Syria: Terrorists' attempt to detonate gas well aborted

The Syrian army repelled militants' attack on a gas well in Jabal al-Shae'r town in Homs province. According to FNA dispatches from Syria, tens of armed rebels were killed in clashes with the Syrian army forces in Homs after the militants raided the area in a bid to blast the gas well. Also, in another development in Homs on Saturday, the armed groups kidnapped a Syrian judge and his bodyguard when he was going to work. No reports have yet been released on his fate. The conflict in Syria started in March 2011, when sporadic pro-reform protests turned into a massive insurgency following the intervention of western and regional states. The unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle-East and North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history. As the foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri extremists. Washington has remained indifferent to warnings by Russia and other world powers about the consequences of arming militant groups.