TURKEY/SYRIA: Smoke rises over the Syrian village of Haram as the sound of gunfire is heard from nearby on the Turkish side of the border

Record ID: 281508

  • Title: TURKEY/SYRIA: Smoke rises over the Syrian village of Haram as the sound of gunfire is heard from nearby on the Turkish side of the border
  • Date: 23rd October 2012
  • Summary: HARAM, SYRIA (AS SEEN FROM TURKEY) (OCTOBER 23, 2012) (REUTERS) SMOKE BILLOWING FROM A BOMBED BUILDING MORE OF SMOKE RISING TOWARDS THE SKY VARIOUS OF HARAM VILLAGE WITH SOUND OF GUNFIRE MORE OF SMOKE RISING FROM THE BUILDINGS WITH SOUND OF GUNFIRE
  • Embargoed: 7th November 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Turkey, Syrian Arab Republic
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  • Country: Turkey Syrian Arab Republic
  • Topics: Conflict,International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVAA3A2B2FIP5GFO9SCFQZ4FN3HG
  • Story Text: Smoke billowed from the Syrian town of Haram on Tuesday (October 23) as the bloodshed worsens ahead of a Muslim holiday.
    The morning was punctuated by sounds of blasts and sustained gunfire could be heard from the nearby Turkish village of Besaslan.
    Fighting between opposing sides inside Syria has worsened markedly in recent months, although neither side has been able to gain a distinct advantage, with government forces relying heavily on air power and artillery to batter the rebels.
    International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, who held talks in Damascus on Sunday (October 21) with President Bashar al-Assad, has proposed that Assad's forces and the rebels hold fire during the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha which starts on Friday.
    Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday (October 22) on prospects for a temporary truce, saying it was not clear how it could be implemented.
    Activists say the 19-month-old conflict in Syria has killed at least 30,000 people.
    ENDS
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