Huge Battles Commonplace as World Ignores Syria Violence Descending Further Into Full Scale War

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Syria rebels target regime air power

AFP – Syrian rebels launched deadly attacks on the military on Saturday in a campaign increasingly targeting its air power, as President Bashar al-Assad’s ally Russia said it was “naive” to expect him not to fight back. Rebels captured the main air defence building in Albu Kamal on the Iraqi border.

Jordan needs $700 million in international aid to cope with an influx of 240,000 refugees from the conflict across the border in Syria, its planning and international cooperation minister said on Saturday. “The cost for Jordan to continue to welcome our Syrian brothers… is almost $700 million.

Eighteen unidentified bodies were found in the Damascus area on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that summary executions by both sides in the conflict were on the increase. Most of the bodies had their hands tied and some showed signs of torture, the Britain-based watchdog said.