A City Caught In Crossfire
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Channel: Wrath0fKhan · 2013 · People & Blogs
Taftanaz is a city caught in the crossfire of the battle for a key regime airbase. Now, rare pictures are emerging, illustrating the scale of the task Syrians will face when the bloodshed ends and the rebuilding begins. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports. Would you like to know more? Syria crisis: BBC sees evidence of Homs massacre (BBC, Jan 18, 2013): "... A team visited the village of Haswiya, on the edge of the central city of Homs, and saw charred bodies still lying inside one of the houses. Government soldiers said all the bodies had been taken away and blamed Islamist militants fighting with the rebels. But villagers told the BBC the army had been present at the time of the deaths..." Syria: Islamist Nusra Front gives BBC exclusive interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21061018 "...When the US placed us on their list of terrorists, it did us no harm, it elevated our reputation. The Syrian people hate the American government. Thanks be to God, we consider this a medal of honour..." Syrian town of Idlib targeted in multiple bombings http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21048592 Moscow suspends consular operations in Aleppo http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/15/world/syria-civil-war/index.html 'Humanitarian emergency' as Syria runs low on medical care, food http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/14/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html Four killed in car bomb in Damascus suburb http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/13/four-killed-in-car-bomb-in-damascus-suburb Syrian rebels claim capture of strategic military base http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/11/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html Syrian government frees 2,130 prisoners in exchange for 48 Iranians http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/09/world/meast/syria-prisoner-exchange/index.html Terrorist group fills power vacuum among Syria rebels http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/09/opinion/bakos-syria-al-qaeda/index.html Report ties Syrian rebels to al Qaeda http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2013/01/07/pkg-robertson-syria-al-nusra-strategy.cnn?iref=allsearch Scavenging for food, Syrian children witness war http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/06/world/meast/syria-children/index.html Al-Assad touts plan for resolution, says enemies of Syria 'will go to hell' http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/06/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html U.S. troops arrive in Turkey http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2013/01/04/lkl-walsh-turkey-us-troops-arrive.cnn U.N.'s Syria death toll jumps dramatically to 60,000-plus http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/02/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html
