Syria

U.S, Wstern-backed armed groups fueling violence in Syria

U.S, Wstern-backed armed groups in Syria have launched rocket attacks on a neighborhood in the restive city of Homs, killing at least one civilian and injuring a dozen more.

The Saturday attack on al-Zahra neighborhood comes in violation of a ceasefire brokered by the joint UN-Arab league peace envoy Kofi Annan that took effect two days ago.

Syrian media also reported on the same day that an armed terrorist group in Idlib kidnapped a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, SANA reporeted.

The gunmen stormed candidate Mohammad Ismael al-Ahmad house in al-Tah town and shot him before taking him to an unknown location.

An army colonel was also kidnapped by armed men while he was driving to his post in the central province of Hama.

Meanwhile, two Syrian law enforcement officers on patrol were killed as their vehicle was attacked by armed terrorists on Daraa-Sweida highway between al-Ghosum and al-Sakhwa villages.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March and many people, including security forces, have lost their lives in the violence.

The West and the Syrian opposition accuse the government of killing the protesters. But Damascus blames “outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups” for the unrest, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.

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