The fighting continues in Aleppo, Damascus, and across Syria with atrocities being committed by both sides in this increasingly splintered civil war
Syrian government forces claim to have regained complete control of Damascus and that they are making inroads into rebel held areas in Aleppo as hundreds of thousands of Syrian civilians flee the fighting.
Government forces are shelling several neighbourhoods in Syria business capital, Aleppo, as fighting for control of the city continues into its sixth day.
The battle for Aleppo appears continues to escalate today as government forces have sent an armoured column of to reinforce the military personnel already fighting for control of the city and following the air strikes on Free Syrian Army (FSA) strongholds yesterday.
Government forces have started to regain control of many of the areas in Damascus showing their superior firepower. In the business capital of Aleppo the rebels have taken control of large parts of the city and are withstanding heavy artillery shelling from government forces.