Assad's artillery, planes pound vital prize of Aleppo

[Chris]

Assad's artillery, planes pound vital prize of Aleppo
By REUTERS
08/05/2012 01:33
Syria forces attack rebel frontline in Salaheddine district; jets bombard Damascus as onslaught continues, resident says; after Annan resignation, peace plan a distant memory.
Free Syrian Army, Syrian Army soldiers clash Photo: Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

ALEPPO - Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces used artillery, planes and a helicopter gunship to pound rebel positions in Syria's biggest city, witnesses said, in a battle that could determine the outcome of the 17-month uprising. After UN Security Council paralysis on Syria forced peace envoy Kofi Annan to resign last week, and with his ceasefire plan a distant memory, rebels were battered on Saturday by the onslaught they had expected in Aleppo and the capital Damascus.

"There is one helicopter and we're hearing two explosions every minute," said a Reuters witness in Aleppo, Syria's commercial hub. Syrian forces struck at Aleppo's Salaheddine district, a gateway into the city of 2.5 million people that has become the frontline of an increasingly sectarian conflict that has killed some 18,000 people and could spill into neighboring countries. A local rebel commander said his fighters were preparing for a "strong offensive" by government forces on the city.

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[readytogo]

Whoever "wins" the war is just going to inherit a country of rubble...

[Suzanne]

Whoever "wins" the war is just going to inherit a country of rubble...

I agree. The good news is that some day the remnant of Syria will be worshiping Jesus Christ along with the rest of us.