Syria Live Coverage: Is This the End for Assad?
Anti-regime protest in Binnish in Idlib Province today
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Syria Opinion: "The US Must Act Soon" --- James Miller in The American Prospect br>
Egypt (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Morsi Defies Protesters and Warns "Infiltrators" br>
Thursday's Egypt, Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Protests and Fighting at the Presidential Palace
2050 GMT: A curious report from the LCC:
Lattakia: Faranlaq: Fierce clashes between the FSA and regime forces amid attempts by the regime forces to storm the district and the FSA is blocking it.
What's interesting is that we did not know where Faranlaq was, nor were we able to find it on a map. The reason - Faranlaq is not a town or district, but a forest, only 5 milometers north of Lattakia city (approximate location on map).
Usually, fighting in "Lattakia" is in the mountains to the east, many miles from the city, often considered a stronghold of the Assad regime. However, this fighting is located between the city and an important naval base.
How "fierce" are the clashes? We don't know. We have also not independently confirmed the news. If true, it is becoming clear, however, even Assad's strongholds are not immune from the insurgent advance.