Assad forces steps up bombing as West strikes militants in Syria
Sep 26, – U.S.-led forces hit Islamic State bases in eastern Syria on Friday and a monitoring group said the Syrian army had intensified its bombing campaign in the west.
U.S. and Arab forces began bombing Islamic State militants in northern and eastern Syria on Tuesday, prompting concern among Western-backed opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that the air campaign could play into his hands.
Fighting between Syrian government troops and rebels has raged on with its usual ferocity.
Assad’s warplanes struck opposition-held towns in several provinces, including Hama in central Syria and Daraa in the south, activists said. There was no immediate word on casualties.
In Damascus, government soldiers backed by gunmen from the Lebanese Shiite militant Hezbollah group battled rebels on the edges of the suburb of Jobar, the Observatory said.
Press journalist for HRO media – Khizer Hayat reports.
Category: Arab uprising
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