08 May 2012
DAMASCUS - Neeraj Singh, spokesman for the UN monitoring team in Syria declared that the number of UN observers in Syria reached to 70 and it would be notably increased during the few coming days.

Singh added in press statements here Tuesday that 9 observers are now in Homs, 4 in each of Daraa, Hama and Idlib Governorates, asserting that the observers pay field visits to scores of towns, quarters, and villages in Syria interacting and communicating with the population as to form a real picture about the ongoing on the ground before sending their daily reports which give actual and real description of the reality on the ground.

Today's UN Observers' visits included the villages of Dir al-assafir, al-Miliha, Jaramana, Bizina, and the Southern bypass.

Another observer team visited the neighborhoods of Kazo and al-Taawuniye in Hama city and inspected an explosive device planted by terrorists in al-Taawuniye.

The delegation also visited the Trade Union headquarters which was attacked by terrorists using an RPG on Monday.

Afterwards, two teams from Idleb and Damascus joined the Hama team and held a meeting. A number of observers from the Hama team were replaced then each team returned to its assigned area.

On a relevant note, a plane carrying 14 vehicles, communication devices and office equipment for the UN observer mission arrived at Damascus International Airport.

The plane was provided by the German government to transport the cars and equipment from the UN logistics center in Brindisi, Italy.

© SANA (Syria Arab News Agency) 2012