Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Syria Rebels Seize Strategic Town Outside Of Aleppo

Syria Rebels Seize Strategic Town, Kill Dozens Of Assad Fighters -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Rebel forces took control of a strategic town in northern Syria on Monday, killing more than 50 pro-government fighters and cutting off government forces' only supply route out of the city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The Britain-based Observatory also said it had obtained a photograph showing the execution of Alawite cleric Badr Ghazal by hardline Islamist rebels, highlighting the growing sectarian bloodshed of the 2-1/2-year conflict

In Aleppo, rebels led by Islamist militant groups captured Khanasir, a town that sits on the government supply route connecting the northern province to the central city of Hama.

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Update #1: Syria rebels take control of strategic town -- Al Jazeera
Update #2: Aleppo: Syrian Rebels 'Cut Off' Regime Troops -- Arutz Sheva

My Comment: If these reports are true, the Syrian regime will eventually lose control of Aleppo.

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