Islam Times - Rumors of Coup in Damascus Nothing but Psywar

Islam Times - There have been widespread rumors and reports of a military coup in the Syrian capital, but they are all unfounded and the city remains calm, according to an Iranian News Agency Tasnim correspondent.

Tasnim’s Salma Awdah, who is in Damascus, says the city is calm and rumors of a coup d'état are just a psychological operation by the terrorists and their supporters to break the resistance and advance further.

Since a few hours ago, media outlets linked to terrorist groups and Syrian rebels have been reporting that a military coup has taken place in Damascus but the Tasnim correspondent dismissed the reports as baseless.

Clips that have been circulating purporting to be related to the coup are also untrue.

Despite the prevailing calm in Damascus, all units of the Syrian Army in the city and its suburbs are on full alert to counter any possible conspiracy or act of sabotage.

It comes after foreign-backed terrorists led by the Hay’at Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) Takfiri group carried out a surprise assault in Syria’s Aleppo and Idlib countryside on Wednesday and overran a number of villages and towns before entering Aleppo on Friday.

The Syrian military says its forces have undertaken a redeployment operation in the northwestern city of Aleppo as part of preparations for a major counteroffensive against the Takfiri terrorists.

Syria has been gripped by foreign-sponsored militancy since March 2011, with Damascus saying Western states and their regional allies are aiding terrorist groups to wreak havoc in the Arab country.

Terror outfits are seeking to hinder the Syrian government’s efforts aimed at consolidating security and stability in the country, which is also under the Israeli regime's regular aggression.

Israel has been the principal supporter of terrorist groups that oppose the democratically-elected government of President Bashar al-Assad since the foreign-backed militancy erupted in Syria in March 2011.