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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Death toll of Tuesday reached 57 as Assad extends aerial campaign
2015-05-20
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] The Syrian government extended its intense aerial campaign against rebel-held areas of the northern cities of Aleppo and Idlib on Tuesday, conducting a series of Arclight airstrikes that killed at least 15 people, including children and women, activists and monitoring group said.

The Syria Network for Human Rights said at least 13 people were killed in missile attack on Darkoush town in Idlib province; as well three people were killed in Bab al-Nairab neighborhood of Aleppo city.

Syrian regime also has detonated a tunnel that was reportedly used by rebels in the government-controlled part of Aleppo on Tuesday.

SNHR also said 127 victims died in government's shelling on Aleppo from May 1, 2015 to May 16.

The corpse count of Tuesday reached 57 according to SNHR.
Posted by:Fred

#9  The IDF kicked Hesb'allah's ass. Go back and read your history books. Why do you think they haven't had the guts to try again?
Posted by: jvalentour   2015-05-20 23:36  

#8  ahhh a convenient scapegoat for our Sino-Israel Chauvinist. I only have an issue with the Sino assholishness
Posted by: Frank G   2015-05-20 22:06  

#7  Years of military "police work" and a "they're just f***ing arabs" attitude didn't help either.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-05-20 20:49  

#6  Mind you, most Israelis blame Olmert---he should've expect it. Well, one of the reasons he's in jail now.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-05-20 13:37  

#5  Not at the start.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-05-20 13:31  

#4  The IDF did perfectly well---until our American allies back-stabbed us.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-05-20 12:55  

#3  ROE are critical - IDF (or US) are handicapped against HB etc. unless things get bad enough that the gloves come off. Assad has open ROE plus is desperate.
Posted by: Glenmore   2015-05-20 10:02  

#2  Don't get too arrogant. The IDF didn't do so well the last time they went up against Hesb'allah.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-05-20 09:30  

#1  What a difference from the glorious, USA trained, Iraqi army.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-05-20 00:59  

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