“They (Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey) are fighting in the same front.” Syria’s Sunni majority forms the backbone of the uprising while the regime is dominated by Assad’s minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam
(CBS/AP) BEIRUT – Syrian tanks, artillery and helicopter gunships pounded rebel-held neighborhoods in the commercial hub of Aleppo on Sunday in a bid to retake control as President Bashar Assad’s regime accused regional powerhouses Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey of trying to destroy the country. Syrian troops claimed victory in at least one neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, reports Reuters. While the troops claimed to have won back the Salaheddine district in the southwest of Aleppo with the help of helicopter gunships, the claims are impossible to verify at the moment. Stuart Ramsay of Sky News, currently in Syria, told CBS News’ Jeff Glor Sunday night that after government troops failed to take Salaheddine, they backed off and let artillery pound the area. Despite the fierce assault of the government, Syria’s rebels remain optimistic, Ramsay said. (Watch the full interview with Ramsay below.) “You do get that sense from the Free Syrian Army, and from all people involved in this revolution, they don’t think they won’t win now – it’s just a matter of how long it takes them to do it,” Ramsay said. More in After the Arab Spring Defense Secretary Leon Panetta railed against Assad regime’s assault on the city of Aleppo, according to the BBC. “If they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people in Aleppo, I think it ultimately will be...
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