Friday, July 26, 2013

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates July 26, 2013



Syrian Rebels Kill Dozens In Offensives In North And South -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Syrian rebels say they have overrun army positions in the north and south of the country this week, including an offensive in which a rights monitoring group said 51 soldiers were executed.

Insurgents have focused on taking isolated army outposts, mostly in rural areas while forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have made gains in recent months around the capital Damascus and the central city of Homs.

One video, posted on YouTube on Wednesday by a rebel group calling itself the Supporters of the Islamic Caliphate, shows around 30 bodies of young men piled up against a wall. Blood is splattered on the wall and one corpse is smoldering.

"Tens of Assad's (militia) killed," says a man off camera. He said the footage was filmed in the area of the northern town of Khan al-Assal which was taken by rebels last week.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
150 Syrian regime forces killed in Khan al-Assal battle: Activists -- Daily Star
Western-backed rebels kill 150 Syrian soldiers in northern Aleppo: activists -- Xinhuanet
Syrian rebels claim they now control the west of Aleppo Province -- Digital Journal
Syrian troops advance in rebel-held areas of central city; clashes in Palestinian refugee camp -- FOX News/AP
Car bomb kills 10, wounds 62 in Syrian capital -- Chicago Sun Times
Syrian rebels: Russian ships transferring Hezbollah fighters to Syria -- YNet
Syrian Opposition Wants US Weapons Fast -- AP
Syrian rebels ask Kerry to send US arms quickly; situation 'desperate' -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Syrian Rebel Leader Tells Kerry That Situation Is 'Desperate' -- Radio Free Europe
Syrian rebels press US to send weapons fast, Kerry sees no military solution to crisis -- RT
US using Syrian rebel supply lines as it prepares to send arms -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Kerry bearing good news for Syrian opposition in bid to affirm US engagement -- Christian Science Monitor
Kerry presses Syrians to commit to peace talks in first U.N. visit as top U.S. diplomat -- Washington Post
Opposition presses for weapons as Syria death toll tops 100,000 -- CNN
Syria war's grim milestone: 100,000 dead, no sign of talks -- L.A. Times
Syria death toll now above 100,000, says UN chief Ban -- BBC
Syria death toll above 100,000: UN -- FOX News/AFP
UN's Ban: Syria Death Toll Hits 100,000 -- Voice of America
Dempsey on Syria: Think Before You Shoot -- Geoffrey Aronson, Al-Monitor
Parsing Dempsey’s Syria Advice -- Michael P. Noonan, US News and World Report
Syria’s war: The new normal -- The Economist
All we can do for Syria now is donate to the relief effort -- Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian

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