Rebels' commander in Khaldiyah blames FSA to leave his brigade without ammunition

  Rebels' commander in Khaldiyah had blamed other Islamic brigades and FSA battalions which left his brigade without ammunition

 Abu Hatem Aldhahik denied in Skype interview with Zaman Alwasl the responsibility for losing parts of Khaldiyah neighborhood because of the non-arrival of supplies.

 For more than three months I did not receive any bullet from chiefs of staff, Dhahik said.  ''Two days I was in the Joint staff where I asked them ammunition but they give me nothing, saying   we send ammunition to Bashar Saad al-Eddin, commander of Homs military Council.

 Small interests of some commanders and leaders of the Free Syrian Army led us to this bad situation in Homs. Some brigadiers were reluctant in fighting the Assad forces, others had made a truce, I have weapons and men, and just I need ammunition. So, ''who wants to make us defeated,''  Dhahik said.

Few days ago, Khaldiyeh had a population of about 80,000 but only some 2,000 remain there today as residents fled the violence. The heavy fighting over the past two years has destroyed wide areas and knocked down entire buildings.

Assad forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces, AP reported.

State-run news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying that troops took control of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh.

Syrian TV aired a report Saturday night with footage from inside the mosque, showing heavy damage and the tomb's dome knocked out. The footage showed debris strewn on the floor and a portion of the mosque appeared to have been burned.

 The mosque, famous for its nine domes and two minarets, has been a symbol for rebels in the city that is known as "the capital of the revolution." On Monday, government troops shelled the mosque, damaging the tomb of Ibn al-Walid, a revered figure in Islam.