DAMASCUS
A total of 75 people were killed in several cities of Syria in operations staged by forces loyal to the Syrian regime, activists said.
Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), a London-based group that tracks civilian and dissident casualties, said that Assad forces killed 27 in the suburbs of capital Damascus,13 in Dera'a, 7 in Aleppo, 7 in Homs, 7 in Hasakah,4 in Deir al-Zor, 4 in Hama, 3 in Quneitra, 2 in Idlib and one in Lattakia in air and land offensives.
Meanwhile, Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) said the Assad forces held artillery attacks in the neighborhood of Cebel el-Zaviye in Idlib.
The SRGC also added fierce clashes took place in the capital of Damascus between the Free Syrian Army members and the Assad forces.
SANA, Syrian national news agency, announced that regime forces made major gains against the opposition fighters in operations across the country.
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