AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian jets bombarded Sunni Muslim regions in Damascus and across the country on Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad kept up air strikes against rebels despite a U.N.-brokered truce that now appears to be in tatters.
"The ceasefire is practically over. Damascus has been under brutal air raids since day one and hundreds of people have been arrested," said veteran opposition campaigner Fawaz Tello.
"Assad has been trying to use the truce to seize back control of areas of Damascus," said Tello, who is well connected with rebels.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Syrian airforce bombs cities, truce "practically over"
Syrian airforce bombs cities, truce "practically over"
2012-10-28T14:02:00-04:00
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