[Xinhua] The Syrian army on Thursday regained control of a central town in unrest-hit Hama province, said a military source, as activists reported killings of many people in several hotspots in the country.The military source was quoted by the state-run SANA news agency as saying that the Zour Abi Hasan town in central Hama province has been secured by the troops after fights with gangs, most of whom were killed or injured.
The source called on the locals to return to their homes after the army destroyed all of the gangs' hideouts.
Meanwhile,
...back at the shouting match, a new, even louder, voice was to be heard...
the activists' network, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said gunnies earlier Thursday assassinated Walid al-Aboud, a retired air force colonel, adding that Aboud, the brother of Parliamentarian Khaled Aboud, was shot near a post office at the Damascus
...Capital of the last overtly fascist regime in the world...
' suburb of Qatana.
Activists also alleged that forces loyal to the Syrian administration committed last Tuesday a massacre in al-Haswiyeh, a small farming village in central Syria. However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
activists gave divergent accounts of the casualties, including families with women and kiddies, ranging from 37 to 106.
Activists also said that a Syrian troops'
The armed rebels have recently penetrated the refugee camps, which has remained calm during Syria's long-lasting conflict.
The government accuses members of al-Qaeda-affiliated "Nusra Front" of carrying on blasts and attacks, urging the UN to condemn the terrorism in Syria.