This blog post was published on June 27 2011. §
Arab security report … week 25
Syria
Rare videos of armed Syrian rebels in the Syrian city Banias. It is clear that the group is highly organized, dressed in semi-uniform, and carrying ammunition as well as machine guns. And more importantly, they are using wireless devices for communications, and not cell phones. It is unknown yet where the group got all these equipments!
1– Video of armed Islamists in outskirts of Banian.
2– Video shows the Syrian army under heavy armed attack from the Islamists.
Other news, a Syrian opposition group abroad will declare the formation of the so called “Free Officers Movement” to keep up with the protest movement and support the uprising in Syria.
Jordan, Yemen
A Jordanian medical team left Amman in the past few days to treat the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh … Medical sources revealed that the state of the Yemeni President worsened during the last period due to the depth and seriousness of his injury.
Lebanon
Hezbollah’s security raided dozens of homes in the southern suburbs of Al-Dhahiya interviewed many people during the last week, especially people close to members of the spy network discovered lately.