Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: More Than 100 Die as Regime Takes Idlib
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10:28 | James Miller in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 2024 GMT: We've been discussing a video on Twitter with several prominent activists that claims to show soldiers from the Free Syrian Army using a guided missile to destroy a T-72 tank in a convoy near Qalaat al Madiq, a besieged city in Hama province.
In which a #FSA soldier destroys a regime tank using an Anti-Tank missile - youtube.com/watch?v=LD2Eo6… #Mar15
— Fadi Mqayed ★★★ (@DSyrer) March 14, 2012
We'd note that the town of Qalaat al Madiq has been shelled by tanks for several days, and there are reports that a historic castle in the city has partially collapsed. While there are also rumors of FSA activity there, we have not been able to verify reports that the Free Syrian Army has successfully destroyed any tanks belonging to the regime.
2016 GMT: Saudi Arabia has closed its embassy in Syria and has withdrawn all embassy staff.