Non-Syrian Antigovernment Fighters Killed in Lattakia Outskirts
The Syrian troops continued crackdowns on rebels’ dens and gatherings in Tala, al-Shahrora and al-Sukaria villages in Lattakia countryside, killing so many militants, including non-Syrians.
Ali Kashlo and Abu Omar al-Turki from Turkey, Adel al-Rami and Motaz al-Rmaihi form Qatar, Ali al-Atlas and Jaber al-Mayta from Jordan, Ahmad al-Thakafi, Ahmad al-Sukari, Majed al-Othman, Khaled Sarhan and Othman al-Kalzi from Saudi Arabia, and Muhammad al-Hashimi from Egypt were killed in the Syrian troops’ military operations in Lattakia outskirts.
Ahmad al-Dybis, Azam Arbash, Mamdouh al-Issa, Omar al-Abdullah and Ahmad Assaf were also killed by the Syrian soldiers in the area, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.
The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.
The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling Assad’s government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.
The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.
Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said in May that the flow of weapons – most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past – has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.
