Syrian opposition asked the help of international community with a no-fly zone in Syria 1208122

Conflict in the World - Syria War

Sunday, August 12, 2012, 05:22 PM

Exiled Syrian opposition asked the help of international community with a no-fly zone in Syria.

Urban battles and violence continued Sunday, August 12, 2012, in different parts across Syria at a time the UN Supervision Mission in Syria said it's deeply concerned about the ongoing violence and considering the situation as "volatile and unpredictable."

Free Syrian Army fighters take cover behind sand bags during clashes in Aleppo August 12, 2012.

In Aleppo, Syrian governement troops troops shelled rebel-held districts as fighting flared anew around a southwestern neighbourhood that rebel fighters had quit last week, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

After two weeks of fighting, the soldiers of the Free Syrian Army continue to resist despite the Syrian army shelling with artillery, helicopters combat aircraft.

The Shaar, Tariq al-Bab, Sakhur, Hanano and Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhoods all came under bombardment, as the army pressed a ground offensive it launched on Wednesday to recapture areas seized by rebels since July 20, the Britain-based watchdog said.

Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of foreign-guarded no-fly zones and safe havens near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition leader said on Sunday, August 12, 2012.

In the city of Homs, three children on a minibus were killed as they tried to flee with their parents from the Shamas district, where a military operation took place.

In Damascus, gunfire was reported in the Qadam neighbourhood. Outside the capital, machinegun fire was heard in the town of Al-Tal, where 15 civilians were killed in shelling and clashes the previous day.