The Syrian army continued operations against terrorist groups across Syria, destroying weapons caches and factories, killing leaders and members. In Damascus, the army found a tunnel containing explosives. In Aleppo, the army destroyed a weapons factory and killed terrorists. The army also made gains in rural Lattakia and Hama. Russia accused the US of distorting facts regarding Syria's readiness for peace talks. Syrian authorities closed a currency exchange office in Damascus for manipulating exchange rates.

1. The Electronic Newsletter for Syrian News NO0 )206( 2013/8/16
Syrian Arab Republic
Ministry of Information
The Directorate of
Electronic Information
Page NO.1
A Tunnel is in Almilaha and Alkria
Alshamiya village is peaceful
Unit of the Syrian Arab army
found a tunnel in Almeliha in
the countryside of Damascus
and it contained explosive
devices its weighing 100 kg
for each one, weapons and
ammunition .Other units
eliminated terrorists who
are affiliated to “Jabhit Al-
Nusra” and it destroyed their
weapons and ammunition in
Alziabiah,Alhuseiniah, Hu-
jera Harasta and Erbeen .In
Domaa, units of the army
killed the leader of terrorist
group and killed and wound-
ed many of its members in the
surroundings of the industrial
city, and it clashed with ter-
rorist gunmen in the southeast
of Tishreen hospital in Barz-
zah district, and it killed a
sniper in Dara the town.Also,
a military source said that the
army regained Alkaria Al-
Shamiya (Al-Shamiya vil-
lage) in the eastern Gouta and
it killed many terrorists and it
destroyed their weapons.
In Aleppo and its country-
side, military sources talked
about destroying four cars
with weapons and ammuni-
tion by the armed forces in
Alemam village in Aleppo’s
rural. Other armed forces
killed and wounded many
A Factory for weapons in the countryside of Aleppo
terrorists, some of them are
affiliated to “Jabhit Al-Nus-
ra”, and it destroyed a fac-
tory for manufacturing mak-
ing explosive devices in Khan
Alassal,Bani Zaid ,the western
Koeras and Aljaloum. Infor-
mational sources talked that
“the Legal bodyof Jabhit al-
Nusra” issued a resolution for
closing the Bustan Alkassar
way in Aleppo, which is con-
sidered the main entrance for
the vegetables and the food to
the western districts.

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The Syrian army continued
its operations in the coun-
tryside of lattakia Where it
announced Alkilaa village,
which is followed to Sulinfah
in the northern countryside,
as a peaceful region and it dis-
mantled 63 explosive devices
.The units of the army target-
The Army Goes ahead in the countryside of Lattakia
Brigades and battalions in the countryside of
Al-Hasakah
The terrorists of “Unifying Brigade” in Homs
Brigades and battalions in the countryside of Al-Hasakah
Destroying the hideouts
of Terrorists in Idleb
and HamaThe Syrian army continued its
operations in Al-Hasaka and
its countryside ,where it elimi-
nated hideouts and dens of the
terrorist groups which are af-
filiated to “ Ahrar Al-Sham
brigade”,”Ansar Alshariaa”
,”Ahrar Altabka” in Altwina
town and Almazloma in the
countryside of Qamishili and
it killed its members including
foreign nationalities. The army
thwarted an attempt for bombing
an explosive device was planted
on Aldarbasia-Amoda way in
the countryside of Al-Hasakah.
Units of the army faced
terrorists attacked a mili-
tary checkpoint near Shan-
si mosque in Alkosour
district,and the army faced
an attempt for infiltra-
tion from Alsaan village to
Kafar Abed village in the
countryside of Homs .An-
other unit destroyed many
boats were carried with
weapons and ammunition
in Alrastan lake ,and it de-
stroyed the hideouts of terror-
ists in Alrastan,Talbisah and
Talkalah.a military source
mentioned that units of the
army killed terrorists and
it destructed their weap-
ons and ammunition in Bab
Houd,Qarabess and Jorat
Alsheiah.
The Syrian army continued its
operations in Al-Hasaka and its
countryside ,where it eliminated
hideouts and dens of the terrorist
groups which are affiliated to “
Armed forces targeted ter-
rorist gunmen at the range of
Abou Aldohour airport and
it destroyed their hideouts
in Aldiri, Eein Gazal and Al-
janodiah in the countryside
of Jesser Alshoughour .The
forces destroyed weapons
and ammunition in Alar-
baeen mountain, the central
prison and Marat Alnuman
and at the surroundings of
Alkarmeed camp.In the
countryside of Salamiah
in Hama,an official source
stated that units of the army
killed many terrorists in
Abou Hanaya and Abou Hu-
billat villages and it arrest-
ed 4 terrorists in Alhardana
village.
ed the gatherings of gunmen
in Salma and Kinsabaa towns
ande it killed many of its
members ,some of the killed
terrorists are from Arab na-
tionalities. It destroyed weap-
ons heavy machine guns were
putted on vehicles in Alkabeer
and Alshakohi village.
Ahrar Al-Sham brigade”,”Ansar
Alshariaa” ,”Ahrar Altabka” in
Altwina town andAlmazloma in
the countryside of Qamishili and
it killed its members including
foreign nationalities. The army
thwarted an attempt for bombing
an explosive device was planted
on Aldarbasia-Amoda way in
the countryside of Al-Hasakah.

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The Russian foreign ministry accused America of turning the facts upside down by saying that
Syria is not ready for participation in the Geneva2 conference.
The authorities closed Al-
Shaar office for exchange
in Damascus and it arrested
many of its staff because of
its manipulation of exchange
rate.The accountant at Al-
Shaar office ,Tareq Qasem
Al-Zoubi admitted that the Of-
fice’s owner Nader al-Shaar
used to use his relatives’IDs to
give them amounts of money
in Dollar without taking their
equivalent value in the Syrian
pound in return in order to sell
those amounts on the black
market.He pointed out that al-
Russia…Washington turns the facts
Closing A Currency exchange office in Damascus
The barley is for the trade and grain processing institutions
Shaar Office had been commit-
ting these violations ever since
the CBS started intervening by
selling dollars to the exchange
companies to help to control
the exchange rate.For her part,
the secretary atAl-Shaar office,
Muna Saqar admitted that her
boss al-Shaar also violated the
rules of the CBS which stipu-
late to sell limited amounts of
Dollars per person once every
month .She added that the of-
fice used to receive and send
remittances from and to the
Arab countries, although, we
The engineer Abed Almaan Alqadmani, the manager of the
vegetable producing department in the ministry of Agricul-
ture and agrarian reforming, said that the amount of the mar-
keting grains to the general institutions for trading and grains
processing is 1015433 tons and the barley amount is 121574
tons so far.
do not have a license for do-
ing that because our office is
for currency exchange not for
remittances.