Showing posts with label Rebels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rebels. Show all posts

Friday, March 8, 2013

Syrian Jets and Rebels Strike in Iraq, 13 Killed Across Country

End Of Days News

The war in Syria continues to be a threat to Iraq’s western flank. Violence today included attacks from both the Syrian Air Force and Syrian rebels. Overall, at least 13 Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded.

A source at a Sinjar hospital reported the delivery of six bodies belonging to Iraqi soldiers killed by the rebel group the Syrian Free Army at a border crossing near Rabia. On Monday, fighting near this border crossing drove a number of Syrian soldiers into Iraq for medical care or safety. The group was ambushed and slaughtered while on Iraqi soil.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Syrian warplanes strike northern city captured by rebels

End Of Days News

The air strikes came hours after rebels overran the northern city of Raqqa Monday. At least 20 of rebels and “tens of regular soldiers” were killed in battle and the air strikes. A witness reported that the city center was being bombarded by warplanes. Raqqa is situated on the Euphrates River near the Turkish border. It shelters hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees from war-torn homes in other parts of the country.