Rebels, Jihadists Capture Syrian Air Base

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Neither side is the "good guys" in many of these Middle East wars IMO.

Heavy Losses Inflicted upon Terrorists in Aleppo, Boat Transporting Terrorists and Weapons Destroyed in Quttina Lake, Homs The armed forces on Friday continued military operations to clear Karm al-Jabal area in Aleppo city from the mercenary terrorists. The operations resulted in killing scores of terrorists, destroying a truck and seizing weapons in the area. The armed forces destroyed a DShK-equipped vehicle, 5 cars with terrorists inside them, a bus and a vehicle equipped with a mortar and hand-made missile near the Infirmary and the Sports Institute in Bustan al-Basha in Aleppo. On Thursday, unit of the armed forces targeted gatherings for terrorists near the Poultry facility in Reef al-Mohandiseen in the city, killing a number of terrorists and destroying two cars and a number of motorcycles for transferring terrorists and ammunition. A source in the province told SANA reporter that terrorists Mustafa Mohammad Ghazal from Taftanaz, Ammar Na'anae bin Yaser from Hreitan and Fadi Wahid Mesto from Khan Sheikhon were identified among the dead. The army units also destroyed three vehicles with terrorists inside of them in al-Sheikh Najar industrial area in the city. On the other hand, an armed terrorist group fired a mortar in a residential building in al-Faid area in Aleppo, causing a fire at the final floor. The source added that another army unit destroyed three vehicles equipped with DShK machineguns and eliminated many terrorists near al-Zaroura crossroad, Prophet Yousef Mosque and al-Sarawat crossroad in Kan al-Aasal in the countryside of Aleppo. It said that the armed forces carried out qualitative operations against terrorists in Hour area in Khan al-Aasal, destroying two trucks carrying terrorists, weapons and ammunition. The army units also two DShK-equipped cars near the Administrative Affairs in Urum village and two other cars in al-Mahdoum village to the east of Deir Hafer area, in addition to destroying a center for gunmen in Rasm al-Harmel village which resulted in the killing of scores of terrorists. On the other hand, the armed forces carried out a qualitative operation against terrorists near al-Kamara village which resulted in destroying two pickups, a truck loaded with weapons and ammunition and five motorcycles, in addition to killing a number of terrorists. Terrorists Monzer al-Tadmouri, Samer Abrash and Abdel-Rahim Ta'an were identified among the dead. The source added that a number of terrorists were killed while others were injured in clashes between two terrorist groups in Hreitan and Tal Refaat towns in the countryside of Aleppo. An explosive device went off as a group of terrorists were gathering in a café in al-Bab city in the countryside of Aleppo, killing a number of terrorists and injuring others. Another army unit also destroyed 6 DShK-equipped cars to the south of al-Atareb city in the countryside, in addition to destroying another similar car to the north of al-Nairab Airport and eliminating a number of terrorists in Deir Hafer. Terrorists Eliminated, Boat Transporting Terrorists and Weapons Destroyed in Quttina Lake, Homs In jouret al-Shayyah in Homs city, a unit of the armed forces clashed with an armed terrorist group, inflicting heavy losses upon its members. A unit of the armed forces on Friday eliminated large number of terrorists and injured others in a qualitative operation targeting their gatherings Deir Foul town in the countryside of al-Rastan in Homs. A source in the province told SANA reporter that the operation resulted in killing all members of an armed terrorist group, called Beit al-Deek, in addition to terrorist Ma'an Ayoub, a leader of an armed terrorist group. Terrorists Fouad Khattar, Mohammad Haj Ali, Mohammad al-Sheikh Ali, Abdel-Mona'em Obeid, Mohammad al-Salaeh and Ahmad Bhbouh, members of another armed terrorist group called al-Qa'aqae, were also killed in the operation. The source added that an army unit carried out a qualitative operation in Jandar area in the countryside of Homs, killing scores of terrorists, injuring others and destroying three DShK-equipped vehicles. A unit of the armed forces on Thursday destroyed a boat used by the armed terrorist groups in Quttina Lake in Homs to transport weapons, ammunition and terrorists. SANA reporter cited a source in the province as saying that the army unit killed three terrorists on board the boat, including Hussein Ahmad al-Qattoul and Mohammad Ahmad al-Abdo, and injured four other. Another army unit repelled armed terrorist groups which attacked citizens in al-Sultaniyeh area in the countryside of Homs, seriously injuring seven terrorists. Russia: Security Council Should Match Words with Deeds on Terrorism in Syria  Russia stressed on Friday the need that UN Security Council match its statements condemning terrorism in Syria with deeds and take actual moves against it. "Based on news coming from Syria, terrorism has become the top among the means of the armed opposition. This raises a serious concern as it obviously signals the growing role of the radical extremists in the ranks of the 'Syrian opposition'," Deputy Director of Media and Press at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, was quoted by Russia Today website as saying in a statement. She stressed that the statements of condemnation at the Security Council should be followed by correspondent deeds, "but unfortunately this has not happened so far particularly at the level of the Security Council." This continues at the time when news confirming direct involvement of some countries in supplying the armed Syrian opposition with weapons from their own arsenals continue to be broadcast by the Western media, the Russian official noted. Zakharova reiterated Russia's call upon all the influential foreign powers to make their practical deeds towards the Syrian issue in compliance with the Security Council resolutions 2042 and 2043 and the Geneva statement of the action group on Syria in terms of preventing the militarization of the internal conflict in Syria and encouraging all its parties to look for a political solution through comprehensive national dialogue. In this context, the British BBC revealed that shipments of weapons intended for the Saudi army have been diverted to the armed terrorist groups in Syria. Russia Reiterates Call for Explanations by Turkish Government over Syrian Passenger Plane The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday reiterated call for explanations by the Turkish government about its latest measure against the Syrian passenger plane which was heading from Moscow to Damascus. A source at the Ministry said Turkey has so far not given answers to the Russian questions regarding the reasons behind and the details of seizing part of the cargo which was on board the Syrian plane, despite the Russian Embassy in Ankara asking more than once for official Turkish replies in this regard. The source stressed that the Russian side is insistent on obtaining explanations and information and is hopeful to get them soon. A Russian Foreign Ministry source on Thursday announced that the Russian Embassy in Ankara immediately contacted the Turkish Foreign Ministry and asked it to provide an explanation about what happened regarding the Syrian plane, holding the Turkish authorities responsible for the safety of the civilian passengers, particularly the Russian citizens, who were on board. Upon this, the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin indefinitely postponed a pre-scheduled visit to Ankara. For its part, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia called for taking decisive measures towards this Turkish conduct in terms of summoning the Russian Ambassador in Ankara and expelling the Turkish Ambassador from Moscow. The Turkish authorities on Wednesday committed an act of air piracy intercepting a Syrian passenger plane and forcing it to land in Ankara Airport by four Turkish warplanes and badly treating its crew and passengers who were locked for hours.

So Romney thinks that we should be arming the rebels.  How exactly do we do that without arming the Islamic militants?