NBC's Engel Details 5 Days in Syria Captivity

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 Army General Command: Armed Forces, along with Syrian people, Carry out War of Defending Homeland General Command of the Army and Armed Forces on Monday said that the satellite channels which are partners in shedding the Syrian blood broadcast today a group of misleading news stating that terrorist groups have captured a number of military posts in Aleppo and Daraa provinces. The General command added in a statement that in order to not allow those channels to mislead the citizens, it affirms the following: Concerning Handarat Battalion of the Air Defense, it came under an attack by a terrorist group who has been able, after fierce clashes with the guard members, to storm parts of the battalion, but a unit of the armed forces has been capable, two days ago, of liberating all parts of the battalion, evacuating it and protecting its members and equipment. Regarding an armed group's attack on warehouses of Khan Toman in Aleppo countryside, terrorists attacked one of the buildings affiliated to the warehouses and stormed it, but the guard members have been able to dismiss the terrorists and eliminate most of them, while the others escaped. As for the terrorists' control on Brigade 34 in al-Lajat in Daraa, an armed group has attempted to attack the wall of the brigade, but the guards were capable of repelling them after killing a big number of them and injuring many others. The Army General Command stressed that the armed heroic forces, along with the Syrian people, are carrying out the war of defending the homeland with firm determination to victory, adding "The army is committed to put the citizen in front of the reality of what is happening on field.. it also has confidence that the campaign of lies and fabrications would not target the determination of people who have long defeated invaders.

Terrorists, Including Leader of So-Called al-Mujahideen Battalion, Killed, Gunmen Gatherings Destroyed Military units on Monday killed several terrorists and seized their weapons during an operation carried out against their gatherings in al-Dhyabiyeh town in Damascus countryside. An official source told SANA reporter that leader of the so-called "al-Mujahideen Battalion,'' Ghassab al-Manzouri, nicknamed al-Zarkawi, was killed during the operation, in addition to three other terrorists. The army eliminated scores of terrorists and seized their weapons in Hijjera. An official source told SANA reporter that terrorists Omar al-Lwisi, Burhan Abu Aysha and Ahmad Qarqoush were identified among the dead. The source added that a factory for making IEDs and missiles was also destroyed in the area. In al-Akshak in Hijjera, an army unit clashed with and killed a number of terrorists and destroyed a Mortar, the source said. Another army unit eliminated a number of terrorists in Erbeen town, Damascus countryside, and destroyed their vehicles. An official source told SANA reporter that four terrorists, who were perpetrating killing, sabotaging and looting acts, were killed in Ghber yard in the town. The Armed Forces destroyed a warehouse for weapons and ammunition used by the terrorists in their attacks and crimes in al-Huseinyeh in Damascus Countryside. An official source told SANA reporter that a vehicle equipped with a heavy machinegun was also destroyed and the terrorists in it were killed. The source added that several terrorists' hideouts in the areas were destroyed.

  Two Terrorists' Gatherings Destroyed in Homs Countryside Military units destroyed two terrorists' gatherings near al-Samaalil and Burj Qai towns in Homs countryside last night, inflicting heavy losses upon them. An official source informed SANA reporter that a mortar launcher, used in attacking citizens and law enforcement members was destroyed in addition to a DShK machinegun and a big amount of ammunition. He added that several terrorists were killed and others were injured during the operation. The bodies of the terrorists Mounir Harmoush, Wissam Saour and Zahi Bakkar were identified among the dead. In a relevant context, authorities seized 200 explosive devices lauded in a bus in Homs city. An official source told SANA reporter that each device weighs a kilo and stuffed with high explosives. Authorities Eliminate Terrorists in Daraa Authorities clashed with and eliminated scores of terrorists affiliated to al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat-al-Nusra in the area of al-Mismyeh in Daraa northern countryside and confiscated machineguns, automatic rifles, and Israeli-made Lau missiles. SANA reporter quoted a source in the province as saying that the terrorists Issa Ibrahim al-Jassem, Qassem Mohammad Shreida and Mohammad Anwar al-Abdullah were identified among the dead. The source added that the competent authorities pursued an armed terrorist group on al-Sad Road in Daraa al-Balad, killing and injuring its members, and confiscated their weapons and ammunition. The terrorists Munib Abdul-Jalil Hariri, Ali al-Shamlouni, Ramez Qattash, Mohammad Jawad Yousef and Ahmad al-Abboud were identified among the dead. 40 terrorists were killed when a car which they were loading with explosives blew up in Bustan al-Basha area in Aleppo city.