Students Make History at Aleppo University
by Nuff Silence Today, Thursday the 17th of May, 2012, was a historic day for Syria in general and Aleppo in particular. United Nations monitors — part of Annan’s plan to bring the “crisis” in Syria to a peaceful resolution— visited the
Clashes break out in Daraa after regime snatches teenage girl
(Avaaz) Clashes with rebel fighters broke out today in Mahatta district after regime army troops and security forces tried to forcibly end a general strike which was protesting the arrest of 16-year-old schoolgirl Rita Jahamani. FSA fighters stormed Saraya police
UN Monitors Stranded After Attack
(Al-Ayyam) An explosion struck the lead car in a convoy of UN monitors on a surprise visit to Khan Sheikhon in Idlib leaving the monitors stranded in the city. The explosion resulted in the death of many bystanders who swarmed
Avaaz: At least 23 dead and 100 injured in UN convoy attack
UN cars caught up in attack KHAN SHEIKHOUN (IDLIB PROVINCE) A convoy of UN observers narrowly avoided serious injury when regime forces attacked a funeral procession in which at least 23 people were killed and 100 were injured. Avaaz has documented the
Army Clashes with New Defectors in Jabal Zawiya
Soldiers manning a checkpoint in the village of Maghara in Jabal Zawiya abandoned their position resulting in clashes with the Syrian army. The soldiers abandoned their position at around 09:00 and tried to flee towards the eastern hemisphere of Jabal
