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198414
Mon, 08/01/2011 - 08:21
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Police commandoes pursue armed gunmen in Syria's Hama
BEIRUT, August 1 (Itar-Tass) -- The anti-rebel special forces are
chasing down armed gunmen, who are terrorizing the civilians in the Syrian
city of Hama. The armed rebels against the current Syrian authorities
started storming the state agencies and police stations in the city, which
is situated 210 kilometers north of Damascus, since early morning, the
Syrian Interior Ministry reported on Sunday. The fires broke out in many
buildings after the lootings. The gunmen took hostage the civilians and
waged the sporadic fire from the house roofs. The security forces "gave a
rebuff to armed gangs, which are driving motorcycles," the ministry said
in a statement. Eight police officers were killed.
The Interior Ministry asked the Syrians for help "to find underground
shelters of gunmen in order to unarm them and bring to justice." Armed
extremists pose "a major threat to peace in Syria," the statement runs.
Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reported that 145 people were killed in various
Syrian regions, including 1133 residents in Hama alone. Since the start of
riots in the middle of March this is the largest number of casualties for
one day in the country. Hama, which had been blocked by the troops for a
month, was stormed by the elite forces, which constitute the defence of
the current rule, for the past day.
The armored forces are being reinforced around a neighboring
industrial center of Homs (165 kilometers north of Damascus), Al Jazeera
reported. Local residents are afraid that the ongoing events in Hama may
recur in Homs. The special forces entered several settlements in the
Damascus suburbs, particularly Al Kiswa, Harasta and Muamadia, where the
opposition staged large-scale rallies demanding for President Bashar Assad
to be toppled. Over 220 people were detained in Muamadia, Al Jazeera
reported.
The Syrian national television reported about the clashes with the
rebels in Deir Az Zor, which is an administrative center in the province
of the same name in north-eastern Syria. This city on the Euphrates River
is populated with the comers from the Bedouin tribes, which joined the
anti-governmental actions quite recently.
chasing down armed gunmen, who are terrorizing the civilians in the Syrian
city of Hama. The armed rebels against the current Syrian authorities
started storming the state agencies and police stations in the city, which
is situated 210 kilometers north of Damascus, since early morning, the
Syrian Interior Ministry reported on Sunday. The fires broke out in many
buildings after the lootings. The gunmen took hostage the civilians and
waged the sporadic fire from the house roofs. The security forces "gave a
rebuff to armed gangs, which are driving motorcycles," the ministry said
in a statement. Eight police officers were killed.
The Interior Ministry asked the Syrians for help "to find underground
shelters of gunmen in order to unarm them and bring to justice." Armed
extremists pose "a major threat to peace in Syria," the statement runs.
Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reported that 145 people were killed in various
Syrian regions, including 1133 residents in Hama alone. Since the start of
riots in the middle of March this is the largest number of casualties for
one day in the country. Hama, which had been blocked by the troops for a
month, was stormed by the elite forces, which constitute the defence of
the current rule, for the past day.
The armored forces are being reinforced around a neighboring
industrial center of Homs (165 kilometers north of Damascus), Al Jazeera
reported. Local residents are afraid that the ongoing events in Hama may
recur in Homs. The special forces entered several settlements in the
Damascus suburbs, particularly Al Kiswa, Harasta and Muamadia, where the
opposition staged large-scale rallies demanding for President Bashar Assad
to be toppled. Over 220 people were detained in Muamadia, Al Jazeera
reported.
The Syrian national television reported about the clashes with the
rebels in Deir Az Zor, which is an administrative center in the province
of the same name in north-eastern Syria. This city on the Euphrates River
is populated with the comers from the Bedouin tribes, which joined the
anti-governmental actions quite recently.
