Regime forces
murder more than 300 civilians in Daraya
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- Regime forces storm the Damascus suburb of Daraya and carry out house-to-house raids leaving more than 300 civilians dead and 250 more wounded.
- The Free Syrian Army secures the defection of 18 officers including Major General Mohammad al-Kherat, ccommander-in-chief of the 7th division of the Syrian army.
- The Syrian government negotiates deals with firms in London, Singapore and the Middle East to sell crude oil in return for fuel in an attempt to save its weakening economy.
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- Daraya, Damascus Suburb: More than 300 civilians were killed and 250 more were wounded as a result of the massive military operation in the town, P2, P3
- Homs Suburbs: Many civilians die and more wounded as a result of the indiscriminate shelling, P2, P3
- Saif Adola, Aleppo: Civilians flee their houses as warplanes indiscriminately bombard the city, P2
Today's Statistics
- Death Toll: 445 (Damascus and Suburbs: 310, Aleppo: 40, Deir Azzour: 28, Idlib: 24, Hama: 19, Daraa: 15, Homs: 4, Latakia: 3, Qunaitera: 2)
- Free Syrian Army key operations:
- Killed at least 50 army soldiers throughout the country.
- Destroyed a military tank in the neighbourhood of Saif Adola in Aleppo
- Bombed two troop carriers and a bus in the Damascus suburb of Daraya.
- Captured an armoured vehicle in the Idlib suburb of Ariha.
- Attacked a military checkpoint in the neighbourhood of Mazeh in Damascus.
Summary of
Events
Regime
forces stormed the Damascus suburb of Daraya and carried out house-to-house
raids and field executions leaving more than 300 civilians
dead and 250 more wounded. The death toll is expected to rise as snipers
deployed on rooftops were derailing the search operations for more victims.
Regime forces also executed 12 civilians in the Daraa suburb of Herak while the
indiscriminate shelling that targeted the Deir Azzour suburbs of Mayadin and
Boqros left dozens of people dead and many more wounded.
Heavy clashes resumed in the neighbourhood of Kafarsouseh in the capital, while the indiscriminate and fierce shelling renewed in the provincial towns of Erbin, Moadamiya, Thiyabiya, Damir, Yabroud and Zabadani.
In Aleppo, rebel fighters continued repelling the regime’s ground assault as heavy clashes were reported in the neighbourhoods of Saif Adola, and Aarqoub as well as in the vicinity of Aleppo international airport. However, scores of people were killed and many were injured due to the indiscriminate and fierce shelling in the neighbourhoods of Maysar, Suleiman Halabi, Ba’aydin, Sakhour, Hollok, Bustan Pasha, Bab al-Hadid, Masaken Hanano and the provincial towns of Menbej and al-Bab.
The Free Syrian Army said it has secured the defection of 18 officers from various ranks including Major General Mohammad al-Kherat, commander-in-chief of the 7th division of the Syrian army. Meanwhile, the rebels released one of the 11 Shiite Lebanese hostages held in Aleppo since last May.
Reports surfaced today indicating that the Syrian government is negotiating deals with firms in London, Singapore and the Middle East to sell crude oil in return for the fuel it needs to survive in the face of an increasingly fierce rebellion.
Regime forces continued their indiscriminate attacks on the city of Deir Azzour and its provincial town of Boukamal. They also shelled the Idlib suburbs of Jabal Arbaeen, Jabal Zawiya, Ariha, Hazano, Ma’arrat Noman, Sarmin, Ma’arrat Masrin. They resumed the shelling in the old city of Homs and its provincial towns of Talbiseh, Krak Des Chevalier, Rastan and Qsair. Their MIG fighter jets pounded the Hama suburb of Karnaz leaving many civilians dead and wounded. Additionally, they resumed the shelling in the city of Daraa and its provincial towns of Dael, Nahta, Maliha Sharqiya, Maliha Gharbiya, Soura, Bosra, Katiba, Wadi Yarmouk and the Lajat district as well as the Latakia suburb of Jabal Turcoman along with heavy clashes in the Latakia suburb of Kasab.
Heavy clashes resumed in the neighbourhood of Kafarsouseh in the capital, while the indiscriminate and fierce shelling renewed in the provincial towns of Erbin, Moadamiya, Thiyabiya, Damir, Yabroud and Zabadani.
In Aleppo, rebel fighters continued repelling the regime’s ground assault as heavy clashes were reported in the neighbourhoods of Saif Adola, and Aarqoub as well as in the vicinity of Aleppo international airport. However, scores of people were killed and many were injured due to the indiscriminate and fierce shelling in the neighbourhoods of Maysar, Suleiman Halabi, Ba’aydin, Sakhour, Hollok, Bustan Pasha, Bab al-Hadid, Masaken Hanano and the provincial towns of Menbej and al-Bab.
The Free Syrian Army said it has secured the defection of 18 officers from various ranks including Major General Mohammad al-Kherat, commander-in-chief of the 7th division of the Syrian army. Meanwhile, the rebels released one of the 11 Shiite Lebanese hostages held in Aleppo since last May.
Reports surfaced today indicating that the Syrian government is negotiating deals with firms in London, Singapore and the Middle East to sell crude oil in return for the fuel it needs to survive in the face of an increasingly fierce rebellion.
Regime forces continued their indiscriminate attacks on the city of Deir Azzour and its provincial town of Boukamal. They also shelled the Idlib suburbs of Jabal Arbaeen, Jabal Zawiya, Ariha, Hazano, Ma’arrat Noman, Sarmin, Ma’arrat Masrin. They resumed the shelling in the old city of Homs and its provincial towns of Talbiseh, Krak Des Chevalier, Rastan and Qsair. Their MIG fighter jets pounded the Hama suburb of Karnaz leaving many civilians dead and wounded. Additionally, they resumed the shelling in the city of Daraa and its provincial towns of Dael, Nahta, Maliha Sharqiya, Maliha Gharbiya, Soura, Bosra, Katiba, Wadi Yarmouk and the Lajat district as well as the Latakia suburb of Jabal Turcoman along with heavy clashes in the Latakia suburb of Kasab.