Syria Live: Deadly Airstrike in Aleppo

Image from a video of the aftermath of Saturday's regime airstrike on the Sheikh Maqsoud area of Aleppo

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2025 GMT: Aleppo. Journalist Jenan Moussa posts a series of telling observations about the Islamist insurgency Jabhat al-Nusra:

Services much better in #Aleppo city now. People thank Jabhat Al Nusra for that. The group is cleaning streets/ collecting garbage. @akhbar

— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) April 7, 2013

Jabhat Al Nusra solved the bread crisis in #Aleppo as well. No lines anymore infront of bakeries. @akhbar

— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) April 7, 2013

Jabhat Al Nusra solved transport problem in #Aleppo. They started bus service for 10 Liras per person. Ppl over 50 ride bus for free @akhbar

— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) April 7, 2013

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Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: The US and Turkey Make Plans --- But What are They?

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Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Fighting Continues in Aleppo

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2045 GMT: Syria. The Local Coordination Committees claim 110 people have been killed by security forces today.

The LCC reports that of 45 slain in Damascus and its suburbs, many were members of the Free Syrian Army in the area of Kisweh.

2015 GMT: Syria. A tribute by Syrian TV to Yara Salem, one of three journalists of the pro-regime Al-Ikhbariya channel who were abducted near Damascus last week:

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Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Rumour and Reality in Aleppo

2055 GMT: Syria. Fares Mohamed, who is associated with the Local Coordinating Committees, has sent us a message that Zabadani, northwest of Damascus (map), has been heavily shelled today. According to Mohamed, 2/3rds of the population has fled, the rest are trapped, the humanitarian situation is growing desperate, and the shells fall every day.

Still, even for a population used to shelling, the videos posted today from neighboring areas show an intense barrage.

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