"The state will act firmly, with force & in line with the law!"

... Mohammed Ibrahim al-Shaar, the Syrian interior minister: "The state will act firmly, with force and in line with the law. It will not stay arms folded in the face of armed attacks on the security of the homeland,", said in a statement on Monday... "The armed groups are using weapons and grenades ... the people in Jisr al-Shughur are urging the army to intervene speedily," Syrian TV said...