1. The Electronic Newsletter for Syrian News NO0 )220( 2013/8/30
Syrian Arab Republic
Ministry of Information
The Directorate of
Electronic Information
Page NO.1
Killing of terrorist groups in the country-
side of Damascus
A unit of Syrian Arab Army smashed a rocket
launcher and a mortar for an armed terrorist
group at the southeast of the shrine of Hajar
Ibn Odai inAdra area in the countryside of Da-
mascus and killed the members of the group.
Another unit of our strong army targeted a ter-
rorist group belonging to” Jabhat al Nusra” in
the region, killed and injured their members.
Destroying of hideouts of terrorists in Daraa
al-Balad
Killing of terrorists of many nationalities in the countryside of
Lattakia
Targeting a gather-
ing of terrorists in
the countryside of
Hasakah
Unites of Syrian Arab Army
smashed hideouts of terror-
ists at the east of mosque of
Abu Bakar al-Siddiq and in
the west of postal center in
Adra al-Balad, one of the
killed terrorists, the Jordani-
an “Nadim Jomaa Taref” .
Another unit targeted an
Unites of Syrian Army killed many terrorists
in Al- Tofahia , Khodra and Doreen in the
countryside of Lattakia , most of the killed
terrorists non-Syrians, some of the killed ter-
rorists “ Algerian -Abdul Rahman Al- Tilm-
sany “ “Saudi – Abdullah al-Shomary” and
the Palestinian” Abdul Rahman Al-Khalaf”.
In the countryside of Ha-
sakah, unites of Syrian Arab
Army targeted gatherings
of terrorists in Tal –Homais
Town which caused the kill-
ing and injuring many of the
terrorists.
armed terrorist group in the
road of Al-Hiraak , killed
their members and destroyed
their criminal weapons.A unit
of the army made an ambush
between Sheikh Saad and Tal
al-Jomoo villages, where the
unit killed three terrorists and
seized their weapons.

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President al-Assad to Yemini Delegation: the people and army of
Syria are determined to smash terrorism
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, De-
fense Minister Fahd Jasem al-Freij affirmed during a telephone call
he received from his Iranian counterpart Hussein Dehghan, al-Freij
that criminal terrorists have deliberately used chemical weapons and
killed women and innocent children to get more support from super-
powers to blackout their defeat, mislead the public opinion and justify
their continued crimes. For his part, the Iranian Defense Minister said
that the main loser in any war in the region is the side which starts
it. He underlined that the use of force and violence will only lead to
escalating the crisis.
_Premier Dr. Wael al-Halqi said
the current conditions require
that all governmental bodies
mobilize national resources and
scale up their emergency pre-
paredness to confront any con-
tingency and foil the enemies
who are betting on creating dis-
Defense Minister: Syria will confront any aggression and will respond
strongly
Al-Halaki: Mobilizing national resources to confront any contingency
Mr.PresidentBasharAl-Assad
received yesterday a delega-
tion comprising a number of
political figures and MPs of
the Yemeni Parliament.Dur-
ing the meeting, President al-
Assad stressed that the threats
to launch a direct aggression
on Syria would only bolster
its adherence to its firm princi-
ples and independent decision
which stems from the will of
its people, emphasizing that
Syria will defend itself against
any aggression.”Syria, with
its steadfast people and brave
army, will continue eliminating
terrorism which is utilized by
Israel and the western countries
to serve their interests in frag-
menting the region,” President
al-Assad said.The President
pointed out that the popular
awareness on the Arab arena
is an essential element in con-
fronting the schemes targeting
the region, stressing that the
peoples are the genuine makers
of relations among countries
and the popular state guaran-
tees victory and this is what is
happening in Syria.Members of
the delegation stressed support
to Syria in face of all attempts
aimed at undermining its posi-
tion and role.
orderandconfusionintheworkof
state service institutions.Al-Halqi
was speaking during a qualitative
meeting of the Services Commit-
tee to discuss the preparedness
plans in all governmental bodies
to cope with the current condi-
tions, through finding common
denominators between the res-
cue systems and providing oil
products. The Syrians are accus-
tomed to confront all challenges,
al-Halqi affirmed, indicating that
the government is working hard
to provide all foodstuffs, medical
equipment and services

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Russian Foreign Ministry announced that
Russia opposed any decision by United Na-
tions to justify using of power against Syria.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady
Gatilov said “‘‘all needed measures have to
be taken at this stage to prevent any potential
developments or any military action against
Syria”
Russia: we oppose any decision for
United Nations to justify using of
power against Syria
UK House of Commons rebuffs Government’s call for military action
against Syria
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said that
the UN Security Council must not adopt any
measures against Syria before the UN investi-
gation team on chemical weapons use finishes
its mission, warning of any unilateral measure
as it would not resolve the crisis.He warned
that the military force would only lead to
aggravating tensions in the Middle East, as-
serting that the political solution is still the
only way to emerge from the crisis.In the
same context, the Chinese Foreign Minister
stressed in telephone conversations with his
German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle and
the Arab League Secretary-General the neces-
sity of self-control and calm, pointing out that
it is difficult that taking unilateral measures
would resolve the problem and there will be
doubts about the legitimacy of such measures.
British House of Commons rebuffed Prime Minister David
Cameron’s call for military strike against Syria.”The Parlia-
ment clearly does not want a British military intervention and
the government will act according to this.” The French News
Agency (AFP) quoted Cameron as saying after voting down
his call that,285 MPs voted against the government’s call for
military action in Syria in contrast to 272 votes in favor of it.
British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond announced yes-
terday that Britain would not participate in any military action
against Syria.
Chinese Foreign Minister: UNSC
must not adopt any measures
against Syria before UN experts
finish investigation

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Minister of Awqaf: Supreme Hajj Committee blames Saudi government to
prevent Syrian citizens from performing Hajj
Massive protests in New
York and Paris to reject
any military interven-
tion in Syria
Threats against Syrians make them more insist-
ing to continue their normal lives...
Hundreds of people have
demonstrated in the Times
Square in New York to ex-
press their rejection of any
potential military interven-
tion in Syria. “The demon-
strators raised posts of Presi-
dent Bashar al-Assad and
chanted slogans against the
US and the NATO,” Reuters
said.
In spite of the threats of United States and its allies in the
west by an aggression against Syria, the Syrians are more
determined to continue their normal lives.Where the markets
are crowded and the Syrians are going for shopping.
The Minister of Awqaf Dr.
Muhammad Abdul Sattar al-
Sayeed asserted that Hajj is a
fundamental pillar of Islam.
He pointed out during an in-
terview yesterday about the
decision of the Saudi govern-
ment to prevent Syrian citi-
zens from performing Hajj
that the Supreme Hajj Com-
mittee blamed Saudi Govern-
ment for this, explaining that
when you prevented a man to
perform one of these pillars,
you prevented him from one
of the pillars of Islam and
that is extremely dangerous.