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July 28th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
“Helicopters are participating in clashes at the entrance of Salaheddine
district and bombarding it,” the group said in an emailed statement. “There
are also violent clashes at the entrances to Sakhour district.”
Video footage provided by the Observatory showed smoke rising over apartment
blocks in the city into a hazy sky on Saturday. The sound of sporadic
gunfire could be clearly heard.
In the past week huge columns of Syrian army units have been moved into the
north of the country, cutting off approaches to Aleppo and preparing for
what looks like a massive assault.
Both sides are desperate to show that they momentum is with them. After the
regime put down a major uprising in Damascus it must show that it is still
capable of asserting its control, while the rebels believe that if they can
hold Aleppo the rate of defections to their side will increase.
Syrian official media has been saying that rebels failed in Damascus and are
now trying to turn Aleppo into a den of terrorism.
Activists said 160 people were killed on Friday across the country, many of
them in and around Aleppo. The city is Syria’s main commercial centre and
had been quiet for much of the 16-month uprising against President Assad’s
rule.
Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister, appeared with David Cameron at a
press conference on Friday and warned of Turkish concern at the crisis just
a few miles from his southern border. “There is a build-up in Aleppo,
and the recent statements with respect to the use of weapons of mass
destruction are actions that we cannot remain an observer or spectator to,”
he said.
Earlier, speaking to Turkish television, Mr Erdogan had cheered on the rebels. “In
Aleppo itself the regime is preparing for an attack with its tanks and
helicopters … My hope is that they’ll get the necessary answer from the
real sons of Syria.”
Jay Carney, the White House spokesman, also condemned the Syrian regime. “The
kinds of weaponry that they’re using against unarmed civilians I think
demonstrates the depths of depravity to which Assad has sunk,” he told
reporters.
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