Syrian troops continue to bombard the city of Aleppo in a bid to reclaim areas held by rebel forces. There have been reports of Syrian helicopters backed by fighter jets firing from above, forcing hundreds of residents to flee. An Aleppo resident said Syrian forces had fired indiscriminately, killing civilians.
Resident: “Two brothers and their uncles were killed. Another uncle is between life and death. What is the fault of this village to be hit with these shells? Ten shells on daily basis, and this village does not have any sign of armed groups. We are targeted only because we called for freedom.”
Speaking in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is inevitable and that he still has time to begin a political transition.
Hillary Clinton: “We do believe that it is not too late for the Assad regime to commence with planning for a transition, to find a way that ends the violence by beginning the kind of serious discussions that have not occurred to date.”