9/22/2014

Unfortunately yesterday I had no time to do a post

The Syrian National Coalition has dissolved the Supreme Military Council , which contains the leadership of the Free Syrian Army , on the grounds that it does not represent all of the opposition forces. Hadi al-Bahra , the leader of the SNC, said that this is part of an effort to further unite the different rebel groups in Syria and consolidate arrangements such as FSA cooperation with other coalitions like the Islamic Front . He also said that several members of the SMC had been removed due to disagreements.



has dissolved the , which contains the leadership of the , on the grounds that it does not represent all of the opposition forces. The government has continued its new offensive on Adra as it attempts to weaken rebels in Eastern Ghouta . 9 airstrikes hit the town today. Government forces:

as it attempts to weaken rebels in . Zahran Alloush , the head of Jaish al-Islam and the Islamic Front , said that yesterday a group of armed men in Douma had killed Bashir al-Ajwa , the spokesman and senior commander of the Osoud al-Ghouta Brigade . Zahran called for an investigation into the killing to be opened.



, the head of and the , said that yesterday a group of armed men in had killed , the spokesman and senior commander of the . A demonstration in Douma demanding that rebels go to the front lines instead of sitting in the city:



demanding that rebels go to the front lines instead of sitting in the city: An airstrike on Daraya in Rif Dimashq :



in : Airstrikes on Ayn Tarma in Rif Dimashq .



in . 8 women were exchanged for a Colonel held by rebels in the al-Keswa area of Rif Dimashq .



area of . 6 air raids on the town of Hammoreyyi in Eastern Ghouta killed 9 people.



in killed 9 people. Rebels fighting in Zamalka in Rif Dimashq :



in : An ANNA video of government forces fighting in Jobar , next to Damascus :



video of government forces fighting in , next to : Fighting in the rebel-held al-Dukhaniyya neighborhood of Damascus : http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.502487&lon=36.337785&z=17&m=b



of : http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.502487&lon=36.337785&z=17&m=b The YPG has halted the Islamic State’s advance on Kobani in Aleppo , with the IS making no significant gains in the last day. The IS has captured around 130 villages in the area over the last few days. There have been reports that the IS is executing civilians in the villages that it has captured. The IS offensive has seen them bring in tanks, and US-made heavy artillery and armored vehicles that they captured from the Iraqi army. IS fighting: YPG fighting:



has halted the advance on in , with the IS making no significant gains in the last day. The FSA firing on the Islamic State arund the Qarah Qawzak bridge in Aleppo , south of Kobani : http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.641151&lon=38.216972&z=12&m=b



firing on the arund the in , south of : http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.641151&lon=38.216972&z=12&m=b Yesterday and today the Turkish Military fired on protesters near the Syrian border who began throwing rocks after the military prevented them from approaching the border. Hundreds of Kurdish volunteers from Turkey and Iraq have crossed the border to help the YPG in the fighting. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party ( PKK ), a Kurdish group in Turkey, called on Kurdish citizens of Turkey to cross the border and help the YPG. Dursun Kalkan , the leader of the PKK, accused the Turkish government of collaborating with the IS. A Reuters article on the situation: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/22/us-syria-crisis-turkey-kurds-idUSKCN0HH1RB20140922

Military fired on protesters near the Syrian border who began throwing rocks after the military prevented them from approaching the border. Turkey announced that 130,000 refugees have crossed the border since Friday, after advances by the Islamic State on the area surrounding the Kurdish city of Kobani in Aleppo . Refugees have crossed through a 30 km section along the border, but the UN said that only 2 of the 9 crosses are currently open. The Turkish government said that this is for better organization of the refugees. The Turkish military running over the bikes of refugees: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=984255621591876

announced that 130,000 refugees have crossed the border since Friday, after advances by the on the area surrounding the city of in . Yesterday, members of the Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo staged a sit-in to protest the Interim Government’s delay of their salaries. The SCD are first responders who conduct rescue operations in areas hit by shelling and bombing. They are also often targeted by government airstrikes, which will conduct a second run 15-20 minutes after an initial one in order to hit people who have arrived on the scene.



in staged a sit-in to protest the delay of their salaries. Rebels firing on a government barrier in the Ramouseh Industrial District of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.161993&lon=37.130699&z=14&m=b



of http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.161993&lon=37.130699&z=14&m=b Rebels firing on a government-held building in the Seif al-Dawla neighborhood of Aleppo .



of . 8 people were injured by an RPG fired by the Shohadaa Bader Brigade on the al-Khaldeyyi neighborhood of Aleppo .



on the of . A video showing areas of rebel-held Aleppo :



: A video showing Bab al-Nasr in Aleppo :



in : Part I of Ghosts of Aleppo by Vice :



by : The Foreign Ministry denied that it has used chemical weapons in the war, and said that claims that it has are being made because the government is advancing in Rif Dimashq and Hama . It accused rebels of being behind any chemical weapon attacks, saying that those who are conspiring against the government “might provide chemical weapons to terrorist organizations to be used against the Syrian people and frame the Syrian Arab Army for the attacks”. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons concluded that chlorine gas has been used in attacks on three towns in Hama, which killed 20 people and wounded hundreds. Last week John Kerry , the US Secretary of State, publicly accused the government of using chemical weapons.



in the war, and said that claims that it has are being made because the government is advancing in and . It accused rebels of being behind any chemical weapon attacks, saying that those who are conspiring against the government “might provide chemical weapons to terrorist organizations to be used against the Syrian people and frame the Syrian Arab Army for the attacks”. Hope Plant , an NGO that works in refugee camps, said that 2,000 families have fled Hama to refugee camps on the Turkish border, after 2 months of heavy fighting between rebels and government forces in the province.



, an NGO that works in refugee camps, said that 2,000 families have fled to refugee camps on the border, after 2 months of heavy fighting between rebels and government forces in the province. 20 civilians were wounded by rebel shelling on Maharda in Hama.



in A Division 13 hit against a government tank with a TOW missile near Maharda in Hama :



hit against a government tank with a TOW missile near in : Harakat Hazm hits a tank with a TOW missile at the al-Zilaqiat checkpoint in Hama :



hits a tank with a TOW missile at the in : 4 barrel bombs were dropped on Kafr Zita in Hama .



in . 2 people were killed in al-Latamina in Hama by barrel bombs.



in by barrel bombs. Rebels captured the Zalin checkpoint near Halfaya from government forces in Hama .



near from government forces in . Rebels shelling a government checkpoint in Hama :



: Rebels claimed to have shot down a jet near Kafr Zita in Hama.



in The Local Coordination Comitees reported that at least 42 people were killed, including 16 children and 11 women, by airstrikes in Idlib yesterday. 19 people were killed in Saraqeb and 23 people were killed in Ehsim .

reported that at least 42 people were killed, including 16 children and 11 women, by airstrikes in yesterday. Jabhat al-Nusra has claimed responsibility for an attack Saturday on a Hezbollah checkpoint in the Lebanese village of Khreibeh , which is near the Syrian border.



has claimed responsibility for an attack Saturday on a checkpoint in the village of , which is near the Syrian border. The Lebanese Armed Forces have begun attacking the outskirts of Arsal , a town which houses many Syrian refugees and rebels, and which saw heavy fighting last month between gunmen and the LAF.



have begun attacking the outskirts of , a town which houses many Syrian refugees and rebels, and which saw heavy fighting last month between gunmen and the LAF. This video claims to be from a Hezbollah drone firing at Jabhat al-Nusra fighters in Arsal in Lebanon :



drone firing at fighters in in : Jordan has arrested 11 people who it says have been smuggling weapons and equipment in from Syrian in order to carry out an al-Qaeda-linked plot to bomb shopping centers and assassinate western diplomats.



has arrested 11 people who it says have been smuggling weapons and equipment in from Syrian in order to carry out an plot to bomb shopping centers and assassinate western diplomats. Colonel Riad al-Assad , the founder of the Free Syrian Army , warned that US airstrikes against the Islamic State within Syria will strengthen Assad and bring about the defeat of the rebels. He also warned against strengthening the role of Assad’s ally, Iran, in the war by bringing them in to the anti-IS coalition.



, the founder of the , warned that airstrikes against the within Syria will strengthen Assad and bring about the defeat of the rebels. He also warned against strengthening the role of Assad’s ally, in the war by bringing them in to the anti-IS coalition. A video filmed in secret by a woman in ar-Raqqa to show life under the Islamic State :



to show life under the : An Islamic State training camp in ar-Raqqa:

