Regime forces gather for
Aleppo assault
kl:11,09 27|07|2012 Sawtalkurd
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Stories
- International leaders warned of a pending massacre in Aleppo as the regime amassed troops on the southern outskirts of the city.
- Regime forces regained control of the capital Damascus.
- Regime forces killed more than 170 people today.
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Summary of
Events
Rebels in Aleppo continued to gain territory, and
as of today controlled at least half of the province. United States warned that
Syrian government forces appear to be preparing to massacre civilians in the
city of Aleppo, the government is expected to launch a major offensive on
rebel-held areas across the northern city tomorrow or on Saturday. Regime forces
also continued to bombard the city using MIG fighter jets, helicopter gunships
and artillery, leaving scores of civilians dead and many more
wounded.
Regime forces have seized full control of Damascus through
crackdowns on rebels fighting in the neighbourhoods of Hajar Aswad, Saida
Zainab, Qadam, Asali and Yarmouk. Scores of civilians were killed in the
provincial towns of Yalda and Daraya as a result of the heavy
shelling.
Israel bolstered security along its border with Syria as
fighting between the rebels and regime forces intensified in the country and as
regime forces continue shelling the village of Jubata al-Khashab in the
bordering province of Qunaitera. Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral
Viktor Chirkov said that a flotilla of 10 Russian warships off the coast of
Syria would not dock at Syrian port of Tartus, Chirkov added that Russia had no
intention of giving up the base.
Regime forces killed more than 170
people today. Twenty-three died in the province of Aleppo. Ten more died in
Damascus and 33 others in its suburbs. Sixteen were killed in the province of
Idlib, due to the military offensive in the village of Dana and the provincial
towns of Khan Sheikhoun, Kafaowied and Mashman and during clashes in the towns
of Korein, Saraqib and Shannan. Twelve people died in the province of Homs.
Twenty-seven more died in the province of Daraa, due to the heavy shelling that
targeted al-Ajami district and the city centre. Six were killed in the
neighbourhoods of Qusoor and Aleppo Road in Hama city and in its provincial town
of Souran. Six more were killed in the cities of Deir ez-Zor and Mayadin in the
province of Deir ez-Zor. At least 41 army soldiers were killed during clashes
with rebels throughout the country.
Regime forces continued attacks on
the Homs suburbs of Rastan, Houleh and Talbiseh, in the Deir ez-Zor towns of Abu
Kamal, Mehemidiya, Hasan, Alyan and Safeera. They also carried out attacks in
the towns of Soura, Herak, Dael, Sheikh Maskeen and Taffas in the province of
Daraa, in the villages located in the Akrad Mountain district and in the village
of Jubata Khashab in the province of Qunaitea. Sweeps were carried out in the
neighborhoods of Arbaeen, Kazo and Daheriya in Hama city.