Syria Update: Latest Events

Syria Update: Latest Events

24 October 2013

Damascus Governorate. There is no end in sight to the continued mortar attacks by Al-Nusra Front militants, targeting peaceful neighborhoods of the local residential areas. As a result of another such attack, six mortar shells have hit local neighborhoods in Jaramana city, Damascus Governorate. One of the missiles landed inside a school campus, which at the time was filled with children, while another one hit the shed roof above the school’s front door. This barbaric act has led to five people being killed and also twenty-five injured, some of them heavily, including women and children.

This predominantly Christian city has been constantly attacked and bombed by the militants which has led to dozens of victims, all of them completely innocent peaceful citizens, most of whom turned out to be women and children.

In Eastern Gouta, local pharmaceutical factory and nearby area have been sites of recent combat fighting. Al-Nusra Front militants’ latest offensive endeavor to take over the factory has ended in great losses on their side.

Deir ez-Zor Governorate. Counter-terror operation has continued in the province of Deir ez-Zor. Syrian Army has continued with thorough inspection of the previously freed areas. In the process, one of the local mosques was discovered to have been bombed and ruined by the militants. The thugs, who happen to consider themselves true Muslims, had destroyed the mosque building simply because it was frequented by the SAA soldiers. Syrian Army sappers have detected and disarmed a large number of explosive devices in the area.

Homs Governorate. Another car rigged with improvised explosive devices (IED) has been stopped and apprehended by Syrian Army sappers at a checkpoint on one of the roads leading to Homs province. The driver of the secured car is currently under arrest. Investigation is continued.

Town of Sadat, Eastern Homs, which is home to nearly 5000 Christian civilians, has been recently targeted, as well. In the absence of the Syrian Army troops, the town was attacked by Al-Nusra Front militants. While shouting “Allah Akbar”, the terrorists suddenly rushed in and pillaged the city. There were no casualties among the local population, as the residents had escaped the city. Later that day, the city of Sadat was completely freed of terrorists by the Syrian Army. The militants took heavy losses.

Marat Musin, Igor Nadyrshin, Andrey Filatov, Victor Kuznetsov.

ANNA-News Agency, Syria