Twin blasts targeting government
security buildings rocked the northern Syrian city of Idlib on Monday, killing
at least nine and wounding a hundred more, according to Syrian state TV. The
attack followed a suicide bombing on Friday in the capital city of Damascus,
which saw an additional nine killed.
According to Reuters, the increasing frequency of such
attacks signifies a shifting tactical emphasis from rebel forces toward the use
of more “homemade bombs.” As a rebel spokesman ominously warned, “You are going
to start seeing an escalation as we improve our techniques of bomb-making and
delivery."...