UPDATE: 18/08/2012 - BASHAR AL-ASSAD - SYRIA - UNREST
Syria forces pound rebel targets, UN names new envoy
Syrian government forces launched fresh air strikes targeting rebel strongholds in several of the country's main cities on Saturday, just one day after the UN named a new envoy to try to end the 17 month-old conflict.
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http://www.france24.com/en/20120818-syria-government-forces-pound-rebel-strongholds-aleppo-aazaz-un-names-new-envoy