FSA fighters target 155 Brigade, military-controlled barriers

Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters in Damascus Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels have used Ghad rockets to target the regime's 155 Brigade in the area of Qutaifa, Qalamoun, on the outskirts of Damascus. The Syrian Media Centre reported that fighters from the FSA's Tahrir al-Sham brigade targeted headquarters, command stations and soldiers' dormitories in Qutaifa on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, opposition forces attacked a barrier in Bansqoul, on the outskirts of Idlib, with locally made missiles. They also gave government forces a 48-hour deadline to withdraw from Mahbal and Maasara barriers after taking control of the Aleppo-Latakia international road.
The armed opposition forces interrupted the military supplies heading to the Syrian army centred in Idlib. Activists in the village of Kafr Tana, Damascus countryside, said that the Syrian forces had massacred dozens of civilians in the region.
Syrian military aircraft targeted the village of al-Rami with several rockets, while the town of Hobait was also shelled. Two rockets were dropped on the towns of Hazareen and Kaf Neblin, in the western regions of Idlib, without any injuries being reported.
In separate developments, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon renewed his plea for parties to stop fighting and avoid civilian casualties in Syria. The senior diplomat voiced grave concern about the situation in the city of Homs, where an estimated 2500 people remain trapped amid heavy fighting.
General Ban's spokesman said that the UN chief is following the Syrian situation "with grave concern." More than 93,000 people have been killed since fighting began in March 2011 between the Syrian government and opposition groups seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
"The Secretary-General calls on the warring sides to do their utmost to avoid civilian casualties and to allow immediate humanitarian access, as well as opportunities for trapped civilians to leave without fear of persecution," said the statement.
The western governorate of Homs has been subject to a fierce military operation, with government forces shelling historic towns and villages.
Meanwhile, the Jordanian army has closed roads leading to its Syrian borders with the southwestern city of Daraa amid UN warnings about 2500 civilians being caught up in the violence in Homs.
A military source said that the Jordanian army closed roads leading to eastern and western areas of Daraa, along with the road leading to the western area of Tel Chehab, after the recent fighting between Syrians and Jordanian border guards.Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels have used Ghad rockets to target the regime's 155 Brigade in the area of Qutaifa, Qalamoun, on the outskirts of Damascus.
The Syrian Media Centre reported that fighters from the FSA's Tahrir al-Sham brigade targeted headquarters, command stations and soldiers' dormitories in Qutaifa on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, opposition forces attacked a barrier in Bansqoul, on the outskirts of Idlib, with locally made missiles. They also gave government forces a 48-hour deadline to withdraw from Mahbal and Maasara barriers after taking control of the Aleppo-Latakia international road.
The armed opposition forces interrupted the military supplies heading to the Syrian army centred in Idlib. Activists in the village of Kafr Tana, Damascus countryside, said that the Syrian forces had massacred dozens of civilians in the region.
Syrian military aircraft targeted the village of al-Rami with several rockets, while the town of Hobait was also shelled. Two rockets were dropped on the towns of Hazareen and Kaf Neblin, in the western regions of Idlib, without any injuries being reported.
In separate developments, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon renewed his plea for parties to stop fighting and avoid civilian casualties in Syria. The senior diplomat voiced grave concern about the situation in the city of Homs, where an estimated 2500 people remain trapped amid heavy fighting.
General Ban's spokesman said that the UN chief is following the Syrian situation "with grave concern." More than 93,000 people have been killed since fighting began in March 2011 between the Syrian government and opposition groups seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
"The Secretary-General calls on the warring sides to do their utmost to avoid civilian casualties and to allow immediate humanitarian access, as well as opportunities for trapped civilians to leave without fear of persecution," said the statement.
The western governorate of Homs has been subject to a fierce military operation, with government forces shelling historic towns and villages.
Meanwhile, the Jordanian army has closed roads leading to its Syrian borders with the southwestern city of Daraa amid UN warnings about 2500 civilians being caught up in the violence in Homs.
A military source said that the Jordanian army closed roads leading to eastern and western areas of Daraa, along with the road leading to the western area of Tel Chehab, after the recent fighting between Syrians and Jordanian border guards.