Insurgents kill 30 Syrian civilians in Idlib

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Insurgents fighting against the Syrian government have killed at least 30 civilians in the northwest city of Idlib, as they continue their deadly attacks across the country.


The violence took place in the Idlib countryside Harem on Sunday. The accident comes days after a video posted online showed insurgents beating and executing a group of soldiers in Idlib province. The UN and Amnesty International have said that the killings could be the evidence of a "war crime."

According to Syria's official news agency SANA, government forces have also clashed with foreign-backed insurgents in Idlib countryside of Maarat al-Noman, killing dozens of terrorists and seizing a large amount of weapons, including RPG rocket launchers.

There are also reposts of clashes between the Syrian army and armed groups in Dayr al-Zawr and Damascus suburbs of Hasrata and Hijera.


Meanwhile, at least 11 people were injured after a car bomb exploded near a government-run labor union and a hotel in the heart of the Syrian capital of Damascus.

"An explosion caused by terrorists went off near to the Dama Rose hotel and the union federation, which left a number of people wounded and causing damage to the area," Syrian TV said.

The area is close to several security centers and Syrian military headquarters. The Dama Rose hotel in the past was used by UN observers visiting Syria.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of security forces, have been killed in the violence.

Syria accuses Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey as well as some Western countries of fanning the flames violence in the country.

PressTV - Insurgents kill 30 Syrian civilians in Idlib

 

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Man arrested at Heathrow airport on suspicion of Syria terrorism links

Police investigating individuals travelling to Syria in support of alleged terrorist activity have arrested a man at Heathrow airport following his arrival on a flight from Bahrain.

The 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, Scotland Yard said.

Officers from the Metropolitan police's counter-terrorism command detained him at 8.45am on Monday after he was stopped by immigration officials 45 minutes earlier.

"Today's arrest forms part of an investigation into travel to Syria in support of alleged terrorist activity," said a police spokesman.

Another man, Shajul Islam, was charged on 16 October in connection with the same investigation following his arrest at Heathrow last month. The 26-year old trainee NHS doctor was charged with the kidnap of a British journalist and a Dutch colleague in Syria.

Islam, who studied at St Bartholomew's and a University of London hospital, is accused of being part of an extremist group that held John Cantlie, who worked for various newspapers including the Sunday Times, and Jeroen Oerlemans.

Police arrested Islam, from Stratford, east London, as he arrived back in the UK on a flight from Egypt with his wife and one-year-old daughter.

He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 12 April for a plea and case management hearing, and a six-week trial is set to begin on 5 June.

 

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Syria accuses Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey as well as some Western countries of fanning the flames violence in the country.

"Syria accuses".. what a strange wording, the whole world knows it's a fact. Syria is not "accusing" anyone, they are just telling it as it is.