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| Syria: three soldiers killed near Homs |
| 2011-05-26 |
| [Ennahar] Three Syrian soldiers were killed Wednesday in an ambush by "an armed terrorist group near Homs in central Syria, the scene of anti-regime demonstrations in recent days, said the official news agency Sana. "A patrol of security services fell this morning in an ambush by an armed terrorist group at an intersection in the village of Ghajar, near Homs," the agency said, quoting a military official. Three soldiers, members of the patrol were killed in the attack and buried shortly thereafter, the source said. Homs, Syria's third largest city is affected since April by pro-democracy demonstrations. At least 18 people were killed in the city or the surrounding area Friday and Saturday. Since the outbreak in mid-March of protest in Syria, at least 1,062 people were killed "by bullets" by the security forces and 10,000 tossed in the calaboose, told AFP Tuesday Qourabi Ammar, president of the National Organisation of Human Rights. According to the Syrian regime, the troubles facing the country are caused by "armed terrorist gangs" supported by Islamists and foreigners. Independent verification on the ground is impossible, the regime prohibiting news hounds from moving freely in the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |