AAA Aug. 1, 2012 6:07 AM ETUN: Syria using fighter jets against rebelsAP
FILE – In this Oct. 6, 2002 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, with Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass, right, father of Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass visit the tomb of the unknown soldier, in Damascus, on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of their Liberation War. The most prominent defector from the Syrian regime has offered to help unite the country’s fractured opposition. Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass told the Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat in an interview appearing Thursday that he had tried to convince President Bashar Assad not to use the security option when dealing with the protesters. (AP Photo/Sana, File)
FILE – In this Oct. 6, 2002 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, with Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass, right, father of Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass visit the tomb of the unknown soldier, in Damascus, on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of their Liberation War. The most prominent defector from the Syrian regime has offered to help unite the country’s fractured opposition. Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass told the Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat in an interview appearing Thursday that he had tried to convince President Bashar Assad not to use the security option when dealing with the protesters. (AP Photo/Sana, File)
This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed Tuesday, July 31, 2012, purports to show a man walking past Syrian a military tank in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO
This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Tuesday, July 31, 2012, purports to show Syrian government forces in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO
This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Monday, July 30, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers standing near a military tank in Anadan 16 kilometers (10 miles), from Aleppo, Syria. Syrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria’s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, July 30, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their strongholds, according to activists. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO
This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Monday, July 30, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers in Anadan 16 kilometers (10 miles), from Aleppo, Syria. Syrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria’s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, July 30, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their strongholds, according to activists. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations mission in Syria says its observers have witnessed government fighter jets opening fire on Aleppo, the country’s largest city..
In a briefing on Wednesday, mission spokeswoman Sausan Ghosheh also said the U.N. had confirmation that the rebels now have heavy weapons of their own, including tanks.
Ghosheh expressed concern over the situation in the northern city of Aleppo, where rebels have been battling government forces for the past 12 days.
She described “heavy use of heavy weapons, including tanks, helicopters, heavy machine guns, as well as artillery.”
Associated Press
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