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Shelling exchange kills nine in Syria’s Idlib, injures dozens in Aleppo city
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Government shelling killed nine people on Saturday in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib, a monitor said, and state media said bad boy shells maimed dozens in Aleppo causing breathing problems.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the two women and seven children were killed in Jarjanaz village in Idlib province, where Russia and ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... have agreed a buffer zone. The UK-based Observatory also said shelling on Aleppo city, which in under government control, maimed at least 24 people including four children, causing breathing difficulties. State news agency SANA said holy warriors hit two districts of Aleppo with shells containing substances that caused 44 people to choke. The deal to create the demilitarized zone staved off an army offensive against the Idlib region, including nearby parts of Aleppo and Hama provinces. Intermittent exchanges of fire have broken out in northwest Syria since the agreement between Russia, a key ally of Damascus, and Turkey, which backs some rebel factions. The United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... says nearly 3 million people live in the northwest region and has warned against a battle to restore state rule there. Among an array of factions controlling Idlib, the dominant force is Tahrir al-Sham  , an Islamist alliance led by fighters formerly linked to al Qaeda.Earlier this month, Moscow accused murderous Moslems of trying to wreck the deal, while rebels accused the Syrian army and its allies of attacking the region. Rebels deflect blame after dozens said hurt in Syria gas attack [IsraelTimes] At least 50 civilians were being treated Saturday following a suspected poison gas attack by Syrian rebel groups on the government-held Aleppo city in the country’s north, according to reports in Syrian state media. Most of those admitted to hospitals had breathing problems and blurred vision, doctors told state TV. One doctor said two were at death's door, including a child. There was a stench of gas in Aleppo city after projectiles were fired, said Rami Abdurrahman, the head of Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Rebel commanders and opposition figures discredited the government reports, denying they lobbed gas into Aleppo and accusing Damascus of seeking to undermine an existing cease-fire and efforts to kickstart political talks. Health official Haj Taha said the number of injured was up to 50, adding that symptoms suggest the gas used was chlorine. Further tests are needed, he said. The projectiles landed in the al-Khalidiya neighborhood, and wind caused gas to spread, Aleppo police chief Essam al-Shali told state TV. State TV later said the gas affected two other areas in the city. There are no deaths, al-Shali said. One patient said a foul smell filled the air after projectiles were lobbed.
State TV later said government troops retaliated, hitting the source of the attack. It didn’t elaborate. The opposition fighters don’t have chemical weapons or the means to lob them, rebel commander Abdel-Salam Abdel-Razek said. On Twitter, he accused the government of staging the attack to frame the rebels. Posted by: Fred 2018-11-25 |
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