DAMASCUS, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Syria's state TV said late on Thursday that armed groups have committed a massacre in al- Traimseh town of central Hama province in order to frame the Syrian troops, as activists alleged that at least 200 people have been killed in the same town.
The TV said that armed groups committed the massacre, opening fire indiscriminately on the residents of al-Traimseh and causing people to seek help from the Syrian troops.
The state media also said three soldiers were killed when fighting the armed groups in the restive town and that the troops inflicted hefty losses upon the assailants.
Meanwhile, activists' network Local Coordination Committees alleged that at least 200 people have been killed in al-Traimseh in what it also labels as a massacre. The opposition activists accuse the government troops of being behind the carnage.
The Syrian government charges that before every forthcoming session of the UN Security Council, armed fighters would stage a massacre to leverage it against the ruling legitimacy of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
DAMASCUS, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The Western allies are trying to push for a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria that could entail military operations amid Russia's opposition.
Britain has circulated a new text for a new Security Resolution that says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should pull out troops and heavy weapons from populated areas within 10 days otherwise he would face non-military sanctions, however, the resolution is demanded to be adopted under the chapter 7 of the UN charter, which would allow the resolution to be imposed militarily. Full story
DAMASCUS, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian troops clashed with armed opposition in a number of areas Thursday amid activists' report of troops' shelling on opposition strongholds.
The state-run SANA news agency said the authorities on Thursday clashed with a number of "terrorists" onboard two boats in Qitina Lake in central Homs province while they were transferring weapons and ammunition to armed groups in the village of al-Qseir in the province's countryside. Full story
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