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Jarba Accuses ISIS Of “Fighting Us Instead Of The Regime” In Raqqa
The President of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Ahmad Al Jarba, has accused the Islamic State of Iraq and Ash Sham of fighting the Free Syrian Army and not the regime in Raqqa.
Jarba said that on Monday, ISIS attacked one of Raqqa’s Arab tribes, the Al Fadaan, which was supportive of the FSA.
“We call for self-restraint, and we stress the importance of respecting the traditions of those tribes. The people of Raqqa have endured injustice. We say to them we have to be patient. We are facing this together. We are fighting the regime, and we are liberating areas, but ISIS is exploiting the situation, and they are fighting us instead of fighting the regime,” he added.
After Airstrike, Civilians Dig Body Out Of Rubble In Daraa Al Balad
Footage from Tuesday shows civilians in Daraa Al Balad digging the body of a man, named as Mahmoud Al Fallouji, out from beneath rubble following a regime airstrike.
Some readers may find images in the video disturbing.
In Sarmin, Idlib, A Civilian Sits In The Ruins Of His Home, Destroyed In Airstrike
Footage from Tuesday shows a local man, named as Abu Abdo, sitting atop the ruins of his home in Sarmin, Idlib Province, destroyed today by a regime airstrike.
In Daraa Al Balad, Insurgents Show More Food, Ammunition Dropped By Regime Plane
More footage of the unexpected gift of food and ammunition dropped by a regime warplane in Daraa Al Balad and picked up by insurgents. The regime used its airforce to drop vital supplies to regime forces cut off by fighting in the south of Daraa city, near the Jordanian border.
Jaish Al Islam Shoot Down Regime Reconnaissance Plane In East Ghouta
Air Strikes Destroy Civilian Homes In Daraa Al Balad
Shaam News Network reporter Abu Yazan Alhorani filmed this footage on Tuesday of destruction to residential homes in Daraa Al Balad as a result of regime air strikes. Strikes can be heard in the background as Alhorani reports.
The regime is bombarding Daraa Al Balad after insurgents from the Free Syrian Army, Ahrar Ash Sham and Jabhat Al Nusra captured the strategic Daraa-Ramtha border crossing to Jordan and the Old Customs area in Daraa Al Balad earlier this month.
UN: Syrian Refugees To Top 3.2 Million By December 2013
The United Nations has said that it expects a dramatic rise in the number of Syrian refugees, with another 2 million Syrians will become refugees in 2014 and 2.25 million more to be displaced within the country.
Officials from U.N. humanitarian agency Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that “The most likely scenario was perceived to be continuation and escalation of the conflict with increased fragmentation, disruption of essential services and further erosion of coping mechanisms.”
OCHA forecast that up to 8.3 million people – or more than a third of Syria’s pre-war population of 23 million – would be in need by the end of 2014, a 37 percent increase over 2013, including 6.5 million internally displaced people, a 54 percent increase.
The number of refugees was expected to hit 3.2 million by December 2013, 1 million more than now, and rise by an additional 2 million next year.
In Daraa Al Balad, Insurgents Gather Supplies…Dropped by Assad’s Planes
Insurgents in Daraa Al Balad gather an unexpected gift — supplies dropped by Syrian planes trying to help regime forces cut off by heavy fighting in the south of the country:
