Monday, December 2, 2013

Heavy Fighting Continues Throughout Syria

A Free Syrian Army fighter walks up a stairs, among damage and debris, in Aleppo on Sunday. At least 50 people have died after Syrian government helicopters dropped barrels full of explosives on the rebel-held town

Syrian PM Tells Ally Iran Assad Is Winning Civil War -- ABS CBS

BEIRUT - Prime Minister Wael Halki said on Saturday that Syrian government forces were winning the war with rebels and would not rest while a single enemy fighter remained at large.

Maintaining Syria's unyielding response to Western calls for President Bashar al-Assad to step aside, Halki said the era of "threats and intimidation has gone, never to return, while the era of victory and pride is being created now on Syrian soil".

He was speaking during a visit to Iran, which has provided military support and billions of dollars in economic aid to Assad during a 2-1/2-year-old civil war that has killed 100,000 people and shows little sign of being halted by diplomacy.

Read more ....

More News On The Civil War In Syria

Syrian aircraft kill 50 in northern rebel town -- Washington Post/AP
Two days of Assad regime air raids on Syria’s Al Bab kill 50 -- The National
Shelling of market in northern Syrian town kills 6; government forces ready for Aleppo battle -- FOX News/AP
Syrian rebels enter Christian village near capital -- Washington Post/AP
Syrian PM, visiting ally Iran, says government winning civil war -- Reuters
Report: US to play role in offshore destruction of Syria's chemical weapon -- FOX News
U.S. to Destroy Syria Arms At Sea, as Other Nations Balk -- Wall Street Journal

No comments: