05
May
2013
Three dead in Tripoli clashes, Syria frees fighter
Three people were killed and at least 18 wounded in renewed clashes Thursday between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad in Tripoli, as the Army pledged to respond “decisively” to gunfire irrespective of the source. The National News Agency reported that Yahya Thulayji, from the neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh, was killed in sniper fire, while security sources indicated that two other individuals had fallen victim to the violence. Armed clashes intensified at night between residents of the mainly anti-Assad Bab al-Tabbaneh and those in neighboring Jabal Mohsen whose residents are staunch backers of the Syrian leader. Sniping…
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