Senior air force commander killed in mysterious circumstances

Top commander in Syrian air force has been killed with 13 officers in mysterious circumstances, pro-Assad media outlets said.

Major General, Nadim Jawad Ghanem, Commander of Blay military airport, who buried in his hometown of Tartus on Friday, was killed with 13 others, news feeds said without giving further details. Some say they were killed by barrel bomb's explosion and other say by fighter jet's crash.

This week has witnessed high death toll amid top Syrian army commanders in Eastern Ghouta, Idlib, and Aleppo.

The big news circulated early this week on Ali Mamlouk, Head of National Security Office. Activists said Mamlouk is under house arrest over leaks say he was cooperating with foreign intelligence.

Activists said Bashar al-Assad is adopting the elimination policy to kill all aids and close officers who linked to war crimes he committed since the start of Syrian uprising in March 2011.

Assad's fears come true as Turkish officials confirm pact with Saudi Arabia to help rebels to oust him.