Mass Funeral Processions Bid Farewell to Martyrs Hajj Hasan, Mantash
تفاصيل العملية العسكرية في معلولا وأهمية البلدة التاريخية
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A mass funeral procession in the southern town of Kfarseer held a farewell to the colleague martyr Mohammad Mantash.
A prayer and a military salute were performed for the sake of the martyr.
Source: Al Manar TV | |
15-04-2014 - 17:38 Last updated 15-04-201
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بالفيديو: الاشتباك، واللحظات الأولى لاستشهاد الزملاء في المنارFarewell to Knights of Truth: Hamza, Halim, Mohammad
  Militants in Syria Assassinate Three Al-Manar JournalistsPosted on April 14, 2014 |
Three journalists working with Lebanese al-Manar television have been killed after coming under attack from foreign-backed militants in the Syrian town of Ma’loula.
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According to al-Manar, correspondent Hamza al-Hajj Hassan, technician Halim Allaw and cameraman Mohammed Mantash were gunned down by “armed groups” on Monday.
The shooting came shortly after Syrian armed forces retook full control of Ma’loula.
Meanwhile, Press TV’s crew that is covering the conflict in the strategic Qalamoun region, says Iran’s al-Alam Arabic-language news channel crew has been met with gunfire as well.
On March 8, Omar Abdel Qader, a cameraman who worked for Beirut-based al-Mayadeen television channel, was killed in Deir Ezzor, the largest city in eastern Syria.
The privately-owned channel said Abdel Qader lost his life on his 27th birthday while covering clashes between Syrian troops and the foreign-backed militants in the city.
Dozens of journalists, including a Press TV correspondent, have been killed in Syria since the deadly conflict began more than three years ago.
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has described Syria as the most dangerous country in the world for journalists, blaming al-Qaeda-linked militants for kidnappings and murders of journalists, even in neighboring Iraq.
According Reporters Without Borders (RSF), over 130 news providers were killed in Syria between March 2011 to December 2013.
Syria has been the scene of a deadly crisis since March 2011. Reports say more than 150,000 people have so far been killed and millions displaced in the foreign-backed violence.
The Western powers and their regional allies — especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey – have reportedly been supporting the militants operating inside Syria.
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Syria deplores killings of al-Manar journalists
Syria says the killings of three journalists working with Lebanese al-Manar television by militants are to be added to the record of Takfiri terrorism in the country.
According to al-Manar, correspondent Hamza al-Hajj Hassan, technician Halim Allaw and cameraman Mohammed Mantash were gunned down by “armed groups” in the Syrian town of Ma’loula on Monday.
“Blood of the three journalists and their Syrian colleagues will remain a torch which lightens the ray of reality to the whole world,” Syrian Presidential Media office said on Monday, expressing condolences to the Lebanese television and the families of the journalists.
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi also held a telephone conversation with al-Manar and offered condolences to the Lebanese TV and the families of the journalists on behalf of National Media Council, Journalists Union and workers in the media.
The shooting came shortly after Syrian armed forces retook full control of Ma’loula.
On Monday, Syria’s official news agency SANA also cited an unnamed military source as saying that the army units had recaptured the historic town, located about 70 kilometers northeast of the capital Damascus.
>Ma’loula was taken over by the foreign-backed Takfiri groups in early December, 2013. The town is regarded as a symbol of the ancient Christian presence in Syria.
President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that the Takfiri war in his country has strongly shifted in favor of the government forces as they have made continuous gains in their battle against terrorists.
Syria has been the scene of a deadly crisis since March 2011. Reports say more than 150,000 people have so far been killed and millions displaced in the foreign-backed violence.
The Western powers and their regional allies — especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey – have reportedly been supporting the militants operating inside Syria.
IA/AS/MAM
Information Ministry, Presidential Media office bless martyrdom of al-Manar TV journalists
Apr 14, 2014
Damascus, SANA, Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi affirmed Monday that targeting al-Manar TV media team today in Maaloula in Damascus countryside is a crime to be added to the record of takfiri terrorism in Syria which previously attacked the Syrian national media.Al-Zoubi, in a telephone call with al-Manar TV and on behalf of the Information Ministry, National Media Council, Journalists Union and workers in the media domain, blessed al-Manar, national resistance and families of martyrs for the martyrdom of colleagues Hamza Haj Hassan, Mohammad Mantash and Halim Alwa after they had come under fires of terrorists while performing their press mission in Maaloula.
The Minister said the terrorist war on Syria is a crucial one which determines the destiny of Islam, Christianity and the Arab nation, expressing confidence that that Syria and resistance will win against terrorism and enemies of the nation.
Presidential Media office: Blood of martyrs will remain a torch which lightens the ray of reality to the whole world
Meanwhile, Presidential Media office blessed al-Manar TV and families of martyrs Hamza Haj Hassan, Mohammad Mantash and Halim Alwa for their accession to heavenly life along with those who preceded them while covering the real events in Syria.
“Blood of the three journalists and their Syrian colleagues will remain a torch which lightens the ray of reality to the whole world,” the Media office affirmed.
Earlier, Al-Manar TV announced three journalists its team were killed Monday after they had come under fires of armed terrorist groups while covering the events in Maaloula, Damascus countryside.
Syrian Journalists Union condemns the crime
For its part, Syrian Journalists’ Union condemned the crime committed by armed takfiri terrorist groups against the three journalists while performing their national duty in Maaloula.
The Union said in a statement that this crime is part of a big conspiracy which targets the reality and the spread of the genuine information as it targets the journalists and their pens in spite of the clearness in the signs they raise as media men and journalists.
It offered condolences to families of the martyrs and their colleagues in al-Manar, saluting all martyrs of the resistant media.
Syrian Arab News Agency: targeting al-Manar TV team is an attempt to prevent truth from reaching public opinion
The Syrian Arab News Agency congratulated al-Manar TV on the martyrdom of three crew members, condemning this crime which is meant to prevent the truth from reaching the public opinion.
The Agency stressed that the martyrdom of the three journalists is additional evidence on the mission of al-Manar TV set to convey the truth, expressing pride in the martyrdom of journalists in Syria.
National Media Council: al-Manar TV martyrs are martyrs of Syria, Lebanon, Islamic and Arab nations
The National Media Council stressed that the martyrs of al-Manar TV are the martyrs of Syria, Lebanon, Islamic and Arab nations.
In a statement, the council offered condolences to the al-Manar TV and its workers “who have worked hard to present honest resistant media against Zionism and terrorism.”
Mazen /F.Allafi
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