Islamist fighters took over the Alawite village of Maan in Hama, and an Al Nusrah Front suicide bomber detonated at a regime checkpoint in the province. Regime forces clashed with Islamic battalions in Homs, and 611 civilians were evacuated from besieged areas. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham prepared for an attack by Al Nusrah and rebels in Raqqah. Al Nusrah and Islamic battalions fought regime forces at Aleppo Central Prison, and ISIS clashed with Islamic battalions and rebels in Aleppo. Islamic battalions battled regime forces in Quneitra and in Damascus. Saudi Arabia appealed to the UN for an urgent meeting on the humanitarian situation and alleged war crimes in Syria.
