Syrian rights activists say government warplanes have bombed a northern town near the Turkish border, killing 21 people, as heavy fighting spread within the old city of Aleppo, Syria’s commercial capital. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll from Monday’s air strike in Salqin included eight children. In a video released […]
Activists: Syrian Government Air Strike Kills 21 in Northern Town
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Syria Air Strike Kills 21
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian government warplanes have bombed a northern town near the Turkish border, killing 21 people, as heavy fighting spread within Aleppo’s historic old city. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll from Monday’s attack in Salqin included eight children. In a video released by activists from the town, a number of […]
Syria Air Strike Kills 21
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Syrian government warplanes have bombed a northern town near the Turkish border, killing 21 people, as heavy fighting spread within Aleppo’s historic old city. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll from Monday’s attack in Salqin included eight children. In a video released by activists from the town, a number of […]
Syrian Activists Say Government Bombing Kills 12
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say government troops have bombed a town in northern Syria, killing at least 12 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll from the attack Monday in Salqin, near the Turkish border, included five children. Another activist group, the Local Coordination Committees, said the attack killed 30 people. […]
Suicide Bombing Widens Syrian Conflict to Kurdish Northeast
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syria’s civil war appeared to widen to the country’s mainly Kurdish northeast on Sunday, with a suicide car bomber killing several people in a rare attack on a Syrian Kurdish town near the Turkish border. Syrian state media said at least four people were killed in the blast in Qamishli, while the British-based Syrian Observatory […]
Suicide Car Bomb Strikes Syrian Kurdish-Area
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomb exploded in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli Sunday, in the first such attack in the country’s Kurdish region which has been kept out of the conflict between opposition rebels and the government. Syrian state television said the afternoon blast killed at least four people and wounded scores of others. The […]
Battles Continue, Fire Rages in Syria’s Aleppo
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists said Sunday overnight fighting between rebels and government forces has killed at least three people in Aleppo, the country’s most populous city. Earlier, a fire sparked by battles between the two sides has destroyed shops in Aleppo’s historic, centuries-old marketplace. Rebels announced a new offensive against government troops in Aleppo on Thursday, but […]
Battles Rage in Syria’s Aleppo for Third Day
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Battles are raging in Syria’s most populous city, Aleppo, as rebels continued their offensive to take the city that began three days ago. Mataz Suheil, of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told VOA Saturday clashes broke out in Aleppo’s Arkub and Azzizia neighborhoods. At least three rebel fighters were killed in fighting in […]
Battles Rage in Syria’s Aleppo for Third Day
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Battles are raging in Syria’s most populous city, Aleppo, as rebels continued their offensive to take the city that began three days ago. Mataz Suheil, of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told VOA Saturday clashes broke out in Aleppo’s Arkub and Azzizia neighborhoods. At least three rebel fighters were killed during clashed in […]
Bitter Battle Rages in Aleppo, Damascus
Posted September 28th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels making a push against troops in Syria’s most populous city are meeting with stiff resistance as the death toll rises. Rebel leaders began an offensive in the commercial hub of Aleppo late Thursday, one commander told his brigade. ”Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest), the start of the decisive battle in Aleppo and […]
