Rebels drive back
Aleppo attack
kl:13,09 30|07|2012 Sawtalkurd
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- Rebels repelled the regime’s major military offensive aimed at retaking Aleppo.
- Regime forces killed more than 150 people throughout the country and massacred civilians in the Damascus suburb of Moadamiya and in the neighborhood of Ommal in Deir Azzour city.
- Syrian Consul to Armenia Mohammad Hafez became the latest regime diplomat to defect to the opposition.
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- Aleppo: Scores of civilians wounded as a result of the heavy clashes and the shelling, P2, P3, P4
- Moadamiya, Damascus suburb: Regime forces heavily bombard the town, P2, P3
- Deir Azzour: Regime forces commit a massacre claiming the lives of more than 20 civilians, P2
Regime forces launched a major military offensive in Aleppo using helicopter gunships, fighter jets, military tanks and rocket launchers, in a bid to wipe out the rebellion, which has seized control in more than half of the city during the last week. Rebels repelled these attacks and held their ground as heavy clashes occurred in the neighbourhoods of Forqan, Saladin, Sakhour, Hamadaniya and Arqoub. Shelling also targeted the neighbourhoods of Ansari, Aameriya, Mashhad, Ferdous, Bustan Qasir and the provincial towns of Kasibiya, al-Bab, Hardatin and Deir Haffer, leaving scores of people dead and many others wounded. Activists said that four military tanks defected to the rebels side in Aleppo.
Despite the military offensive, civilians took to the streets in several Aleppo neighbourhoods to condemn the regime’s brutal crackdown and to show solidarity with the rebels.
Syrian Consul to Armenia Mohammad Hafez defected to the opposition today, becoming the fifth senior diplomat to defect this month.
Regime forces also invaded the besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiya after an hours-long bombardment that left more than 25 people dead and many others wounded. Meanwhile, regime forces massacred citizens in the Ommal neighbourhood in the city of Deir Azzour when they opened fire on vehicles carrying civilians trying to escape the shelling.
Regime forces killed more than 150 people today. Twenty-nine died as a result of the military attacks that targeted the Damascus suburbs of Moadamiya, Daraya, Abada, Erbin, al-Tal, Yalda, and Qutaifa in addition to one civilian shot dead in the neighbourhood of Qadam. Seventeen more were killed in the province of Deir Azzour—the majority in a massacre in the neighbourhood of Ommal. Nine were killed in the neighbourhoods of Central Daraa and Sabil in Daraa city and in its provincial towns of Ibtaa, Um Mayathen and Herak. Nine more died during heavy clashes in the neighbourhood of Qarabis in Homs city and in the provincial towns of Qasir and Rastan. Ten were killed in the military offensive carried out in the towns of Habitt, Sarjeh, Ma’arrat Noman and Saraqeb in the province of Idlib. Twelve died in the neighbourhood of Dabagha in Hama city and its provincial towns of Latamna, Madiq Fortress, Tuweina and the village of Asharneh. Four more died on Latakia-Aleppo road in the province of Latakia. At least 35 army soldiers were killed during clashes with rebel fighters throughout the country.
Regime forces continued attacks on the Damascus suburbs of Saida Zainab and Qatana, where they carried out massive sweeps and arrest campaigns. They also burned down a number of houses, some of which were being used as field hospitals. The regime also continued shelling the neighbourhoods of the Old City and Khaldiya in Homs and its provincial towns of Rastan, Houleh, Ghanto, Saan and Krak des Chevaliers, in addition to a number of villages in the southern suburbs. It also continued assaults in the villages located in Akrad Mountain and Salma resorts in the suburbs of Latakia, as well as in the Daraa suburbs of Sheikh Maskin, Harrah and Lajat district. The regime carried out a sweep of the village of Rafeid in the province of Qunaitera.
Rebels arrested more than 100 army soldiers in Aleppo, 50 in Idlib—including 14 officers—and more than 40 in Damascus.
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Armed Resistance Rastan, Homs: Rebels capture military checkpoints Damascus Asali: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling Qabun: Regime forces destroy the industrial zone Jobar: Demonstrators protest the regime’s crime sand demand its downfall Bab Sreijeh: Demonstrators chant support for the rebels of Aleppo Aleppo Shaar: Demonstrators denounce the regime’s crime sand demand its downfall Masaken Hanano: Demonstrators challenge the regime’s brutal crackdown and chant support for the rebel fighters Ashrafiya: Demonstration in solidarity with the rebel fighters Sukari: General strike in protest of the regime’s crimes Damascus Suburbs Yalda: Mortar shells cause severe damage to homes Harasta: Demonstrators demand the overthrow of the regime Qatana: Assad’s forces invade the town Yabroud: Many civilians wounded as a result of the heavy shelling Daraya: Helicopter gunships attack the town Aleppo Suburbs Marea: Funeral procession of fallen hero Ahmad Haji Tal Refaat: Funeral procession of fallen hero Abdul-Baset Hamida Al-Bab: A child severely wounded as a result of the shelling Latakia Jableh: Activists scribble anti-Assad graffiti on the walls Homs Rastan: A woman calls out for help as the heavy shelling continues Jouret Sheyah: The neighbourhood under heavy bombardment Qasir: Lifeless body of fallen hero Omar Deibo Talbiseh: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling Waer: Heavy artillery bombards the neighbourhood Daraa Mahatta: Civilians flee the city as military tanks impose a suffocating siege on it Qosur: Funeral procession of fallen hero Mamoun Masalmeh Ibtaa: Demonstrators chant support for the city of Aleppo Herak: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling Hama Karnaz: Regime forces bombard the town Karama: Protesters denounce the regime’s crimes and demand its downfall Kafarzeita: Demonstrators chant support for the city of Aleppo Aleppo Road: Protesters chant support for the cities under repression Idlib Habit: Regime forces shell the town leaving many people dead and others wounded, P2 Ma’arrat Noman: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling Sarmin: Demonstrators denounce the regime’s crimes and demand its downfall Kafarnabel: Demonstration demands the overthrow of the regime Hasaka Khatouniya: Demonstration demands the overthrow of the regime Demonstrations Abroad Britain: Syrians hold a protest at the Russian embassy in London to condemn its support to Assad regime |