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More than 160 killed as Syrian rebels try to siege

Beirut: Heavy clashes between Syrian troops and rebels trying to break a government siege in the suburbs of Damascus have killed at least 160 fighters over two days, activists said on Sunday.Forces loyal to Syrian

India TV News Desk Published : Nov 24, 2013 22:43 IST, Updated : Nov 24, 2013 22:53 IST


One of those was Ammar Tabajo, who provided information to many Western-based media outlets over the past three years, using the alias Mohammed Saeed.

Abdurrahman and the Local Coordination Committees activist group confirmed Tabajo had been killed.

Tabajo played an instrumental role, particularly in the early phases of the uprising, as a source of information for the media, and was a rare activist who appeared regularly on Arab TV stations.

He was one of the first to report on the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack, going to makeshift clinics to observe the aftermath.
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