Pro-Israeli Terrorists Kill 27 Syrian Soldiers

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Armed rebels killed 27 soldiers in Syria as the West and certain regional states continue arms smuggling into Syria in a bid to intensify an armed campaign against the popular Bashar al-Assad government.    

The opposition based abroad said attacks on three separate checkpoints in the southern province of Dera'a had killed 27 members of the army and the police.

This week a series of terrorist attacks also killed scores of civilians and armed men on both sides in Idlib in the north and Hama and Homs in central Syria. The latest terrorist attacks demonstrate that the armed rebels and their western and Arab backers have declared a war on the Syrian people and government.

It now seems that the low-intensity military insurgency by the rebel Free Syrian Army is resolved to bring the Arab nation into chaos and weaken one of the most forefronts of resistance against the Zionist regime of Israel.

There was no immediate claim the FSA was responsible for the Dera'a attacks, but activists from the province have said it is now operating there.

Meantime, on Saturday people in Syria's capital city of Damascus and other cities across the country flocked to the streets to voice their support for national unity and strong opposition to foreign interference in the country's internal affairs.

During the mass marches held on Friday, the Syrian people also stressed their support for the national stances and the reform program led by President Bashar al-Assad.

Participating in "We Won't Forgive, We Won't Forget" activity, huge crowds of Tartous citizens gathered along the city's cornice in an expression of their steadfastness in the face of the foreign pressures and interferences and the conspiracy hatched against their homeland.

The event was organized by the National Unity Convoy in cooperation with representatives of popular and youth organizations in the coastal governorate.

Chanting pro-reform slogans, the participants carried posters of President Bashar al-Assad and banners expressing their adherence to national unity in the face of challenges and rejection of the Arab and western economic sanctions imposed on Syria.

People of al-Dreikish area and the neighboring towns in Tartous governorate gathered in the Municipality's Square to express commitment to Syria's pan-Arab and national stances and the reform program led by President al-Assad.

In Banias city, youth crowds staged a sit-in to refute the false allegations of the misinforming media channels and to stress the awareness of the Syrians and their support for the reform program.

Meanwhile, citizens of al-Malikiyeh city in Hasaka, northeastern Syria, streamed into the city's main square to express their strong rejection of foreign interference in the Syrian people's internal affairs vowing to remain steadfast and united and not to bow to foreign pressures and sanctions.

The participants voiced rejection of the Arab League decisions and sanctions, reiterating adherence to Syria's independent national decision and determination to confront the conspiracy targeting their homeland.

In an embodiment of the solid national unity among the Syrian people, people of Damascus of all spectrums flocked to the squares of Saba Bahrat and al-Hijaz, carrying national flags and chanting slogans calling for standing as one and working together to confront the challenges facing their country.

The participants hailed the sacrifices made by the Syrian army in confronting the armed terrorist groups, expressing their rejection of foreign interference attempts and support for the comprehensive reform program.

A massive rally was held in Saadallah al-Jaberi Square in the northern province of Aleppo in which the participants voiced their commitment to the sovereignty of Syria and the independence of its national decision in the face of attempts at foreign interference.

The participants held banners condemning the foreign intervention attempts, expressing appreciation to the sacrifices of the Syrian army and adherence to national unity.

In another show of total allegiance to the homeland and adherence to its independence, la citizens of Maf'aleh village gathered in large numbers in al-Shuhadaa Square in the southern province of Sweida to stress support for the reforms taking place in Syria under the leadership of President al-Assad.

Meanwhile in the central province of Homs, crowds of people gathered in Akrameh neighborhood in the city and Kherbet al-Teen in the countryside renewing their stance in support of their country's independent national decision and the leadership of President al-Assad.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

In October, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Bashar al-Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but the US and Israeli plots could spark some new unrests in certain parts of the country.

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