Military Unit in Lattakia Foils an Infiltration Attempt of Armed Terrorist Group offshore

Apr 28, 2012

LATTAKIA, (SANA)- A military unit positioned north of Lattakia on Saturday confronted an infiltration attempt of an armed terrorist group offshore.  



The site of the military unit is 30-35 KM away from the Turkish borders.



An official source told SANA reporter that members of the military unit clashed with the terrorists who were boarding inflatable boats, forcing them to flee.



The source stated that the clash led to the martyrdom and injuries of a number of military unit while it was not clear or calculating the number of killed terrorists as they attacked the military unit at night.

The site of the military unit is 30-35 KM away from the Turkish borders.

Lebanese Army Seizes Ship Carrying Weapons from Libya to Terrorists in Syria

The Lebanese Army on Friday seized a ship in Lebanon’s territorial waters loaded with weapons intended to be delivered to terrorists in Syria.

LA Detects Weapons Ship Heading to Syria – The security concern is back to the Lebanese forefront.

According to Lebanon’s NBN TV channel, preliminary investigations by the army showed that the ship was to dock in northern Lebanon in preparation for transporting the weapons to armed groups in Syria, and that the ship was intercepted by the Lebanese Army and UNIFIL forces.

Meanwhile, al-Manar TV channel reported that the ship came from Alexandria, Egypt, and was headed to Tripoli, and that when the navy searched it they found three containers full of weapons, including cannons and heavy machineguns.

In turn, Télé Liban TV channel said that the ship, which came from Libya via Alexandria under the cover of transporting engines and oil, is owned by a Syrian named Mohammad Khafaja, and that its commission agent, Ahmad Bernard, was arrested after finding the weapons.

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Syria Dubs Turkish Official Stance Provocative

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The Syrian Foreign Ministry Dubbed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu’s statements provocative and said they “aimed at complicating the situation in Syria, systematically straining the bilateral relations, and contradict UN envoy Kofi Annan’s plan,” Syrian News Agency, SANA reported.

A statement issued Saturday by the Syrian Foreign Ministry considered that “Syria did not threaten at any time the Turkish borders because it considers them friendly and neighboring,” expressing “Syria’s concern over Erdogan’s threats to bring the NATO to protect his borders with Syria.”

The ministry Spokesman Jihad Maqdissi further stressed in the statement the importance of committing to Annan’s plan in order to protect and preserve a stable situation on the borders, and accused Erdogan of “adopting the policy of aggravation” and of “hosting armed groups”.

The statement called on Erdogan to avoid “exploiting the Syrians affected by the armed acts and are on the Turkish territories,” and rather “exert good efforts to help in their return.”

“We don’t want anyone to feign crying over the destiny of any Syrian because they are always welcome in their country,” it added, indicating that the reconstruction process in the damaged areas is underway.

According to SANA, the statement concluded by saying that “Syria will stay committed to the best relations with the friendly Turkish people, and its doors will always be open for the Turkish people who believe in good neighborly relations and in the common history of the two peoples.”

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