"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

Lübnan Marunîleri / Yasin Atlıoğlu

NEWS AND ARTICLES / HABERLER VE MAKALELER

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Syrian Army Advances in Aleppo, Insurgents Abandon Position- Al-Manar


The Syrian Army advanced in the district of Aleppo on Wednesday as it launched a ground assault on the northern city. Meanwhile, media reported that the foreign-backed insurgents retreated from major neighborhood of the city, Salaheddin.

"The army is advancing from west to east to cut Salaheddin in half horizontally," AFP news agency quoted a Syrian security official as saying.
"It will not take a long time to control the district, even if there are some pockets of resistance remaining," the source added.
An opposition commander confirmed that army tanks had penetrated Salaheddin on Wednesday morning, sparking fierce clashes with the insurgents.
"The regime forces advanced into Al-Malaab Street with tanks and armored vehicles and fierce fighting is now taking place in the area," said Wassel Ayub, a commander in the so-called “Free Syrian Army”.
On the other hand, Reuter news agency reported that militants have abandoned at least one position in a battered district where fighting has raged for days...

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