Syria accuses rebels of attacking cities with mortars

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Syria accuses rebels of attacking cities with mortars

(Xinhua) 08:30, November 15, 2013

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DAMASCUS, Nov. 14 -- Syria's Foreign Ministry on Thursday complained to the UN about the rebels' escalating mortar attacks against Syrian cities, urging it to hold accountable the countries that support the armed rebels.

The ministry made the complaint in a letter addressing the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the Security Council.

"The random mortars launched at the Syrian cities have become one of the preferred methods for the terrorist groups to kill innocent Syrian civilians, especially in Damascus city which proved unreachable for the terrorist groups," the ministry said.

"Children and their schools are bearing the brunt of the indiscriminate acts of terrorism," it added.

It said "the Ministry of Education had to suspend teaching for three days, starting from November 13 in a number of targeted schools to protect children from the terrorist shells, which has a negative impact on the educational process."

Meanwhile, the ministry urged the international community to help "issuing a clear condemnation of terrorist groups and the countries backing them, especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and take the necessary measures to dry out the sources of terrorism."

SANA said five people were killed Thursday by multiple mortar attacks on Damascus and the central city of Homs.

（Editor：LiangJun、Zhang Qian）