Al Nusrah Front claims yet another suicide attack in Syria
The suicide attack is the 50th in Syria in the past 12 months; 41 of them have been claimed by the Al Nusrah Front.
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The government continued its attack on rebel positions around Damascus. A Syrian Army tank fired shells into Turkey. A prominent foreign ministry spokesman defected. The UN said it was pulling out all its non-essential staff.
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Government forces attacked rebel positions in the suburbs of Damascus. After a two-day outage, Internet service was restored to the country.
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Fighting continued around the Damascus airport. The government said the route to the airport had been reopened, but the airport remained closed. The Internet outage continued for a second day.
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Heavy fighting raged around the Damascus airport. Road access to the airport was cut and flights were suspended. The government shut down Internet access to the country.
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Two car bombs exploded in Damascus, killing at least 34 people. Rebels shot down a government jet, the second aircraft shot down in two days. The new opposition coalition held its first meeting to discuss forming a transitional government.
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Suicide bombers kill more than 30 in Syrian capital
Additionally the Al Nusrah Front claimed credit for a suicide attack outside of Damascus two days ago.
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Government aircraft attacked towns in the north and east. In Aleppo, rebels used an antiaircraft missile to shoot down a military helicopter. Rebels attacked government forces outside of Damascus.
Al Nusrah Front claims 3 more suicide attacks in Daraa
The al Qaeda-linked terror group has now claimed credit for 39 of the 47 reported suicide bombings in Syria that the The Long War Journal has tallied since December 2011.
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Rebels captured a strategic hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates river in northern Syria and a training camp for pro-regime Palestinians. Government aircraft, targeting a rebel headquarters near the Turkish border, hit a refugee area instead. Government aircraft bombed a school, killing 10 children.
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Rebels captured an air base near Damascus, destroying several helicopters and capturing 15 soldiers. Rebels had captured three other military bases earlier in the week along with large quantities of equipment and ammunition.
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