The Iraqi army has reportedly shelled Free Syrian Army positions inside Syria near the border with Iraq. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Iraq was helping Syrian government forces regain control of a border checkpoint seized by the insurgency.
Saturday, 2 March, 2013
Iraq: Iraqi army shelled Free Syrian Army (FSA) positions inside Siria and helped Syrian army retake border checkpoint
Tuesday, 26 February, 2013
Israel: Rocket from Gaza hit south for first time since truce, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed attack
Palestinian terrorists broke a three month ceasefire on Tuesday and fired a rocket from Gaza into southern Israel. The rocket fell on a road south of Ashkelon causing some damage to a road, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades took responsibility for the attack, Palestinian news agency Ma’an reported. The terrorists fired a Grad rocket in response to the “liquidation” of the prisoner Jaradat, Ma’an reported.
Friday, 22 February, 2013
Syria: Rebels seize nuclear research center in Deir Ezzour province, Assad forces kill at least 85 people
Free Syria Army fighters in Saraqeb
Syria’s main opposition group agreed to set up a transitional government seeking recognition as the legitimate alternative to President Bashar Assad’s rule, as rebels said they seized control of a nuclear research center.
The Syrian National Coalition will name a premier for the new administration within 10 days, Haitham El-Maleh, a leading member of the group, said in a phone interview. He didn’t give further details.
Thursday, 21 February, 2013
Syria: Car bomb explosion killed dozens near the headquarters of Baath party of president Assad in Damascus
At least 31 people have been killed in a car bombing near the headquarters of the ruling Baath party in Syria’s capital, opposition activists said.
The UK-based group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said most of the dead were civilians, but members of the Syrian security services were also killed in the Damascus attack.
Witnesses and opposition activists said the explosion targeted a security checkpoint in the central Mazraa neighbourhood.
Saturday, 16 February, 2013
Syria: Rebels captured military airbase in Sfeira town
Syrian rebels have captured a military airbase in the north and geared up for a major battle against regime forces as the opposition says it refuses to accept President Bashar al-Assad in talks on the 23-month conflict.
The rebels on Friday said they overran the base in the town of Sfeira, east of Aleppo international airport, and captured a large stockpile of ammunition.