Intense shelling and mortar rounds rocked Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo on Saturday as security forces stepped up assaults on rebel positions. Opposition activists say troops with tanks and helicopter gunships have pounded neighborhoods with rebel strongholds. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 29 people were killed in Saturday’s unrest in the […]
Syrian Forces Intensify Assault in Aleppo
Posted July 28th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Intense shelling and mortar rounds rocked Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo on Saturday as security forces stepped up assaults on rebel positions. Opposition activists say troops with tanks and helicopter gunships have pounded neighborhoods with rebel strongholds. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 29 people were killed in Saturday’s unrest in the […]
Syrian Forces Intensify Assault in Aleppo
Posted July 28th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have stepped up their assault on rebel positions in the northwestern city of Aleppo, the country’s commercial hub. Opposition activists say troops with tanks and helicopter gunships pounded rebel-controlled neighborhoods on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 12 people have been killed in Saturday’s fighting, including 10 soldiers. […]
Government Troops Continue Assault on Syria’s Largest City
Posted July 28th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian army has stepped up its assault on the country’s largest city, pounding rebel-controlled neighborhoods with tanks and helicopter gunships. Artillery rained down on the district of Salaheddin and other rebel neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo Saturday, as residents took refuge in basements or fled the city for the countryside. Pro-government media have […]
Syrian Activists: Government Attacks Continue in Aleppo
Posted July 27th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government forces are continuing a ground and aerial bombardment of the nation’s largest city, Aleppo, in what the United States says it fears could become a massacre. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said President Bashar al-Assad’s forces were firing machineguns from helicopters in several Aleppo neighborhoods Friday. It reported […]
US: Syrian Forces Preparing for a ‘Massacre’ in Aleppo
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it is concerned that Syrian forces are preparing to carry out a massacre in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Thursday there are columns of tanks outside the city that seem to be massing for an attack. She said Syrian forces already have hit the city with […]
US: Syrian Forces Preparing for a ‘Massacre’ in Aleppo
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it is concerned that Syrian forces are preparing to carry out a massacre in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Thursday there are columns of tanks outside the city that seem to be massing for an attack. She said Syrian forces already have hit the city with […]
Syrian Activists: Major Govt Assault on Aleppo Expected Soon
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say they expect government forces to soon launch a major offensive on rebel-held areas across the northern city of Aleppo. Activists quoted sources close to the Syrian security forces Thursday as saying the government is amassing troops on the southern outskirts of the city, which has already seen helicopter and tank attacks […]
Syrian Activists: Battles Continue in Aleppo, Hama
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say clashes between rebels and government forces continue in the country’s largest city, Aleppo, and in several other areas that have been key sites in the 16-month anti-government uprising. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported shelling in several Aleppo neighborhoods Thursday that killed a girl and wounded seven other people. […]
Battles Rage in Syrian Cities of Aleppo, Damascus
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say security forces are using using attack helicopters and machine guns to pound rebel targets in Damascus, the capital, and Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. The opposition says the Syrian army has moved thousands of troops to Aleppo and that fighting rages on the ground. White House spokesman Jay Carney calls the reported […]
