DAMASCUS
A total of 123 people were killed in several cities of Syria on Tuesday 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 30 people in Dera'a, 29 in Idlib, 26 in the suburbs of capital Damascus, 11 each in Homs and Aleppo, 8 in Raqqah, 6 in Hama and 2 in Deir al-Zor in air and land offensives.
Meanwhile, Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) said fierce clashes take place between the Assad regime and the Free Syrian Army in Yermouk, Duma, Mudamiye and Jobar districts of Damascus.
SRGC also said Asad forces held artillery attacks in Aleppo, Dera, Idlib, Deir al-Zor and Homs.
Furthermore, SANA, Syrian national news agency, announced that regime forces made major gains against opposition fighters in operations across the country.
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