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Rebels Seize Key Army Position in Hama
[An Nahar] Syrian rebels seized on Thursday a key army position in the central province of Hama, which lies on the road linking Damascus to Aleppo in the north, a monitoring group said Thursday.The military responded by deploying en mass to try to take back the position at Morek and began shelling it, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added. "Rebel fighters took control of an army position situated at the northern edges of Morek village in the north of Hama province, capturing ammunition and weapons from the military after fierce festivities," said the Britannia-based Observatory. The group said six soldiers were killed. Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said the position is strategically important because it lies on the main road linking the capital to Aleppo, large swathes of which are under rebel control. The road is the military's main supply route to Aleppo and to Khan Sheykhoun in the northwestern province of Idlib. It also leads to Maaret al-Noman, which the army has been trying to take back from rebel hands since its capture in October. The capture of the Morek position comes days after pro-regime media announced an upcoming campaign to take back Aleppo from rebel hands. Meanwhile, ...back at the game, the Babe was wondering why the baseball kept getting bigger and bigger. Finally it hit him... the Observatory reported shelling on the Qaboun suburb northeast of Damascus at dawn, as well as fierce festivities on the edges of Barzeh in the north of the capital. Battles have raged for weeks in Barzeh, most of which is under rebel control. At least 90 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-14 |
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