Syrian tanks attack northeastern city
Syrian army tanks on Sunday launched a pre-dawn assault on Deir Ezzor, the largest city in the country's northeast, a leading London-based rights activist told AFP.
Tanks entered several areas of the city on the Euphrates river about 450 kilometres (280 miles) from Damascus, and shelling was reported from at least three suburbs, said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman. He said about 250 tanks and armoured cars were involved in the offensive, adding: "Shelling has been heard in several areas." (AFP)
