Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Insurgent Advance in Aleppo Overtakes "Ceasefire"
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:08 | James Miller in EA Live, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 2024 GMT: Syria. At least 94 people have been killed so far today, the first day of Eid and the first day of the ceasefire, according to the LCC which also reports that mortar fire has hit suburbs of Damascus well into the night:
38 martyrs were reported in Damascus and its suburbs 10 of them were martyred in the explosion of Zohour neighborhood, 22 in Aleppo 4 of them were members of the FSA, 11 in Idlib, 7 in Deir Ezzor, 7 in Daraa, 6 in Homs, and 3 in Hama.
See our note about the casualty figures put forth by the LCC.
In a separate audio feature, EA editor Scott Lucas speaks with Monocle Radio about the latest news from Syria. According to Scott, the fighting in Aleppo will, in the long run, prove far more significant than the ceasefire which was never more than a facade.
See also Syria Audio Feature: Why Insurgent Advance Is More Important Than The Ceasefire