A Civil Defense Center was established Sunday in the city of al-Qadmus of Tartous Countryside. Syrian Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh inaugurated the new center that amid at enhancing rapid response capabilities to emergencies and disasters nationwide. In September, a civil defense center was established in the city of Talkalakh, western Homs,…

Authorities in Homs province have discovered several mass graves containing the remains of about 16 unidentified people in the village of Abu Hakfa al-Shamali, in the al-Mukharram area of northeastern Homs countryside, a security source said Saturday. The discovery was made after a local shepherd reported the site to authorities. Mustafa Mohammad, head of checkpoints…