Execution of 13 Syrian citizens by terrorist elements in the Homs countryside.
According to Al-Mayadeen, Syrian media reports indicate that unidentified terrorist elements have attacked the village of Fahel, located in the western suburbs of Homs.
According to these reports, at least 53 people were captured during the attack by the armed elements.
In addition, 13 Syrian citizens have been executed by these terrorist elements.
Since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, insecurity and attacks by terrorist elements have spread in the country.
Air strikes in Homs, Hama, Deraa, and then on the Syria-Lebanon border by Israel are also of dire concern, he went on to say. July and August saw attacks on United States military positions in north-east Syria after a months-long lull. There have also been reports of rocket and drone strikes from Syrian territory towards the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan. In August, there were again multiple clashes, air and drone strikes, and exchanges of artillery and rocket fire, across north-east and north-west Syria — including a brief uptick in pro-government drone strikes on Idlib, and a spike in hostilities involving the Syrian Democratic Forces and armed opposition forces. A significant escalation in hostilities took place between the Syrian Democratic Forces and some Arab tribal forces in Deir ez-Zor, with reports of dozens of deaths and injuries, displacements, and strikes on civilian infrastructure. Parts of Syria remain turbulent, with multiple security incidents in Deraa and further tensions in Sweida.
Meanwhile, ISIL/Da’esh has increased its operational pace in Syria, with a surge of attacks, especially in the central desert area, he said, calling for an immediate and sustained de-escalation of hostilities, a nationwide ceasefire, and a cooperative approach to countering Security Council-listed terrorist groups. The file of the detained and missing still demands urgent action, with arbitrary detention and arrest, torture in detention,n and disappearances continuing in all areas of Syria. “Such repressive practices must stop,” he stressed, calling for releases with priority on women and children and people who are old or sick.
On the humanitarian front, he welcomed the Government of Syria’s decision to extend authorization to use Bab al-Salam and al-Ra’ee border crossings. Unimpeded aid access through all modalities is needed, both cross-border and cross-line. Syrians are struggling to put food on the table and the World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the minimum wage in Syria only covers 11 percent of a household’s basic needs. The problems Syria faces cannot be addressed without a political process that realizes the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people and restores the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of the country. “We have no illusion that any of this will be easy,” he said, adding: “But it would be a mistake to conclude that it is impossible.”
Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator warned that the recent escalation of hostilities in the north-east, along with regular attacks in the north-west and other places, continue to deepen people’s suffering. Since 6 August, at least 25 civilians have been killed because of the fighting in Deir ez-Zor. An estimated 3,500 families were forced to flee their homes, although the majority have since been able to return.