Rebel
fighters shoot down another fighter jet in Idlib
Kl:10,22 31|08|2012 Sawtalkurd
Today's Top
Stories
- Rebel fighters shoot down a fighter jet in the northern Idlib suburb of Thiyabiya.
- The regime responds to the heavy losses caused by rebel fighters in Idlib by committing massacres against unarmed civilians.
- Regime forces carry out summary executions in Hama, Daraa and Damascus.
Today's Top
Videos
- Idlib: Rebel fighters shoot down a fighter jet and find the bodies of its pilots, P2, P3
- Daraya, Damascus Suburb: Rebel fighters destroy a military tank and kill a number of soldiers
- Ma’ardabseh, Idlib: A leaked video shows trigger-happy Assad’s forces celebrating a massacre they committed against unarmed civilians
- Abou Thohour, Idlib: Scores of people die due to air raids by MIG fighter jets, P2, P3
Today's Statistics
- Death Toll: 194 (Idlib: 88, Damascus and Suburbs: 41, Daraa: 18, Hama: 18, Aleppo: 12, Homs: 11, Deir Azzour; 5, Suwaida: 1, Raqa: 1)
- Free Syrian Army key operations:
- Killed at least 25 army soldiers throughout the country.
- Shot down a MIG fighter jet in the suburbs of Idlib.
- Destroyed a military tank in the Damascus suburb of Daraya.
- Destroyed a military checkpoint in the Daraa suburb of Bosra.
Summary of
Events
Rebel
fighters shot down a fighter jet in the northern Idlib suburb of Thiyabiya along
the border with Turkey, raising the number of warplanes destroyed since
yesterday to 11.
In response to the heavy losses caused by rebel fighters, regime forces fiercely pounded the Idlib suburb of Abu Thohour, killing 20 civilians including ten women and eight children. They committed a massacre in the Idlib suburb of Ariha killing more than 45 civilians “execution-style”. They also shelled the towns of Sahl Rouj, Ta’oum and Taftanaz killing and wounding many civilians.
Regime forces continued to carry out summary executions throughout the country. About 16 bodies were found dumped in the A’asy river hours after being arrested. An additional 11 bodies were discovered in the Panorama area in the city of Daraa and eight more in the Damascus suburb of Douma.
In the capital, heavy clashes broke out in the district of Sayeda Zeinab, the neighbourhood of Tadamon, in the vicinity of the Air Force Intelligence headquarters in the Damascus suburb of Harasta, and the towns of Yabroud, Kafarbatna and Qodseya. Meanwhile, regime forces resumed shelling the suburbs of Deir Asafir, Hamouriya, Douma, Kafarbatna, Zamalka, Erbin, Harasta and Jesrain amid mass exodus from the East Ghouta district.
Rebel fighters attacked the Military Security branches in the city of Deir Azzour and its provincial town of Boukamal. Heavy clashes also broke out in the neighbourhood of Mahatta in the city of Hama and in several neighbourhoods of the city of Aleppo.
Regime forces continued its massive military offensive throughout the country, killing dozens of civilians, wounding hundreds others and forcing thousands of them to flee their homes. Regime forces resumed shelling the neighbourhoods of Khaldiya, Jouret Sheyah and the old city of Homs as well as its provincial towns of Abel, Qasir, Ez Adin, Boayda Sharqiya and Rastan. They also resumed shelling the Hama suburbs of Sahl al-Ghab and Shahshabo Mountain. They shelled the neighbourhoods of Bustan Qaser, Saif Adola, Sha’ar and Masaken Hanano in the city of Aleppo as well as its provincial towns of Deir Hafer and Tal Refaat. Furthermore, they resumed shelling the central city of Daraa and its provincial towns of Bosra, Najih, Karak Sharqi, Samad and the villages of the Lajat district. They also shelled the neighbourhoods of Khasarat, Jbaila, Ba’ajin and Radisat in the city of Deir Azzour and its provincial town of Boukamal. Meanwhile, they carried out sweeps and arbitrary arrests in the neighbourhood of Qnenes in the city of Latakia.
A state-run newspaper reported that tourism earnings dropped by 75.4 per cent in comparison with the previous year.
In response to the heavy losses caused by rebel fighters, regime forces fiercely pounded the Idlib suburb of Abu Thohour, killing 20 civilians including ten women and eight children. They committed a massacre in the Idlib suburb of Ariha killing more than 45 civilians “execution-style”. They also shelled the towns of Sahl Rouj, Ta’oum and Taftanaz killing and wounding many civilians.
Regime forces continued to carry out summary executions throughout the country. About 16 bodies were found dumped in the A’asy river hours after being arrested. An additional 11 bodies were discovered in the Panorama area in the city of Daraa and eight more in the Damascus suburb of Douma.
In the capital, heavy clashes broke out in the district of Sayeda Zeinab, the neighbourhood of Tadamon, in the vicinity of the Air Force Intelligence headquarters in the Damascus suburb of Harasta, and the towns of Yabroud, Kafarbatna and Qodseya. Meanwhile, regime forces resumed shelling the suburbs of Deir Asafir, Hamouriya, Douma, Kafarbatna, Zamalka, Erbin, Harasta and Jesrain amid mass exodus from the East Ghouta district.
Rebel fighters attacked the Military Security branches in the city of Deir Azzour and its provincial town of Boukamal. Heavy clashes also broke out in the neighbourhood of Mahatta in the city of Hama and in several neighbourhoods of the city of Aleppo.
Regime forces continued its massive military offensive throughout the country, killing dozens of civilians, wounding hundreds others and forcing thousands of them to flee their homes. Regime forces resumed shelling the neighbourhoods of Khaldiya, Jouret Sheyah and the old city of Homs as well as its provincial towns of Abel, Qasir, Ez Adin, Boayda Sharqiya and Rastan. They also resumed shelling the Hama suburbs of Sahl al-Ghab and Shahshabo Mountain. They shelled the neighbourhoods of Bustan Qaser, Saif Adola, Sha’ar and Masaken Hanano in the city of Aleppo as well as its provincial towns of Deir Hafer and Tal Refaat. Furthermore, they resumed shelling the central city of Daraa and its provincial towns of Bosra, Najih, Karak Sharqi, Samad and the villages of the Lajat district. They also shelled the neighbourhoods of Khasarat, Jbaila, Ba’ajin and Radisat in the city of Deir Azzour and its provincial town of Boukamal. Meanwhile, they carried out sweeps and arbitrary arrests in the neighbourhood of Qnenes in the city of Latakia.
A state-run newspaper reported that tourism earnings dropped by 75.4 per cent in comparison with the previous year.