Syria’s opposition received a boost on Thursday with unconfirmed reports the brother of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Maher Assad, had lost a leg in the bombing of a key regime meeting in Damascus last month. Speaking in neighboring Turkey, a spokesperson for the opposition Syrian National Council urged international support for a no-fly zone over Syria.

Anas Abda: “We need certain measures, effective, and we need it now. This is a message to the whole world, not only to the friends of Syria, to the whole world. And we also expect from the Arab countries and from the friends of Syria to take the lead in this and to help stop bloodshed and to establish a safe haven and a no-fly zone immediately.”