Bombardment Near Syria

Regime bombardment of a flashpoint region near Syria's capital on Sunday killed seven civilians, a monitor said, in the deadliest attack there since a nationwide truce came into force.

Syria's military and Russian warplanes bombarded rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Saturday as Damascus's allies said victory was near, but insurgents fought back and army advances halted after rapid gains during the week.

Heavy government bombardment across Syria today killed at least 26 civilians, nearly a third of them children, a monitoring group said.

Rebels in southern Syria announced a major offensive today to capture remaining positions held by the Syrian military in Quneitra province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where bombardments could be seen a short distance away.

At least 48 people including rebel fighters have been killed in Syrian government air bombardments around a town in the central province of Homs, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.

Intense Syrian army bombardment prevented a convoy of United Nations vehicles on Friday from reaching and retrieving 21 United Nation (UN) peacekeepers seized by rebels near the Golan Heights two days ago, a rebel spokesman said.

Syrian ground and air forces bombarded rebel strongholds on the outskirts of Damascus and other areas around the country on Friday while anti-government forces targeted a military post near the capital with a car bomb, activists said.

Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just outside Damascus on Sunday in what an activist called a "blow to the morale of the regime" near President Bashar Assad's seat of power, while the bombardment of a village near the capital killed at least eight children.

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad bombarded the Ras al-Ain area on the border with Turkey on Sunday, days after the town fell to rebels during an advance that has sent thousands of refugees fleeing for safety.

Regime bombardment of a flashpoint region near Syria's capital on Sunday killed seven civilians, a monitor said, in the deadliest attack there since a nationwide truce came into force.

Syria's military and Russian warplanes bombarded rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Saturday as Damascus's allies said victory was near, but insurgents fought back and army advances halted after rapid gains during the week.

Heavy government bombardment across Syria today killed at least 26 civilians, nearly a third of them children, a monitoring group said.

Rebels in southern Syria announced a major offensive today to capture remaining positions held by the Syrian military in Quneitra province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where bombardments could be seen a short distance away.

At least 48 people including rebel fighters have been killed in Syrian government air bombardments around a town in the central province of Homs, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.

Intense Syrian army bombardment prevented a convoy of United Nations vehicles on Friday from reaching and retrieving 21 United Nation (UN) peacekeepers seized by rebels near the Golan Heights two days ago, a rebel spokesman said.

Syrian ground and air forces bombarded rebel strongholds on the outskirts of Damascus and other areas around the country on Friday while anti-government forces targeted a military post near the capital with a car bomb, activists said.

Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just outside Damascus on Sunday in what an activist called a "blow to the morale of the regime" near President Bashar Assad's seat of power, while the bombardment of a village near the capital killed at least eight children.

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad bombarded the Ras al-Ain area on the border with Turkey on Sunday, days after the town fell to rebels during an advance that has sent thousands of refugees fleeing for safety.