Civilian martyred and freight train targeted in Idelb

Five law-enforcement members were martyred and eight were wounded on Sunday after they were shot by an armed terrorist group in Kafar Nabboudeh Town in al-Ghab area and all of them were transferred to the national hospitals in Hama, al-Skelbieh and Masyaf. An official source at al-Ghab area told SANA Correspondent that the law-enforcement members were performing their duty in preserving the security and protecting the civilians from the acts of intimidation practiced by the armed groups, when they were attacked by tens of gunmen who were driving stolen cars, and they opened fire on them as five were martyred and 8 were wounded. The source added that the armed group used machine guns backed by snipers who were on the roofs of the neighboring buildings. The source said that the armed groups also attacked a number of the governmental buildings in the aforementioned town, indicating that the competent authorities are hunting the criminals. Armed Terrorist Groups Kill Citizen, Shoot his Brother, Rob SYP 5 Millions from a Bank An armed terrorist group killed Citizen Ahmad Skaf, 54, from Bsames Village in al-Zawyah Mountain after he was kidnapped and tortured to death while his brother was shot in the foot. An official source at the police leadership said that Skaf's body was found on Saturday in Wadi Arrouj Area, pointing out that his brother, 27, was attacked by a terrorist group while he was turning back home from his farm in Bedar Shamso Village. The source added that Skaf's body was taken to Jisr al-Shugour National Hospital and marks of torture were found in different parts of his body. "Skaf and his brother were frequently threatened by terrorists as they refused to respond to killing and sabotage calls" the source clarified. On the other hand, an armed terrorist group robed SYP 5 millions on Sunday from the Agricultural Bank of Saraqeb. Terrorist Group Targets Freight Train in Idleb, Injuring the Driver and His Assistant An armed terrorist group targeted early Sunday morning a freight train in Oubin area in Idleb province, north Syria. The driver and his assistant were injured as three cars were diverted off the railway. Governor of Idleb Khaled al-Ahmad said an explosive device planted on the railway exploded around 6 am causing the driver's railcar to divert off the main track along with the following two railcars, injuring him and his assistant. He noted that the driver and his assistant were immediately pulled out of the driving railcar and transmitted to the National Hospital of Jisr al-Shughour city. The governor added that the initial information imports that the bombing planners had planned to target instead of the freight train a passenger train which was scheduled to pass at the time of the explosion, but there had been a change in the train schedules and the passenger train trip was put off for reasons related to the company. Al-Ahmad pointed out that the targeted train was carrying pipes and a number of materials needed for different service uses. Eng. George Mqa'bari, Director General of the General Establishment of Syrian Railways, told SANA that the train was targeted as it passed the area between the towns of Bdama and al-Younisiyeh where the railway was bombed. He added "The damage is estimated at millions of Syrian pounds and the technical committee is working on assessing the precise value of the damage." The Establishment will work on replacing and maintaining the damaged part, about 75 meters of the railway and mending it to be put in service as soon as possible and the Establishment will also fix the railcar, he pointed out. He noted that the train was loaded with 26 cargo trucks that contain irrigation pipes. A source from Mine Dismantling Engineering Unit said that two explosive devices, one to the right and the other to the left of the railway sides, were linked together by a wire and a remote control in order to carry out the terrorist crime yet as the wire broke, only one device exploded, which reduced the volume of the damage.   Also on the 23rd of July, armed terrorist groups targeted a passenger train in al-Sawda in Qazhil area in Homs province as it was heading from Aleppo to Damascus, carrying 500 persons. Wanted Criminal Killed by his own Bomb He Decided to Plant in Dara A wanted criminal on Sunday morning was killed by his own bomb while he was carrying it on the motorbike to plant it for killing innocent people in Daraa. Ahmad Khaled al-Oqab, from al-Jiza Village in Daraa, had already planted two bombs in the village until he was killed before planting the third. A citizen from the village said that he heard a loud explosion at 01:00 am near his house, and he informed the competent authorities and went with a friend to the place of explosion where they found a man lying on the ground in a very bad situation and a motorbike close to him. They again, told the competent authorities about that, adding that they would take the injured man to the hospital but he died on the way. Director of Bosra Hospital, Mohammad al-Shahmeh, said that at 01:30 am a 35 years old man was taken to the emergency department. He pointed out that the man was suffering from severe injury and then he died. Forensic Doctor, Myassar al-Wadi, said that after examining the body of the dead criminal, it was found that he had an almost complete amputation of the left leg and severe injury in genital area and the right thigh. Rahal Calls for International Intervention, Supporting Armed Groups in Syria Mohammad Rahal, head of the so-called Syrian coordination committees, said that "Salah Addin al-Ayoubi army" started a week ago its military operations. Rahal's comments come to add up to the armed operations carried out by the opposition in some Syrian areas such as targeting public buses and cars, and targeting railways, the latest of which is targeting a transport train in Idleb province which led to injuring the driver and his assistant. In a statement published by al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper, Rahal called for supporting the armed terrorist groups and imposing a no-fly zone over the Syrian provinces.