Regime Troops Shell Hama Village, 8 Killed across Syria
Syrian regime forces on Thursday violently shelled the village of Treimsa in the central province of Hama, monitors and activists said, while eight people were killed across the strife-torn country.
"Regime forces pounded the village of Treimsa in Hama, using tanks and helicopters," said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, noting that at least one person was killed there and several were injured, some critically.
"The village school was totally destroyed by the shelling," a Hama-based activist who identified himself as Abu Ghazi told Agence France Presse via Skype.
"The shelling started at 6:00 am (03:00 GMT) and the deployment around the village was massive. Now, Treimsa is totally besieged."
The Observatory confirmed a total of eight deaths -- five civilians and three rebels -- across Syria on Thursday, including the civilian who died in Treimsa.
On Wednesday, 85 people were killed, including 37 civilians, 34 soldiers and 14 armed rebels, the watchdog said.
Among the soldiers killed were six troops who were "assassinated in Damascus province when they tried to defect from the ranks of the regime," the Observatory said.
According to estimates from the group, more than 17,000 people have been killed since the uprising erupted in mid-March last year, at first with peaceful protests.
It is not possible to independently verify death tolls. The United Nations stopped compiling such figures at the end of 2011.
almost 12 years
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Ok so if you're smart , ask yourself why would the army shell a village, FUN ??? extra ammo they're trying to get rid off ?? bored and nothing else to do ??
I know some of the readers may believe this crap but, let's face it, even the dummest reader would realize it could be because rebels in the village may have been firing at the troops. Or is that too real ?