Head of the Free Syrian Army, General Salim Idriss, commented on the recent achievements by the Syrian government at the expense of rebel forces and claimed they stemmed from foreign assistances.

According to him, "Russian ships docked in Beirut transfer Hezbollah forces" to Syria. He also claimed that Iran and Russia supply the Syrian regime with 400 tons of ammunition every 10 days. He added that he "has lost all hope of receive military aid from the West." (Roi Kais)