Senior Officer Assassinated in Damascus
Al-Hayat (London-based Saudi newspaper)
April 15, 2014
Regime forces launched a raid on the “oil market” in the north east of the country and clashes persist around Damascus
Regime forces launched a raid on the “oil market” in the north east of the country and clashes persist around Damascus
Syrian army retakes Maaloula four months after mainly Islamist rebels overran it
Gunmen handed over weapons in several provinces
The strikes hit a crowded market packed with mostly women and children
The group includes fighters from the Deer Hunters Brigade, a secret Armenian army brigade
There is resentment after nuns were released after being held by the opposition, but not Assad’s own officers
The explosion took place at the market located in the opposition-held outskirts of the old neighborhoods of Homs
Director of Psychological Health at the Health Ministry: “Half the psychiatrists have run away!”
Activists feel betrayed by the opposition and ask where the revolutionary funds went
Governor Ghassan Khalaf wants to name representatives of international organizations in Hama province to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid
Despite disagreement between YPG and some Kurdish factions allied to the Free Syrian Army, they are cooperating against ISIS
Currently, anti-ISIS armed opposition factions are spread out around Idlib, while regime forces still control important cities and strategic locations
Rebels blow up building full of regime forces on the outskirts of Jobar
Most of the conference attendees were supporters of the regime
The crisis threatened to escalate into an armed conflict between the two largest opposition groups in Damascus and its countryside
Opposition fighters launched a campaign against regime strongholds nearly two weeks ago
The Lawyers Union has dismissed a number of lawyers who have left Syria without informing their branches
Only 600 food baskets were delivered to a population of over 40,000 families
Malouhi was held again under the directives of Major General Ali Mamlouk
Some accuse the regime of orchestrating the death of Assad’s cousin, Hilal al-Assad, to diffuse the Alawite sect’s growing resentment
