Fighting Rages in Syria’s Aleppo, Damascus

Rebels Claim 60 Bodies Found in Damascus 'Massacre'

With the UN observer mission scheduled to formally expire this weekend, the Syrian Civil War is getting bloodier all the time, and fighting rages in both the capital city of Damascus and the nation’s largest city of Aleppo.

State media reported that the fighting in Aleppo is nearing the city’s key airport. The military airfield at the airport is being used by the government for air strikes on rebel forces in the region.

Foreign Minister Walid Moallem insisted that the military will eventually oust the rebels, adding that “those who think that the Syrian Arab army will be defeated are dreaming.” At the same time, the fighting seems to be going on far longer than either side figures, and looks to be close to a stalemate.

Meanwhile fighting in Damascus seems to be worsening all the time, and rebels claim to have found 60 bodies in one of the contested suburbs, claiming it was evidence of a “massacre.” Since past claims of massacres by the rebels have not proven to be very reliable, the details and accuracy of the claim remain unclear.

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R.C.

There's no stalemate.

The Syrian army is forgoing the use of very heavy artillery and fighter bombers because it would provoke more "outrage" from the West and be used to invade the country. The rebels are also fighting and taking refuge in heavily populated civilian areas where the Syrian military are at a disadvantage as far as what they can use.
mojo

"rebels claim to have found 60 bodies in one of the contested suburbs, claiming it was evidence of a “massacre.”

First of all this news is from BBC, second if the claim is legitimate then where is the prof, third by BBC having a photo of an unknown place shown some army trucks passing or patrolling the area doesn’t means that the claim is true or the war in Damascus is escalating.., non of these claims are documented, again this news is from BBC, these news agencies have no merits when is about wars where US and EU interests are at stake, nor for that matter ABC or NBC or CNN and others, they are there for the sake of the social psychological warfare of the news where they can fool the people, they are not there to report truthfully and about matters involving people nor there to report the essence of the news that is taking place and why. If and when these reports going to do that, then they will lose their membership of their respective US democratic, republican, and or EU liberalism, or Labor political party.
winston smith

"First of all this news is from BBC" – – the BBC is getting more and more outrageous, so I just change channel when the "news" on Syria comes on – it would make Dr.Goebbels blush – and I thought it was bad over rarlier other countries being attac… sorry where there were "crises".

It is clear American special forces and intelligence are using standard tactics of infiltrating major urban areas and fighting from there for their paramilitaries, which are now "beseiged" by the government – remember Jugoslavia and what happened to cities and towns there?