mhana, a reporter of al-
Ikhbariya TV. Syrian Arab Army continued
their operations in Aleppo, where they de-
stroyed headquarters of armed groups in Kafar
Hamra and Dana.Unites of the armed forces
killed gunmen in Al-Kolaib Mountain and
they destroyed weapons and ammunition in Al
Tamorrah Town in the northern countryside.
In Bostan al –Qasar neighborhood, the army
killed and injured gunmen including “ Foaad
al- Shiat” the head of an armed group.In the
countryside of Hasaka, the forces of army de-
stroyed headquarters and cars full of weapons
and ammunition in Al- Bojaria villages.

2. In the countryside of Damas-
cus, Syrian Army killed “Yihia
Aiash” the head of “ Ktaeeb Al
Houda” brigade and also killed “
Abou Ayman Hazroma” the head
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Battalions and brigades in the countryside of Damascus
In the northern countryside
of Lattakia, the armed forces
smashed headquarters of gun-
men belonging to “ Jabhat Al
Nusra” and a store of weapons
The forces of army in Daraa
and its countryside killed
gunmen including Firas
FaissalAl Hotatity,the head
of an armed group and the
Jordanian “ AbdulKader
Solaiman” , they destroyed
a convoy of cars of weap-
ons and ammunition in their
way to Kherbat Al Ghazala
in Daraa, they also found a
field hospital in Tareek al-
saad neighborhood.
The army confronted in Homs
and its countryside for an attack
on military posts in Al- Mada-
beea Area, the army inflicted
gunmen huge loses in Al-Rastan
.In Adleb and its countryside,
that army killed gunmen by an
ambush and destroyed ammuni-
tion and weapons in Kafar Zeba
village.
Arab and foreign killed gunmen in the country-
side of Lattakia
An attack in Homs... And an ambush in Adleb
A field hospital in
Daraa
of “ united office of revolution in
Damascus and its countryside” in
Jobbar.In Al Shefonia and Doma,
the army destroyed weapons and
ammunition for the gunmen of”
Lewaa al Islam”.In Daria,Hojira
and Hosinia , unites of the army
killed and injured gunmen are
belonging to Jabhat Al Nusra in-
cluding ,the Palestinian “ Rabee
Hassan Dergham” the Jordanian
“ Imad Muhammad Khalosi” the
head of some armed groups and
“Muhammad Ibrahim Tillawi
“ who is called by “ Al Sheikh
Abou Yamman” the head of a
group subsidiary for “ Dawlat Al
Islam in Iraq and Cham”In an-
other context, mortar shells were
fired on Al Tijarah and Bab Shar-
qi regions in Damascus which
caused the killing of a citizen and
injuring of others.
and rockets in Al Rawdaa and
Bait Arab, where they killed
a foreign Gen officer ,”Abdul
Rahman Al Hibsee”, “Abdul lah
Saeeb” from Saudi .

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A phone call between a ter-
rorist affiliated to the so-
called “Shuhada al-Bayada
Battalion” in Homs and his
boss who was called Adulba-
sit from Saudi Arabia uncov-
ered that terrorists used the
chemical weapons in Deir
Ballba in Homs countryside.
During a phone call broad-
cast on the Syrian TV Chan-
nel, the terrorist said that his
Saudis are involving by using chemical weapons in Syria
Moscow. The flow of insurgents
fails “opposition” in Syria
A statement of Russian For-
eign Ministry indicated to
an American Russian agree-
ment about the importance of
making an objective investi-
gation about the possibility
of use of chemical weapons
in Damascus two days ago,
during a telephone conver-
sation between Russian For-
eign Minister Sergei Lavrov
and his U.S. counterpart John
The Secretary-General of the
United Nations Ban Ki-moon
announced the continuation
of technical and logistics
preparations for Geneva 2.
Geneva 2 completes its
preparations
Vatican calls to not issuing judg-
ment of chemical weapons use in
Syria without evidence The speaker on be-
half of Russian For-
eign Ministry, Alex-
ander Ukashević said
that “the flow of for-
eign mercenaries to
Syria reached to the
level experienced by
Iraq between 2005
and 2007,” explain-
ing that this flow of
insurgents failed to
Vatican called for
caution in dealing
with the allegations
of using chemical
weapons in Damas-
cus Countryside by
Syrian Arab Army
and not to issue any
judgment without
evidence. Tomasi re-
iterated the Vatican
Russia and America call to investigate about
using chemical weapons
group escaped from al-Bay-
adah to al-Daar al-Kabera
through a tunnel, adding that
they needed to buy weapons
to attack the City of Homs.
The Saudi financier who was
present in Cairo asked the
Syrian terrorists about details
on his group and the way
they will receive the money,
admitting his support to ter-
rorists in Daraa and Damas-
cus Countryside, in turn the
Syria terrorist told him that
one of the achievements of
his “Battalion” was the use
of chemical weapons in Deir
Ballba. In the same context,
another phone call revealed
the cooperation between tow
terrorist groups to bring two
bottles of Sarin Gas from
Barzeh neighborhood in Da-
mascus.
Kerry, the statement pointed
out the necessity of the oppo-
sition groups to ensure secure
coming for internationalist
investigators to the region.
In a related context, the speak-
er on behalf of U.S. State
Department, Jane Sacchi said
in a statement yesterday, “We
cannot be sure about using
chemical weapons and we do
our best to find out the facts.”
change the reality on
the ground in favor of
the “opposition”.
rejection of military
intervention in Syria.

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Deputy Prime Minister, For-
eign and Expatriates Minister
Walid al-Moallem said the
common determination of
the governments and peoples
in Syria and Iran to bolster
bilateral relations requires
A congratulatory letter from Syria to Iran
Egypt renews its support for political solution in Syria
No communicable diseases in temporary accommodation centers
Egypt’s Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi
stressed the necessity of work for Egypt to
restore its Arab, pan-Arab, regional and in-
ternational role. In an interview with Russia
Today channel, Fehmi said Egypt is commit-
ted to Syria’s territorial integrity and believes
in the importance of holding the internation-
al conference on Syria in Geneva to find a
political solution to end the crisis.
The Minister of Social Affairs, the Chair-
person of the Higher Committee for Relief
Dr. Kinda Shamat , asserted that there are no
communicable diseases of people living in
temporary accommodation centers and, ac-
cording to the reports of health Ministry.
more coordination and coop-
eration. In a cable he sent to
Iranian Foreign Minister Mo-
hamed Javad Zarif congratu-
lating him over gaining the
Iranian Shura Council’s trust,
al-Moallem reiterated that
more cooperation is needed
between Syria and Iran in
terms of defending the cul-
tural values, the international
conventions and the national
sovereignty and in rejecting
foreign intervention.