Syrian Army Continues Crackdowns on Militants in Lattakia Outskirts

The Syrian soldiers raided gatherings and dens of al-Nusra Front in al-Kabir, Burj Zahi and Jub al-Ahmar in Lattakia countryside, killing and wounding a large number of Syrian and non-Syrian rebels in the battle field.
So many antigovernment fighters were killed and wounded by the Syrian army in various military operations across Lattakia outskirts, an official source told the Syria Arab News Agency.

Abdul-Salam al-Hafez, Obada al-Tillawi, the leader of the so-called ”Abu Bakr Battalion”, and Abdul-Mo’men al-Aref, the leader of the so-called ”Aisha Battalion”, Omar Shielkh el-Hara, Osman Hajiko, Egyptian Lukman Abu al-Ar, Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Rahman and Abdul-Al Mohammad from Somalia, and Saudi Abu Bakr al-Kahtani were among the killed rebels in Lattakia fights.

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.

In October 2011, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Bashar al-Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of stirring unrests in Syria once again.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple 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 2012 that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling al-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 2012 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.