Syrian authorities arrest 58 wanted people in central region

Syrian authorities arrested about 58 gunmen in the country's central region, the official SANA news agency reported. The authorities have rounded up dozens of wanted people over the past week during its operations against those who had attacked government establishment and army bases. The country's central region, mainly Homs province, has emerged as a hub of armed insurrections against the government forces. The protests in the area have turned to be violent as many civilians, security agents and policemen were killed. Meanwhile, Syrian opposition on Sunday called for an immediate halt of all violent acts in the country in case of "the trap set for the country by foreign powers." A statement signed by around two dozens of opposition figures, including economist Aref Dalila, writer Michel Kilo, Fayez Sarah, Hussein Oudat, and Hazem Nahhar, said "due to the worrisome and dangerous news" emerging from the central province of Homs "we appeal for persevering the unity of our people and homeland." They called for the halt of all violent acts which "would harm all of you without exceptions and will undermine... our national unity."