In A Sign That Syria's Civil War Is Escalating, Helicopters Are Now Being Used To Suppress Rebel Areas

Syrian Opposition Cites Indiscriminate Firing From Helicopters -- CNN

(CNN) -- Government military forces fired indiscriminately Monday from helicopters on a town on the outskirts of Jabal Al-Zawiya, inflicting scores of casualties on civilians and rebel forces, an activist told CNN.

Ibrahim Swed, speaking from the town in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, said that the fighting between rebel forces in the Free Syrian Army and government forces continued for six hours and resulted in 32 deaths and more than 50 wounded.

Opposition activists said at least 93 people were killed across the country Monday, 35 of them in Idlib.

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My Comment: The decision to use helicopters smacks of desperation from the Assad regime. I have mentioned before that once the air force becomes involved .... that is when you know that (1) the Assad regime is losing control, and (2) the casualties from this civil war will start to reach levels that will truly be horrible.