1) In Syria, army units killed many terrorists across various regions, destroyed weapons caches, and dismantled bombs. A citizen was also killed and 29 injured by mortar fire in Damascus. 2) The Foreign Ministry sent letters to the UN and Security Council criticizing Muslim scholars for inciting terrorism in Syria, including Yusuf al-Qaradawi and others. 3) Various countries like Russia, Germany, and Brazil support resolving the Syrian crisis through political means based on the Geneva communique, not military intervention or arming opposition groups.

1. Daily Newsletter 21-6-2013 No.151
Mortars Shells …and Dismantling Explosive Bombs
A citizen was martyred and 29 persons were injured because of falling
mortar shells on Alabaseen,Bab sharki and Alzablatani in Damascus
,and this caused material damage on many shops. The mortars were
fired by terrorists in the morning of yesterday.
In Damascus and its countryside, units of the Syrian Arab army chased
terrorists in Doma,Jobar ,Barzzeh and the eastern Gouta and killed
many of them beside destroying two heavy machine guns.Also, another
unit dismantled explosive bombs in Harasta and Domma, and it
confiscated 3 surveillance cameras.
Smashing of mortars, anti-aviation and heavy machine guns in
Aleppo
In Aleppo and its countryside, unite of the armed forces killed many
terrorists of Jabhat Al Nusra, smashed 4 mortars, anti-aviation and
heavy machine guns.

2. Killed terrorists from Jabhat Al Nusra
In Der Al Zor, unite of the armed forces confronted with terrorists from
Jabhat Al Nusra, killed many of them and smashed their weapons.
from warehouses to bakeries.
Destroying Ammunition Depot in Sarja Village
In Idleb and its countryside, units of the Syrian army inflicted great
losses of terrorists in the central prison, and it destroyed an ammunition
depot in Sarja village in the countryside of Idleb.
Smashing of a store of weapons and ammunition in the
countryside of Lattakia
In the countryside of Lattakia, unite of Syrian Arab Army smashed two
stores of weapons and ammunition and killed many terrorists from
many nationalities.
The Elimination of Terrorists and capturing others in Homs
In Homs and its countryside, unit of the armed forces carried out the
ambush for terrorist group and killed 7 terrorist and destroyed their
ammunition and weapons. While another unit eliminated many

3. members of terrorist group near Alabasiah on the way of Damascus –
Tadmourm, and it captured 12 terrorist.
Also ,another unit targeted the gatherings of terrorists in Rastan and
Talbeisah
Killed terrorists in the countryside of Dara and Quneitra
In Dara and its countryside, Unite of Syrian Arab Army killed many
terrorists from Jabhat Al Nusra and seized their weapons.
Foreign Ministry …………Muslim Scholars and Sheikhs incited
for terrorism and extreme
The ministry of foreign and expatriates sent three letters to the
president of International Security Council, general secretary of
United Nation and to the committee of Security Council, in
which “since the start of crisis in Syria over the two past years,
Yusuf Al Qaradwi the head of so called international association
of Muslim scholars endeavored intensively to issue Takfiri
Fatwas incite terrorism , support terrorists and served the
interests of Al Qaeda organization and other Takfiri
organizations .

4. It highlighted that these fatwas are "political with a religious
cover" and come in the framework of "an aggressive instigative
campaign led by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and some Western
states."
The Ministry lashed out at the instigative views of al-Qaradawi that call
for killing, hatred and bigotry and for 'jihad', making a special reference
to al-Qaradawi's Friday sermon on May 31st in which the latter
described the Nusayri Islamic sect in Syria as being "more infidel than
the Jews and Christians".
With this instigation, the Ministry said, al-Qaradawi sentenced to death
three religious sects that are spread all over the world.
The Ministry's letters also made a reference to a conference that was
held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on June 12-13 by al-Qaradawi and
some other "scholars" who openly and clearly addressed a call for all
Muslims of the world to fight and kill those whom they described as
"infidels", a move through which they intended to give religious
legitimacy to their fatwas.
Those calls for "jihad" were reiterated by Mohammad al-Ereifi who
called for arming "mujahideen" and getting them ready to go and fight in
Syria.
A few days earlier, the Kuwaiti so-called scholar Shafi al-Ajami, who is
a teacher at the Islamic Religious Education Faculty of Kuwait
University, was shown on satellite channels' screens openly admitting to
having participated, along with a Jabhat al-Nusra-linked terrorist group,
in committing a horrible massacre against tens of innocent citizens in
Hatla village in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor.

5. Al-Ajami, who has been funding, recruiting and sending hundreds of
takfiri terrorists to Syria, threatened to do to the citizens of Nubul and al-
Zahraa towns in Aleppo that same of what he did to those of Hatla.
The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry stressed that those fatwas calling
for "jihad" in Syria come to complete "the bloody approach followed by
many regional and Western countries, on top being Turkey, Qatar and
Saudi Arabia."
The Ministry continued as saying that these practices by the "scholars"
aim to justify all acts of systematic murder, rape, massive killing,
terrorist bombings and "man-eating" targeting the Syrians and the
demolition of infrastructure with the aim to destroy Syria and its culture
and sow sedition among its people.
Added to these practices is the "International Union of Muslim
Scholars" denunciation of adding Jabhat al-Nusra on the lists of the
Security Council's committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267
for 1999 and 1989 for 2011.
The Ministry slammed in this context the Egyptian government for
allowing such instigative fatwas to be issued on its platforms, stressing
that this is a proof that "the Egyptian government is a complicit in these
terrorist crimes and the shedding of the Syrian blood."
The Ministry stressed that the "International Union of Muslim Scholars"
has turned into "a main source of instigation for terrorism, sedition and
bigotry", in addition to being a source of recruiting, funding and arming
terrorists, including those from al-Qaeda, particularly after having
moved its HQ from Dublin where it was first established in 2004 to
Qatar in May 2012.
The Ministry affirmed that Syria holds those "scholars of sedition,
instigation and takfir" and the government and states supporting them
directly responsible for the shedding of the Syrians' blood.

6. It added that Syria stresses that those practices of supporting terrorism
and terrorists that aim at a forced change of its government away the
Syrian people's will are "a flagrant interference" in its internal affairs in
violation of the international law principles and the Security Council
resolutions regarding counter-terrorism.
This also constitutes, the Ministry said "an aggression on Syria and a
threat of using force against it."
"While putting these facts before the Security Council and the
international community, Syria demands that the those assume their
responsibilities according to Security Council resolutions on counter-
terrorism," the letters said.
Syria, the letters added, calls for forcing the countries involved in
supporting terrorism in Syria, particularly Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
and France, to "halt the violations which endanger security and peace in
Syria and the region".
Jaafari...We support the legitimate rights of Argentina in the
Malvinas Islands
Dr. Bashar Jaafari, Syrian Permanent Representative to the United
Nations asserted in a statement of Syria on the issue of " Malvinas
Islands" on his country's support for the legitimate rights of the
Argentine Republic in the islands of Malvinas to ensure for the unity of
lands.

7. The Minister of Labor…the International Labour
Organization (ILO) reneged on its commitments with Syria
In his speech in the international labour conference in Geneva, the
minister of labor Hasan Hijazi asked what is the reason for ignoring and
silence of the international labor organization towards the crimes that
were committed by terrorist groups against Syrians. He required of the
organization to present in the next year a reporter that reflects the
situation and the suffer of workers and employers in the Syrian
occupied land “Golan’’ and the occupied Arab lands .Also, the minister
Hijazi explained that the international labour organization reneged on its
commitments of the document that was signed by three labor parts in
Syria with the organization.
Affairs Minister... Aid convoys to the fields in Deir AL-Zor and
Damascus Countryside
Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Kinda Shamat said: "It will be sent convoys
of aid during next week to the fields in Deir Al-Zor and some areas in
the countryside of the Damascus in cooperation with NGOs , Syrian
Arab Red Crescent and United Nations organizations in addition to send
36 food and health baskets to the province of Raqqa

8. Members of U.S. Senate refuse arming "the Syrian opposition"
Four members of U.S. Senate yesterday suggested a bill to prevent
President Barack Obama from providing military assistance to "the
Syrian opposition, considering that the president's decision is unilateral
and very annoying.
Spain … Revealing a Terrorist Group Is Affiliated To Al-
Qaeda
The Spanish ministry of interior announced that it revealed a group,
which is affiliated to the terrorist organization (Al-Qaeda) and it is
responsible for sending terrorist fighters to terrorist groups in Syria.
British Deputy Prime Minister... We do not want a military
crisis in Syria
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said for (BBC) British
radio that Britain should not think about a military intervention
in Syria, referring to several steps to resolve the crisis in Syria in
cooperation with France and America as representatives of the
international community.

9. Fabius.. We will not give weapons.. May be they are used
against us
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius clarified that France will
not provide weapons to the "Syrian opposition" which can be
against us.
Germany... we refuse sending arms to Syria
German Foreign Minister Guido Fastervalah announced in a press
conference in the city of Njørnberg for the stand of his state which is
represented by refuse to send arms to the "Syrian opposition" and the
need to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria.
Russia and Kurdistan… No Substitute for the political
settlement of the crisis in Syria
In discussions with the president of Kurdistan region of Iraq, the
Russian foreign minister asserted that there is no substitute for the
political settlement for solving the crisis in Syria and this is by calling for
Geneva conference.
The chairman of the international affairs committee in the Russian
Federation council, Mikhail Margelove explained that his country hopes

10. that the meeting of what is so –called “Syria friends “ group will be for
preparing for Geneva conference and not to incite the opposition on
the Syrian government .
Brazil…Resolving the crisis in Syria will be according to
Geneva s’ statement
During his meeting with the envoy of United Nations to Syria Alakdar
Alibrahimi in Oslo, the foreign minister of Brazil Antonio Patriota
repeated that his country is ready for supporting the process for finding
solutions of the crisis in Syria, accordance with the principles of
Geneva statement .Alibrahmi referred to the efforts that Russian foreign
minister Sergie Lavrove and the American foreign minister John Kerry
do for resolving the crisis in Syria.
U.S. container of weapons heading to Saudi Arabia.. Splits
in the Indian Ocean
Russian website which is specialized in maritime transport revealed
that container of weapons broke into two parts in the Indian Ocean in
their way to Saudi Arabia which were carrying American weapons to
the armed terrorist groups in Syria.

11. The Automated Bakeries produce 210 tons per day in the
Countryside of Damascus
The director of Damascus’ countryside department for the automated
bakeries Mohamed Hani Mall said that the amount of the production
capacity of the automated bakeries is 210 tons per day .He explained
that the reasons of crowding in the bakeries is due to the difficulty of
delivering flour.