United Nations S/2012/494

Security Council Distr.: General 17 October 2012

Original: English

Identical letters dated 27 June 2012 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council

Upon instructions from my Government, and following my letters dated 16 to 20 and 23 to 25 April, 7, 11, 14 to 16, 18, 21, 24, 29 and 31 May, and 1, 4, 6, 7, 11, 19, 20 and 25 June 2012, I have the honour to attach herewith a detailed list of violations of cessation of violence that were committed by armed groups in on 21 June 2012 (see annex). It would be highly appreciated if the present letter and its annex could be circulated as a document of the Security Council.

(Signed) Bashar Ja’afari Ambassador Permanent Representative

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Annex to the identical letters dated 27 June 2012 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council

[Original: Arabic] Thursday, 21 June 2012

Rif Dimashq governorate

1. On 20 June 2012 at 2200 hours, in the vicinity of , an armed terrorist group stole a car, licence plate No. 273973, belonging to the Military Installations Establishment, from its driver, a civilian employee, Ahmad al-Akhras. 2. On 20 June 2012 at 2230 hours, an armed terrorist group planted three explosive devices in the vicinity of a law enforcement checkpoint located 1 km east of Talfita. 3. On 20 June 2012 at 2300 hours, an armed terrorist group blocked the international highway at the Tayyibah rest stop in Nabk. 4. At 0700 hours, an armed terrorist group near the Four Seasons hotel in the Sahnaya area opened fire on a vehicle transporting a number of officers. 5. At 0800 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Jisrayn, wounding one officer. 6. At 0800 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a military barracks in the area of Rayhan. 7. At 0830 hours, an armed terrorist group abducted two law enforcement officers in Ruhaybah. 8. At 0930 hours, an armed terrorist group attacked a military barracks in Ruhaybah, killing Colonel Yahya Shantir and First Lieutenant Fu'ad Manna and abducting 39 soldiers. 9. At 1100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement checkpoint in . 10. At 1200 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and threw explosive devices at law enforcement personnel in Ma‘damiyah. 11. At 1400 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire from the direction of Abb bridge, Ghanam Square and Jala' Street on law enforcement personnel at the Baldiyah roundabout in Duma. 12. In the city of , an armed terrorist group stole a Government motorcycle, licence plate No. 2249 (), belonging to Rif Dimashq Electricity in Misraba. 13. In the city of Nabk, armed men were observed in more than one location on the international highway. Traffic was diverted into Nabk, and law enforcement officers confronted the armed men. 14. In the city of , armed terrorists riding in a dark blue jeep, licence plate number unknown, stole a Government Mazda microbus, licence plate No. 553047

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(Damascus), belonging to the Public Printing Press Establishment, from its driver, Nasib Taha. 15. In the city of Duma, four armed terrorists stole a Hyundai vehicle, licence plate No. 156950 (Damascus), from its driver, Ahmad Mahmud Khalil (born 1966). 16. In Harasta, an armed terrorist group stole a Fiat truck, licence plate No. 892012 (Damascus), from its driver, Walid al-Zarbah. The truck, which contained 600 empty gas cylinders, belongs to the Syrian Company for the Storage of Petroleum Products. 17. The body of a civilian, Khalid Muhammad Khabbaz (born 1971), was found west of the Harasta highway. 18. In the city of Duma, an armed terrorist group stole a Ministry of Housing Mazda 929 vehicle, licence plate No. 670227 (Damascus) that had been signed out to engineer Asim Shahhadah. 19. The body, bearing a gunshot wound, of an unidentified person in his thirties was found in the Barada River in Kafr Batna. 20. In the city of Darayya, six armed terrorists riding in a stolen Government car stole a Government Mazda microbus, licence plate No. 885165 (Damascus), belonging to the Ayn Fijah General Water Establishment. 21. In the city of Darayya, five armed terrorists stole a 30-passenger Government Toyota minibus, licence plate No. 539890 (Damascus), belonging to the General Exhibitions Establishment. 22. In Duma, an armed terrorist group stole a tanker, licence plate No. 552723, which was transporting 10,500 litres of fuel oil, and abducted its driver and a worker, Ayman Labun. 23. The body of Khalid Arrabi was found in the city of Duma with a gunshot to the head. 24. In the town of Babila, in the vicinity of the entrance to Bayt Saham, armed terrorists riding in a Serato vehicle, licence plate number unknown, opened fire on and instantly killed both Warrant Officer Muhammad Mahmud and a soldier, Muhammad Allawi. 25. In the town of Subaynah, the body of an unidentified person was found. 26. In the town of Kanakir, armed terrorists attacked a number of law enforcement checkpoints, causing no injuries. 27. In the city of Darayya, an armed terrorist group killed Colonel Khayru Muhammad Khawlani as he was leaving his home on Thawrah Street. 28. In the town of Kafr Batna, the body of Mu'adh al-Kurdi was found dumped in the Barada River. He had been killed by a gunshot. 29. An unidentified body of a man in his thirties was found in the town of Hazzah. 30. Heavy fire was directed against law enforcement checkpoints in the town of Manin.

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31. An armed terrorist group set fire to a Mitsubishi Rosa microbus, licence plate No. 43962 (Police), in a Harasta repair garage. The vehicle belonged to the Palace of Justice Department in Rif Dimashq. 32. Between the towns of Qarah and Qastal, a number of armed terrorists were seen attempting to burn tyres and opening fire on passing cars. The police and law enforcement personnel confronted the terrorists, who fled.

Damascus governorate

33. On 20 June 2012 at 2200 hours, an armed terrorist group in Dummar detonated an explosive device as a law enforcement patrol passed, wounding two officers. 34. At 0730 hours, an explosive device blew up in a Military Housing Mazda station wagon, licence plate No. 83789 (Army), on Hamish highway in Masakin while the vehicle was being driven by a civilian, Adnan Ali Imani. 35. At 0745 hours, an armed terrorist group blew up a law enforcement vehicle on Hamish highway at Farruj Nasr al-Sham. 36. At 1000 hours, an armed terrorist group detonated an explosive device in Kafr Susah.

Dar‘a governorate

37. On 20 June 2012 at 2100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and killed a civilian, Ali al-Zu‘bi, on the -Dar‘a road. 38. On 20 June 2012 at 2300 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the town of Nu‘aymah, wounding two officers. 39. On 20 June 2012 at 2300 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the town of Harrah, wounding one officer. 40. At 0100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement checkpoint in the town of Harrah, wounding one officer. 41. At 0130 hours, a terrorist group opened fire on the Mahattah police station. Law enforcement personnel returned fire. 42. At 0230 hours, an armed terrorist group abducted and killed a civilian, Muhammad Abu Salu‘, from in front of his motorcycle repair shop in Injil. 43. At 0030 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Ibta‘, wounding two officers. 44. At 0400 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on border guard post personnel in the area of Tall Zar‘ al-Wadi. 45. At 0430 hours, an armed terrorist group attacked a law enforcement checkpoint at the Simlin turnoff in the city of Inkhil, killing First Lieutenant Ali Musa, Lieutenant Ahmad Dib, Private Sami al-Sallah, Sergeant Muhammad Idris, Corporal Abdullah Sha'ban, Corporal Muhammad Arifi, Corporal As'ad Zukar, Corporal Amir al-Mur'i and Conscript Ra'id Dahik and wounding four others. 46. At 0500 hours, an armed terrorist group blocked the Dar‘a-Damascus international highway at the West Ghariyah turnoff and stole a car transporter carrying six Kia 4000 cars.

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47. At 0500 hours, there was an exchange of fire in the village of Ibta‘ between armed terrorists and a police patrol passing the ‘ area. Two police officers were wounded. 48. At 0600 hours in Injil, an armed terrorist group detonated an explosive device as a law enforcement patrol was passing. 49. At 0700 hours, an armed terrorist group ambushed a law enforcement patrol as it was securing an examination in the vicinity of Qunaytirah School on Sadd Road in the city of Dar‘a. The group opened heavy fire on the patrol, killing Police Officer Diya' Matar and wounding two officers and a civilian, who were rushed to the National Hospital. 50. At 0730 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a military barracks in Nawa, wounding two soldiers. 51. At 1000 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and killed Corporal Zakariya al-Abdullah as he was passing the refugee camp in Dar‘a. 52. At 1000 hours, an armed terrorist group detonated an explosive device in the city of Dar‘a next to the Musa Ibn Nusair mosque as a law enforcement and security forces patrol was passing. No injuries were caused. 53. At 1100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on soldiers guarding a military barracks between the villages of Alma and Khirbat Ghazalah, wounding two soldiers. 54. At 1330 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on two heavy trucks transporting passenger vehicles, forcing them to stop. The group took the two trucks to the village of West Ghariyah and stole a car destined for Lebanon from the first truck and five jeeps from the second truck. The two truck drivers and trucks were released, and the terrorists disappeared in an unknown direction. 55. Law enforcement patrols passing on the Damascus-Dar‘a Highway were ambushed and came under heavy fire in the vicinity of Khirbat Ghazalah. The patrol members returned fire. Police Officer Ahmad Nadir Ibrahim was shot in the chest and stomach and rushed to Dar‘a hospital.

Homs governorate

56. On 20 June 2012 at 2000 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire from the direction of Bab al-Turkuman and Bab Hud on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of the Basman Hotel. 57. On 20 June 2012 at 2000 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of Bab Tadmur roundabout, wounding one officer. 58. On 20 June 2012 at 2015 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel next to Ghutah roundabout, wounding one officer. 59. On 20 June 2012 at 2200 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement checkpoint at the Sugar Factory on the road, wounding one officer. 60. On 20 June 2012 at 2200 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire intermittently on law enforcement personnel in the Qusur and Khalidiyah quarters.

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61. On 20 June 2012 at 2235 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and fired rocket-propelled grenades from the direction of Bab Hud at law enforcement personnel. 62. On 20 June 2012 at 2330 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and fired mortars and threw hand grenades at law enforcement personnel in Cairo Street, Karm Shamsham, wounding two officers. 63. On 20 June 2012 at 2345 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire intermittently on law enforcement personnel in Wadi al-Sayih in the vicinity of the Hubus restaurant and the cultural centre. 64. At 0100 hours, an armed terrorist group intercepted and stole a tanker assigned to transport oxygen to hospitals, licence plate No. 905568, as it passed the Rastan area. 65. At 0130 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on border guard personnel in the area of Jusiyah. 66. At 0545 hours, an armed terrorist group fired three rockets of an unknown type from the direction of Hamidiyah towards the police command. The first rocket penetrated the wall of the issuance office in the immigration and passport branch. The second hit a pillar in front of the entrance to the command. The third fell south of the police command building on Quwatli Street. 67. At 0700 hours, an armed terrorist group detonated an explosive device on the Fahil-Maryamayn road. 68. At 0700 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire intermittently on law enforcement personnel in Rastan. 69. At 0715 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and fired rocket- propelled grenades, mortars and rockets at border guard posts in Umayri, Riblah and Dandash. 70. At 0800 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel located next to the citadel in Bab al-Siba‘. 71. At 0800 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire intermittently on law enforcement personnel in Qusayr. 72. At 0830 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Karm Shamsham and Qahirah. 73. At 0830 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement officers in the Khalidiyah quarter, killing Conscript Abdullah Hammadah and Corporal Azdashir Hanash and wounding five officers. 74. At 0900 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Wadi al-Sayih and in the vicinity of Hubus restaurant, wounding one officer. 75. At 0930 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and fired rocket- propelled grenades from the direction of Khalidiyah at law enforcement personnel in the Qusur and Qarabis quarters, killing one officer and wounding five officers. 76. At 1000 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Jurat al-Shiyah, wounding one officer.

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77. At 1000 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of Bab Tadmur roundabout. 78. At 1100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Kafr Aya and Jurat al-Arayis. 79. At 1200 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Dayr Ba‘lbah and next to the Imam Nawawi Mosque. 80. At 1230 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire intermittently on law enforcement personnel located next to the Baba Amr stadium. 81. At 1500 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in , killing Staff Sergeant Dani al-Naju and Conscript Ali Kahil. 82. At 1630 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement officers in the village of Sultaniyah, killing Warrant Officer Ali Ali and Conscript Muhammad Huwaihah and wounding two other officers. 83. At 1630 hours, an armed terrorist group employed machine guns and sniper rifles to open fire on law enforcement personnel in the village of Sultaniyah. 84. At 1800 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and fired rocket- propelled grenades at law enforcement personnel in Qusayr. 85. At 1800 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Rastan. 86. At 1900 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire intermittently on law enforcement personnel in Talbisah, wounding two officers. 87. At 1930 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire intermittently on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of the national hospital in Tall Daw. 88. An armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of Ghutah roundabout, wounding one officer.

Hama governorate

89. On 20 June 2012 at 2300 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on the law enforcement personnel prison roundabout checkpoint. 90. At 0015 hours, a police patrol in Hama comprising one officer and four men was proceeding in a Honda police car, licence plate No. 35871, to the Afamia Hotel in order to protect the international observer mission when it was ambushed in the vicinity of Intilaq Garage. One officer was wounded and two soldiers were killed. 91. At 0530 hours, an armed terrorist group opened sniper fire on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of Madiq Citadel, wounding one officer. 92. At 0600 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the Junub al-Mal‘ab quarter, killing Sergeant Taysir al-Khadir and wounding 34 officers. 93. At 0600 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and fired rocket- propelled grenades at law enforcement personnel at the entrance of Dahiyat Abi al-Fida', setting fire to the Hama Textile Factory and burning some 260 tons of ginned cotton.

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94. At 0700 hours, three bodies with gunshot wounds were found dumped north of the village of Khalidiyah. 95. At 0800 hours, on the Salmiyah-Raqqah road, at the Jubb Khasarah turnoff, an armed terrorist group intercepted and stole the cargo of a truck, licence plate No. 921725, loaded with 8 tons of cloth and driven by a civilian, Nazri al-Zamarli. The group also stole a vehicle, licence plate No. 892225, loaded with 12 tons of cloth. 96. At 0800 hours, an armed terrorist group killed a civilian, Nihad al-Muhammad, whom armed men had abducted the previous day. 97. At 0800 hours, an armed terrorist group ambushed a law enforcement patrol in the vicinity of Tall Baqalu, wounding a captain. 98. At 1000 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement officers in Kafr Nabudah, wounding two officers. 99. At 1000 hours, an armed terrorist group abducted a civilian, Mahmud al-Duri, and seized his car, licence plate No. 335947, as he was passing east of the village of Jajiyah. 100. At 1030 hours, an armed terrorist group planted an explosive device in the vicinity of the old blood bank. 101. At 1100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the Tariq Halab quarter, between the Sabahi and Bahrah roundabouts, killing Conscript Abdullah Subh and wounding another officer. 102. At 1130 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on the houses of civilians in Masha' al-Tayyar quarter, wounding three female civilians. 103. At 1130 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on cars passing on Murabit Street, killing a female civilian, Fatimah Satayif. 104. At 1200 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement patrol in the vicinity of Intilaq Garage, killing Staff Sergeant Ahmad al-Dali and Police Officer Tariq Muhammad and wounding a first lieutenant. 105. At 1230 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Masha‘ al-Arba‘in quarter, killing Conscript Husain Mustafa. 106. At 1730 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on and killed two law enforcement officers, Haytham Sulayman and Ahmad al-Husain. 107. At 1300 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel located between the A'laf and Sabahi roundabouts, wounding three officers. 108. At 1330 hours, an officer was hit by shrapnel from an explosive device that was detonated in the vicinity of a law enforcement checkpoint. The officer was rushed to the Hisham Shaykh al-Shabab Hospital in Muhradah. 109. At 1330 hours, an armed terrorist group planted two explosive devices on the road between the villages of Tall Mallah and Lataminah. Military engineering personnel defused the devices.

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110. At 1400 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement headquarters in the town of Kafr Nabudah. 111. At 1500 hours, an armed terrorist group threw a number of grenades at the law enforcement forces Hirsh checkpoint in the Sabuniyah quarter, wounding two officers. 112. At 1530 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on Captain Muhammad Mas‘ud as he was passing in his car, licence plate No. 361033, in the vicinity of Kafat turnoff on the Salmiyah-Hama road. 113. At 1515 hours, an armed terrorist group stole a truck loaded with grain, licence plate No. 736849, as it was passing in the vicinity of the village of Jinan. 114. At 1600 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement checkpoint in the vicinity of the old party branch building, wounding one officer. 115. At 1600 hours, an armed terrorist group fired six rocket-propelled grenades at the law enforcement checkpoint in the Arba‘in quarter in the vicinity of Hamzah Towers, two rocket-propelled grenades at the law enforcement checkpoint in Sabil quarter in the vicinity of the Technical Affairs School, and one rocket-propelled grenade at the law enforcement checkpoint in the vicinity of Bahrah roundabout. 116. At 1700 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement checkpoint in Asi Square, wounding one officer. 117. At 1830 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of Suq al-Hal, wounding one officer. 118. At 1845 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement checkpoint in the vicinity of the Ujzah roundabout, wounding two officers. 119. At 1900 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement checkpoint in the vicinity of the A‘laf checkpoint, wounding three officers. 120. At 1900 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement officers in the Junub al-Mal'ab quarter, killing Conscript Hajji Sallu and wounding five other soldiers. 121. At 1930 hours, an armed terrorist group planted an explosive device weighing 30 kg on the Marj Matar-Saffawi road, south of Salmiyah. 122. At 1950 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire in the vicinity of the swimming pool in the Tariq Halab quarter.

Aleppo governorate

123. On 20 June 2012 at 2000 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a large truck being driven by a civilian, Uthman Tarshu, who was wounded. 124. On 20 June 2012 at 2015 hours, an armed terrorist group abducted and opened fire on a civilian, Sinan Abdulhamid. 125. On 20 June 2012 at 2100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of the Ballirmun roundabout, wounding two officers.

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126. On 26 June 2012 at 2200 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in , killing Conscript Salih al-Zaydan. 127. On 20 June 2012 at 2215 hours in Safirah, an armed terrorist group abducted a civilian, Hammadi al-Kallak, a member of the Aleppo City Council. 128. On 20 June 2012 at 2230 hours, an armed terrorist group detonated an explosive device as a law enforcement patrol passed on Wikalat Street in Sukkariyah, wounding three officers, including a first lieutenant. 129. On 20 June 2012 at 2230 hours, in the city of Safirah, an explosive device that was being assembled by an armed terrorist group exploded and injured a terrorist. 130. On 20 June 2012 at 2300 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on soldiers guarding the Hamidiyah police department, wounding one guard. 131. On 20 June 2012 at 2300 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on the residential complex in the vicinity of the Abu al-Duhur Airport. 132. At 1000 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on soldiers guarding a military barracks in Aleppo. 133. At 0300 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a military barracks in Darat Azzah. 134. At 0600 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in A‘zaz, killing Conscript Firas Ibrahim Hajj Hammadah and Conscript Ali al-Ali. 135. At 0700 hours, an armed terrorist group stole a Government Health Directorate truck, licence plate No. 952581. 136. At 0700 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a military barracks in the area of A‘zaz, killing Conscript Mahmud al-Alu. 137. At 0915 hours, an armed terrorist group attacked residents of the village of Khan al-Asal, wounding one civilian. 138. At 0915 hours, an armed terrorist group stole a Government Cotton Gin Establishment pickup, licence plate No. 947190. 139. At 1100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on the house of the mayor of the village of Khan al-Asal. 140. At 1200 hours, an armed terrorist group blocked the Aleppo-Huriyyatan road at the Hurriyyatan fuel station, searched passengers of cars in order to intimidate them and abducted soldiers and law enforcement personnel. 141. At 1400 hours, an armed terrorist group stole a Government Telecommunications Directorate vehicle, licence plate No. 944515. 142. At 1430 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement forces food transport vehicle in the area of Kafr Hamrah on the Aleppo-A‘zaz road, wounding two officers. 143. At 1830 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Anadan, wounding one officer.

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Idlib governorate

144. At 0600 hours, an armed terrorist group planted two explosive devices on the Ahsim-Dalluzah road. 145. At 0945 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a fuel transport tanker and the law enforcement patrol escorting it on the Jisr al-Shughur- road at the Maqali‘ turnoff. 146. At 1100 hours, an armed terrorist group abducted Conscript Milad al-Kull from in front of his home in the village of . 147. At 1100 hours, the body of an unidentified person was found on the road connecting the villages of Ma‘arr Dibsah and . The body was transported to Hasan Hospital in the subdistrict. 148. At 1900 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement checkpoint in the subdistrict and on law enforcement personnel as they attempted to evacuate casualties, killing Corporal Yassir al-Sayir and Conscript Abdulfattah al-Badr and wounding seven officers. 149. At 1900 hours, an armed terrorist group ambushed a law enforcement forces food vehicle in Khan al-Subul, wounding two officers.

Dayr al-Zawr governorate

150. On 20 June 2012 at 2115 hours, an armed terrorist group stormed, looted and destroyed the Jala' City Council building in . 151. On 20 June 2012 at 2200 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on a law enforcement patrol in the village of Abu Shams, wounding three officers and stealing their weapons. 152. On 20 June 2012 at 2300 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Dayr al-Zawr, killing Conscript Ahmad al-Muhammad and wounding four officers. 153. On 20 June 2012 at 2300 hours, an armed terrorist group stormed and destroyed the radio and television building in the Tibni subdistrict. It also attacked and destroyed the Tibni subdistrict directorate building, abducted eight soldiers and seized their weapons. 154. At 0100 hours, an armed terrorist group stormed the garage of the Abu Kamal City Council. The group assaulted and stole the weapons of two guards, stole a vehicle, licence plate No. 489607, and smashed two cars. 155. At 0500 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of Ghassan Abbud roundabout, killing Conscript Husain al-Uthman and wounding two officers. 156. At 0700 hours, an armed terrorist group abducted and killed Staff Sergeant Ali Dawa. 157. At 1200 hours, an armed terrorist group abducted Corporal Ahmad Kashkush in the Busayrah subdistrict as he was going to buy bread. 158. At 1500 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Dayr al-Zawr, killing Police Officer Abdulrahman al-Baridi.

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159. An armed terrorist group abducted the director of the Suwar subdistrict and the traffic police department chief, taking them to an unknown location.

Ladhiqiyah governorate

160. On 20 June 2012 at 2100 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire on law enforcement personnel in Haffah, wounding 10 officers. 161. On 20 June 2012 at 2200 hours, an armed terrorist group abducted a conscript in the area of Qastal, Ladhiqiyah. 162. At 0600 hours, an armed terrorist group opened fire intermittently on law enforcement personnel in Haffah, killing Conscript Abdullah Aturah and abducting three officers, including two captains.

Syrian-Iraqi border

163. At 0300 hours, an armed terrorist group attempted to infiltrate from Iraqi territory into Syrian territory and fired at border guards in Hawzan.

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Firing of weapons by Attempted infiltration and

Killed Wounded Abducted armed persons against Explosive devices smuggling of arms

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