The Syrian armed forces continued military operations against terrorist groups in Damascus and its countryside, destroying gatherings, weapons, and killing many terrorists. Two girls were killed and several people injured from a mortar near a school in Barzzeh. Lebanese and Iraqi authorities confiscated weapons being smuggled into Syria. The Syrian and Iranian governments reaffirmed their support for resolving the crisis through dialogue according to the political program.

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Syrian Arab Republic
Ministry of Information
The Directorate of
Electronic Information
Page NO.1
TheArmycontinuesitsoperationsatDamascuscountryside,
and continues restoring of safety at al-Ksser
Two girls martyred, and eight people including
five children were injured, because of a mortar
fell near “the 7 April school” in Barzzeh caused
material damage in houses. On the other hand, an
explosive device exploded in a car near the “Al-
mustafa mosque” in Alshagour area, led to injur-
ing the driver. units of the Syrian armed forces
continued their military operations in Harasta,
Doma, Jober, Jidadt alfadel and Daria in the
countryside of Damascus, where they destroyed
Units of the armed forces
eliminated on terrorist
group attempted to attack
on Alhashemia School in
Joret Alshaiah, it restored
the security to Abo Hori in
terrorists’ gatherings, and killed large number of
them, included members and leaders affiliated to
what is called “The prophet’s grandchildren bat-
talion” and four snipers one of them is Saudi.
The units also destroyed ammunition ware-
house, and confiscated a car and anti-air craft
canon with 7200 bullets. The Competent authori-
ty attacked terrorists’ gathering in Rukn Aldeen in
Damascus contains large amount of ammunition,
weapons, shield, and medical equipment.
Al- kasser countryside, and
dismantled tens of explo-
sive devices, that the terror-
ists putted in the villages’
lands. They also eliminated
on terrorists in areas of
Two Martyrs in Barzzeh… Confiscation of Mortar in Damascus’s Countryside…
Restoring the Stability to Many Villages in Al-kasser Countryside
Homs and its countryside.
The other units confronted
terrorists attempted to at-
tack “Dedimian” hotel in
Tadmour, killed and injured
many of them.

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Destroying hideouts and finding weapons at Lattakia
Competent authorities at Lattakia attacked terrorist hideout, found weapons and ammunition.
At Aleppo and its countryside, armed
forces eliminated on terrorists hideouts,
inflected them heavy losses in weapons
and souls. Army forces also confronted
an attempt by terrorist to attack Abu-Al-
Thuhour airport, AT Idleb countryside.
At Der-Ezzur people of the Al-Husainia
village confronted terrorists attempted to
attack the citizens, while Syrian Army Unit
clashed with a terrorist group at the old
airport area. A clash happened between
a terrorist group of the front victory and
a group called “Badr martyrs battalion”
while sharing the looting, at Der-Ezzur
countryside, led to the death of most of
their members.
Advance at Aleppo.. Deaths at Abu-Althouhour at Idleb...
People confront at Der-Ezzur..

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The Lebanese and Iraqi confiscate weapons
Lavrov...Supplying weapons to the Opposition, Violates International Law
Aoun.. Region wars are sabotage... Not liberation
Lebanese Army confiscated BMW car
loaded with weapons and ammunition, at
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov af-
firmed the European Union’s reducing of the
embargo on supplying weapons to Syria in order
to arm the “Syrian opposition” violates inter-
national law adding, the public lifting of this
embargo wouldn’t cancel out the international
obligations which ban providing weapons and
munitions to non-governmental sides, adding
that U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry has an
inclination towards finding a political solution
for the crisis in Syria, and to search for ways to
Al-Bkaa, was heading to Syria, they also de-
tained the driver and his companion. At Iraq,
a security source reported that joint forces
of Federal Police and the twenty-seventh
brigade have done successive strikes against
the al-Qaeda terrorist gangs, resulted detain-
ing 42 terrorists, and confiscating weapons,
included Explosive belts, and quantities of
explosive material “CIFOR high explosion”,
were intended for smuggling to Syria.
hold talks between the government and the op-
position.
Leader of the Change and Reform Bloc in Lebanon, Michel Aoun, said what is going on in the
region is sabotaging rather than liberating wars, as America and West countries plans to these wars
by financial support from Gulf countries, But these countries will not be away from this organized
terrorism, pointing out that the solution to the crisis in Syria can only be done through dialogue.

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President al-Assad..
Parliaments are the true representatives of the people in confronting enemies
President Bashar al-Assad pointed out,
during meeting a delegation from the
Iranian Shoura Council, headed by Chair-
man of the Foreign Policy and National
Security Committee at the Shoura Coun-
cil, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, parliaments
are the true representatives of the people
and, their duties to defend the people they
represent, what is happening currently in
the region constitutes plots that target its
stability and territorial integrity, which
requires parliaments to coordinate more
and unite efforts to confronts the enemies
of their people. For their part, members
of the Iranian delegation reaffirmed Iran’s
support for the political program for re-
solving the crisis in Syria and its rejection
of the policies of some regional and global
countries which seek to escalate the situa-
tion in Syria.
Information Minister.. Syria will not be a playground for anyone..
America has trained the mercenaries
Minister of Information Omran al-Zoubi
said during a meeting with leadership and
activities of the Syrian-Russian Friend-
ship Association in Moscow, American
Administrations are aware that Syria isn’t
a playground for its polices, and will never
be, stressing that the armed terrorist groups
became “an arm” for the US in the military
and political field, and we have documents
confirms that American officers have trained
and supported terrorist and mercenaries,
who came from 29 world countries, adding
that UN will not be able to stop recognition
of Syria Because it is an organization to co-
ordinate the international efforts, and safe-
guard peace and stability in the world, but
not the presidency of the world. Alexander
Dzasokhov, Chairman of the Syrian-Russian
Friendship Association said that Russia, as
people and leadership, has a unified stance
to support Syria in its struggle against this
global war.

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Shihabi ..
What is happening in Syria, is an exhaustion process of the state
Engineer Fares Shehabi head of the
Federation of Syrian Chambers of In-
dustry, and head of Aleppo Chamber of
Industry, confirmed that what is happen-
ing in Syria is an exhaustion process of
the state, and an attempt to return it to
the times of underdevelopment, where
public and private facilities became dens
for terrorists mercenaries, rather than
being centers for the citizens serve and
interests, pointing to the presence of 113
thousand industrial and artisanal facility
before the crisis, Aleppo’s portion is 35
thousand.
Ministerial committee meeting to implement the political program
Ministerial committee met mem-
bers of politburo of the Syrian
Communist Party headed by Secre-
tary-General Ammar Bukdash, who
considered the political program
the only way to get out the crisis.