11 foreign spies arrested in Syria

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The alleged operatives were detained in the Reef region of the capital.The detentions do not mark the first such case. In February, a Saudi Arabian intelligence agent was arrested in the western Syria city of Homs.Syria has said certain foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are supporting armed groups operating against Damascus and supplying them with weaponry and finances.Syria has been the scene of violence by armed groups since March 2011. The violence has claimed the lives of hundreds of people, including many security forces.Damascus blames ‘outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups’ for the unrest, asserting that it is being orchestrated from abroad. /129