Syrian authorities send text messages of Game over

Syrian authorities on Thursday sent text messages over cell phones nationwide with a message for rebels fighting President Bashar Assads regime: Game over.The messages signed by the Syrian Arab Army also urged the rebels to surrender their weapons and warned the countdown to evict foreign fighters has begun. The texts appear to be part of the regimes psychological battle against the rebels, but are highly unlikely to have any effect on fighters intent on toppling Assad.Syrians say they began receiving the messages a day after rebels bombed a military command center in Damascus a major security breach of the heavily guarded capital that highlighted the regimes growing vulnerability in the face of a rebellion growing in confidence and capabilities.People with cellular subscriptions received the messages while those with prepaid phones did not, residents in the Syrian capital said.Despite the high-profile attack, the two sides have been locked in a stalemate after 18 months of conflict. Activists say the death toll since the conflict began in March last year has recently topped 30,000, with nearly two-thirds of the casualties reported in the past six months.