56022490 Syrian troops recaptured rebel rebel town
Syrian troops recaptured the rebel city of Jisr al-Shugurov in the north-west of the country, reports the Associated Press. Battles for the city continued throughout the day on June 12. The military operation began early in the morning, preceded by a long artillery bombardment. Then, in Jisr al-Shugurov included government troops: in the battle for the city by the authorities involved about 200 tanks and helicopter gunships. The fighting lasted all day and, according to numerous testimonies, are complete fighting. According to the testimony correspondent Associated Press, in the evening on June 12 control of the city was entirely to the military. In anticipation of fighting have left the city almost all the residents, many of whom took refuge in the mountains, and some – about five thousand people, according to Agence France-Presse, – moved to Turkey. Data on exactly who mutinied in the Jisr al-Shugurov, vary. According to the official authorities to them for assistance, please contact the local residents who complained about the militias terrorizing the city, at the same time, residents of Jisr al-Shugurov told Western news agencies that actually revolt began in the collision of the representatives of power structures with the police, openly against the regime of Bashar Assad. The situation in the Syrian province of Idlib, where the Jisr al-Shugurov, escalated in early June. Then the Syrian state media have reported that the attack of some armed men in the Jisr al-Shugurov 120 police were killed. However, according to the testimonies of human rights defenders and local residents, police officers were killed loyal to Assad by law enforcement officials because they refused to fire on anti-government protesters. Anti-government demonstrations in Syria have been going on for several months. According to various sources, during this time, armed clashes have died from 1000 to 1200 people, including civilians.
