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Death Toll: 19 People Killed Today, 133 Yesterday
The Local Coordination Committees documented 133 people killed yesterday, while 19 people were killed as of 6:00 pm of today, including a child and one killed under torture. Deaths were cited as: 10 in Damascus, five in Deir Ezzor, three in Dara’a, and one in Hama. (Source: Local Coordination Committees)
Clashes in Zamalka and Adra, Food Enters Besieged Moadamyeh
The Free Syrian Army clashed with regime forces in Zamalka and Adra in Rural Damascus. Regime forces shelled Eastern Ghouta, Zabadani and Khan al Sheih in rural Damascus, with reports of civilian casualties and material damage. Activists also reported that vehicles loaded with food began entering the besieged district of Moadamyeh after a truce between the Free Syrian Army and regime forces whereby the residents raise the regime’s flag in the district for 72 hours in exchange for halting the fighting and the introduction of food to the besieged district. George Sabra earlier described the truce in Moadamyeh between the residents of the district and regime forces as humanitarian blackmail. “The regime’s practices prove it is an Iranian puppet, as it uses civilians and children to put pressure on the revolutionaries.” Sabra hailed the people of Moadamyeh who he described as “heroes and that all politicians bow to their great courage,” despite agreeing to a truce with the regime. Sabra’s statement comes after the Assad regime forced the residents of Moadamyeh to raise its flag over the district in return for allowing entry of food and baby milk to the people trapped inside. (Source: Syrian Coalition)
Clashes in Dara’a, Barrel Bombs Fall on Giza
Regime forces shelled the neighborhoods of Tariq al Sadd and Dara’a Camp with heavy artillery, alongside violent clashes with the Free Syrian Army and reports of regime losses. In the meantime, regime forces shelled the town of Maa’rabah in rural Dara’a, with reports of civilian casualties. The town of Giza came under barrel bomb attacks by Assad’s air force, causing massive damage to the infrastructure in the town. (Source: Syrian Coalition + Sham News Network)
ISIS Storms Media Office in Kafrenbel
Fighters of Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) stormed the media office in the town of Kafrenbel in rural Idlib and arrested a number of media activists besides seizing the equipment of the office. Sham News Network reported that the activist were later released. Meanwhile, regime forces pounded Maart al Nouman with heavy artillery, alongside violent clashes near Wadi al Daif. Assad’s warplanes bombed the town of Taftanaz, with reports of civilian casualties. (Source: Syrian Coalition + Sham News Network)
Ongoing Clashes around Deir Ezzor Air Base
The Free Syrian Army clashed with regime forces on the perimeter of Deir Ezzor air base, alongside intense aerial shelling on the area and on the towns of Aiyash and Jafra near the air base. Other clashes were also reported in the neighborhoods of Rasaffa and Sina’a in the city of Deir Ezzor. (Source: Syrian Coalition + Sham News Network)
FSA’s Rockets Fall on a Regime Position in Aleppo
The Free Syrian Army attacked regime positions in Tal Sheikh Yusuf near Aleppo with rockets, with reports of regime losses. Violent clashes took place between the Free Syrian Army and the regime forces in Khalidiya and Naqqarin neighborhoods of Aleppo, alongside intense shelling by regime forces on the area. (Source: Syrian Coalition + Sham News Network)
Fire Kills a Woman and Her Child in a Refugee Camp in Iraq
A Syrian woman and her child died when fire broke out in their tent in Dumez Refugee Camp in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. Refugee camps witnessed many of these incidents since the beginning of the harsh winter that has been sweeping the region. The Syrian Coalition has lately intensified its field visits to the camps in an effort to secure the needs of Syrian refugees and to enable them withstand the difficult conditions they are living in. (Source: Syrian Coalition)
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