Syrian rebels have launched a surprise offensive against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a significant escalation in Syria’s civil war, which is raising concerns about a potential wider regional conflict in the Middle East. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports from Beirut.
Syria's military has rushed reinforcements to the country's northwest and launched airstrikes in an attempt to push backand a spokesperson for its foreign ministry said today that military consultants remain in the country at the request of its government.
At least 446 civilians and military personnel have died in the latest round of fighting, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group.At least 446 people, including 44 civilians, have been killed since Syrian rebels launched their shock offensive last week, according to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group.
The Observatory which relies on a network of on-the-ground information sources, said five children and three women were among the civilians killed by bombardment and airstrikes.The U.S. and other Western governments said yesterday that they were “closely monitoring developments in Syria and urge de-escalation by all parties and the protection of civilians and infrastructure to prevent further displacement and disruption of humanitarian access.
“The current escalation only underscores the urgent need for a Syrian-led political solution to the conflict,” the U.S., French, German and British governments said in a statement.
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