United Nations S/2012/648

Security Council Distr.: General 3 December 2012

Original: English

Identical letters dated 15 August 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, 1, 4, 6, 7, 11, 19, 20, 25, 27 and 28 June, 2, 3, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17 and 24 July, and 1, 2, 8, 10, 14 and 15 August 2012, I have the honour to attach herewith a detailed list of violations of cessation of violence that were committed by armed groups in from Tuesday evening, 7 August 2012, until Wednesday evening, 8 August 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 15 August 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

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Violations committed by armed terrorist groups between 2000 hours on 7 August 2012 and 2000 hours on 8 August 2012

Place Time Violations committed by armed terrorist groups and result thereof

1 Lebanese 2045 Shots were fired from the Lebanese town of Muqaylibiyah at the border guard border in the towns of Kasarat and Mushayrifah in Tall Kalakh. 2 0015 Shots were fired from the Ubudiyah region in Lebanon at the border guard at the Ziyarah crossing, Tall Kalakh. 3 0030 An attempt to infiltrate from Lebanese territory into Syrian territory was made, and shots were fired at the border guard near Nahr al-Kabir in the village of Idlin, Tall Kalakh. 4 0315 Shots were fired from inside Lebanese territory at border guard personnel assigned to the Ghaytah post. One soldier was injured. 5 and 2000 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Jisrayn. One officer was injured. Rif Dimashq 6 0130 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers near the Bardi roundabout in Zabadani. Sergeant Humam Jabr was killed. 7 0740 On the southern ring road in the Kabbas area, Brigadier Hasan Ali Lulu, a doctor and engineer, was shot and injured. 8 0800 A Mercedes 300 vehicle, licence plate No. 632938, belonging to the law enforcement forces was stolen in the Barzah residential area. 9 1000 A provisions vehicle belonging to the law enforcement forces was ambushed in the Kabbas area. Five law enforcement officers were injured, one of whom holds the rank of lieutenant. 10 1500 Rim Daqqaq, a civilian, was shot dead in the Tadamun area. 11 1700 A soldier, Muhammad Ibrahim, was abducted in Qabun as he was on his way to pick up a money order. 12 1830 Shots were fired at the Ard al-Marj law enforcement forces checkpoint in Zabadani. One officer was injured. 13 Dar‘a and the 2000 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers at the Mahajjah bridge. Officer surrounding Razgar Adnan Hasan was killed. countryside

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Place Time Violations committed by armed terrorist groups and result thereof

14 2100 Police officer Imad al-Ali was abducted from his home in Dar‘a in the Kashif quarter next to Sharq Hospital. 15 0700 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Saham al-Jawlan. One officer was injured. 16 0900 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Tafas. One officer was injured. 17 1200 Shots were fired at border guard personnel in the Tall Shihab area. One soldier was injured. 18 1330 Shots were fired at police officer Wisam Tuma on the Yadudah road. Another law enforcement officer was injured in the attack. 19 1400 Shots were fired at Chief Warrant Officer Farid Yahya Abu Sufyan as he was returning to his home in the town of Nafi‘ah. He was injured in the attack. 20 Qunaytirah 2200 Shots were fired shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Qunaytirah. One officer was injured. 21 and the 2000 Shots were fired law enforcement officers in Tall Kalakh. One officer was surrounding injured. countryside 22 2100 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Suq al-Hashish market. One officer was injured. 23 2200 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Talbisah. One officer was injured. 24 0630 The Jandar residential resort came under fire. Shots were fired at workers and a massacre was perpetrated in which the resort manager, his son, and 14 civilians were killed. 25 0700 Shots were fired at police officer Riyad al-Rifa‘i on the Homs- road at the Ayyadiyah turn-off. The officer was killed. 26 0900 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Jurat al-Shayyah. One officer was injured. 27 1000 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Khalidiyah. One officer was injured. 28 Hamah and the 2115 A civilian, Zakariyah Assaf was abducted from his town of Mu‘ardas near surrounding Sarun. countryside 29 0900 Police officers Ahmad Ramadan and Ahmad Khalif were abducted and killed, and their bodies dumped in the Arba‘in quarter. 30 1430 A Toyota vehicle was stolen from a civilian, Rayyan Tarabayn, while he was at the Sina‘ah petrol station.

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Place Time Violations committed by armed terrorist groups and result thereof

31 1600 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers posted at the water authority building in Qal‘at al-Madiq. One officer was killed and four others were injured. 32 1710 A Government-owned Sham vehicle, licence plate No. 632964, assigned to the Hamah City Council was stolen in the Shari‘ah quarter. 33 and the 2200 The Ashrafiyah telephone centre was stormed, and all the vehicles in its garage surrounding were stolen. countryside 34 2400 A civilian, Mahmud Shamma, was killed in his home in Ashrafiyah. 35 0645 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in the Ashrafiyah quarter. Three officers were killed and 11 others injured. 36 0700 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in the Salah al-Din quarter. The attack terrorized the quarter’s peaceful civilians. One officer was killed and 28 others were injured. 37 0300 The Aleppo traffic authority office was attacked with a variety of weapons. The office was damaged in the attack. 38 1500 Shots were fired and rocket-propelled grenades were launched at law enforcement officers near the technical flight college. Three officers were killed and 23 others injured. A law enforcement forces vehicle was destroyed. 39 and the 1830 Shots were fired at the law enforcement checkpoint at the southern entrance to surrounding . One officer was injured. countryside 40 2130 Border guard personnel at Jisr al-Shughur bridge came under fire. One soldier was injured. 41 0645 Shots were fired at border guard personnel posted at the Burj building in Ma‘arrat al-Nu‘man. One soldier, Taha Ibrahim, was killed and another injured. 42 0700 An explosive device was detonated as a law enforcement patrol was passing along the Idlib-Mastumah road. Nine law enforcement officers were injured. 43 0800 Civilians Muhannad Ali and Khalid Jalkhi were abducted in the city of . 44 0800 Some 28 explosive devices were planted along the Ariha-Saraqib road. They were defused by military engineering personnel. 45 1000 A law enforcement patrol was ambushed on the road from the village of Rami to Ariha. One law enforcement officer was injured. 46 1000 The municipal checkpoint in came under fire. A law enforcement officer, Fahd al-Jubaytar, was killed.

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Place Time Violations committed by armed terrorist groups and result thereof

47 1100 Four law enforcement officers were abducted as they were being taken to hospital. They were Muhammad al-Shaykh, Abd al-Hayy Qaddur, Yasir Ma‘ini and Lu’ay Fadil. 48 1130 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers on the Ariha-Jisr al-Shughur road. Police officer Ali al-Sa‘d and Staff Sergeant Haydar Habib were killed and six other law enforcement officers were injured. 49 1400 Shots were fired at a microbus carrying workers and officials of the spinning mill on the Bab al-Hawa highway. One of the workers was injured seriously. 50 Dayr al-Zawr 1900 Shots were fired at border guard personnel in Dayr al-Zawr. Lieutenant Husam Ghanam and Sergeant Asaf Idris were killed another soldier was injured. 51 2000 Shots were fired at law enforcement officers in Dayr al-Zawr. Seven officers were injured.

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S/2012/648 6 Number of violations committed by armed terrorist groups between 2000 hours on 14 August 2012 and 2000 hours on 15 August 2012

Firing of weapons by armed persons Attempted infiltration Attacks, brigandry Material Killed Wounded Abducted Armed persons against Explosive devices Robberies by armed persons and arson damage Response Law Law Law Law by law Law enforce- enforce- enforce- enforce- enforce- enforce- ment ment ment ment ment Exploded Theft of ment Civilians officers Civilians officers Civilians officers Arrested Killed Civilians officers forces Exploded Defused in assembly Public Private weapons Lebanon Turkey Iraq Jordan Civilians officers Public Private

17 19 1 108 3 6 – 3 3 36 24 1 28 – 2 – – 1 – – – – – 2 –

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