Syrian Army killed armed terrorists not civilians

The Syrian Army has killed a large number of anti-government terrorists who were behind the killing and wounding of dozens of people in the west of the country, a military source says.

On Friday, an unnamed military source said that on Thursday, the army attacked the terrorists who had killed and wounded many civilians in the village of al-Turaymisah on the outskirts of the western city of Hama, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.

The source added that a large number of armed rebels were killed and scores more captured in an offensive that was concluded without any civilian casualties.

After conducting a massive search operation, security forces found the dead bodies of a number of citizens, who had been kidnapped and killed by the armed terrorists.

A large cache of weapons and explosive materials as well as documents, including foreign ID cards, were also seized.

Anti-government sources also confirmed that some of those killed by government forces in al-Turaymisah were members of armed gangs.

On Friday, the head of the UN observer mission in Syria, Major General Robert Mood, confirmed heavy fighting in the village.

Also on Friday, a booby-trapped car exploded in the Mezzeh neighborhood of Damascus. There were no reports of casualties.

Meanwhile, the foreign-backed armed gangs have announced that they are adopting a strategy of carrying out assassinations to achieve their objectives. On Friday, a colonel of the self-proclaimed Free Syrian Army set a deadline of July 31 for government figures to defect or face assassination.

An officer of the anti-government force said that the group is receiving weapons that are being transported through Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq and demanded that more sophisticated weapons be delivered to them to inflict more damage on the country. He added that the group has paid thousands of dollars to arms dealers in Iraq and Lebanon to purchase Katyusha rockets and anti-tank missiles.

Damascus has repeatedly said that the rebels are supported by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.

The Syrian government says outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorists are the driving factor behind the unrest and deadly violence while the opposition accuses the security forces of being behind the killings.

Damascus also says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country and the security forces have been given clear instructions not to harm civilians.