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ebels were killed including a defected corporal was also killed in Latakia. [194] 28 soldiers were killed by the end of the day, according
to SOHR. [194] 10 soldiers were executed for attempting to defect from the army. [195] Three more fighter pilots from the Syrian Army
defected, crossing the border to Jordan. [196]
24 June LCC reported that at least 82 people were killed by the Syrian army, including 23 in Deir Ezzor and 14 in Hama. [197] 55
people were killed, according to SOHR; including 19 in Deir Izzor; primarily due to bombardment on the city. At least 13 rebels were
slain; including a defected sergeant and a defected first lieutenant in Deir Izzor. [198] 28 law-enforcers were slain; 27 during clashes and
1 in an IED attack. [199]
25 June 7 doctors in Aleppo were arrested, tortured, and burned alive by Syrian intelligence officers. [200] 40 soldiers, including a
general and two colonels, defected from the Syrian army and crossed the border to Turkey with their families. [201] This was while a
General of the FSA said that government forces are preparing to carry out a new massacre in Homs. [202] Turkey accused Syria of firing
at a second Turkish military jet aircraft, days after Syria shot down a Turkish F-4 jet. [203] SOHR reported the deaths of 61 people; 15
in Deir Ezzor, 17 in Dera'a. Regime forces bombarded a refugee camp and massacred a family of 4 in Dera'a. At least 5 rebels were
slain. [204] 31 soldiers were killed; including in IED attacks in Idlib and Dera'a. [204] LCC reported that by the end of the day 80 people
were killed by the Syrian army, including 20 in a massacre in Daara, and 17 from artillery shelling in Deir Ezzor. [205] Also, 7 doctors
in Aleppo were arrested, tortured, and burned alive by Syrian intelligence officers. [200]
26 June LCC reported that 113 people were killed by the Syrian army by evening, including 33 in Quddasaya and al Hami Damascus,
and 16 in Daara. [206] SOHR reported that 83 people were killed; including 28 in Damascus Suburbs and 19 in Idlib Province. [207] At
least 7 rebels died in fighting around the country; including a defected captain killed in Hama Province. [208] 46 soldiers were killed
across the country; mostly in clashes with rebels. [207] 280 soldiers and officers defected in Idlib near the main highway leading to
Aleppo whilst clashes between the defectors and the Syrian army resulted in one helicopter shot down and six tanks destroyed. [209]
Burhan Ghalioun was reported to have been smuggled into Syria to meet with rebel forces in order to raise morale. [210]
27 June A group of Syrian rebels attacked a pro-government TV station in the town of Drousha, just south of the capital Damascus.
The station's studios were destroyed with explosives. Seven people were killed in the attack on Al-Ikhbariya TV, including four
guards and three journalists. [211][212] The Free Syrian Army rebels claimed that defectors from Syria’s elite Republican Guard were
behind the attack. [213] However, this was later found to be untrue after the radical Islamist group, the Al-Nusra Front to Protect the
Levant, confirmed it carried out the attack and published photos of 11 station employees they kidnapped following the raid. [214] LCC
reported that 104 people were killed by the Syrian army by the end of the day, including 42 in Idlib and 15 in the Damascus
suburbs. [215] SOHR reported a death toll of 73 people by evening; 29 in Idlib and 14 in Deir Ezzor. At least 15 rebels were slain; 5 in
Dera'a and 9 in Idlib (including a commander). A citizen from Dera'a was excessively tortured, by regime forces, until death. [216] At
least 57 soldiers were killed; including many in an attack on heavy military vehicles in Idlib. [216]
28 June Two car bombs were detonated in Damascus, one in the car park of the Palace of Justice and the other targeting a police
station. 3 people were injured and several vehicles damaged. [217][218] LCC reported that by the end of the day over 139 people were
killed, suspected perpetrator was the Syrian army, including over 40 from the artillery shelling and summarily executions in
Douma. [219] SOHR reported the deaths of 103 people; including 41 in Damascus Suburbs (35 in Douma due to bombardment) & 17 in
Homs. Ahlam Khalid Imad, a lecturer at the Baath university, was killed (along with her family) in Al-Husun, Homs. A sheikh,
Mohammed Nour Zanzoul, was killed by security forces in Hama. At least 14 rebels were slain; 8 in Homs. A defected captain was
killed in Idlib. [220] 58 law-enforcers were killed; including a lieutenant colonel, a lieutenant & 2 officers. [220]
29 June - Friday of "Trust in God's Victory" "Massive" protests erupted across the central neighborhoods and suburban
neighborhoods of Damascus, Aleppo city, Hama, and the Homs, Daara, and Idlib provinces. [221] The Free Syrian army captured a
major general, Farag Shehada, head of central command in the Syrian military. This is thought to be the highest-ranking official to be
captured. Another brigadier general in the intelligence department was captured. [222] By the end of the day LCC reported 104 people
killed by security forces and the Syrian army. 9 of which in Souran, Hama were knifed to death in a massacre suspected to be
perpetrated by shabiha. [223] SOHR reported the deaths of around 47 people; including 10 in Deir Izzor & Damascus Suburbs. At least 9
rebels were slain; including 5 bodies found dead in Kafar Shams, Dera'a. [224] 23 law-enforcers were killed; 5 in an attack on a military
truck in Latakia. [224]
30 June By the end of the day, LCC reported 174 people killed by security forces and the Syrian army including 85 people in a
massacre in Zamalka, Damascus suburbs. [225] SOHR reported the deaths of 90 people; 41 in Damascus Suburbs & 13 in Deir Ezzor.
30 civilians were killed during an explosion that targeted a funeral procession in Zamalka, Damascus Suburbs. 2 doctors were killed
in Damascus & Deir Ezzor. An activist was also killed in Hama. A total of 11 rebels were killed; including 4 in Dera'a & a defected
first sergeant in Deir Ezzor. [226] 27 soldiers were killed during clashes & during an assault on a military truck in Rankous. [227]
July 2012
1 July 69 people were killed by the Syrian army, including 14 in the Damascus suburbs. [228]
2 July By evening the Syrian army killed at least 114 people, including 30 in the damascus suburbs, 27 in Hama and 23 in
Homs. [229][230] 85 Syrian Army soldiers, including a General, a Colonel, and other ranking officers, defected to Turkey along with their
families. Other accounts said that there was no general amongst the defectors. [231]
3 JulyLCC reported the deaths of 71 people were killed by the Syrian army, including 14 in Deir Ezzor and 13 in Homs. [232] SOHR
reported the deaths of 52 people; 15 in Damascus Countryside, 10 in Homs & 10 in Dera'a. 7 rebels were killed; 4 in Homs & 2 in
Douma. [233] 25 Syrian soldiers were killed throughout the country. [233]
4 July A Free Syrian Army spokesman claimed that opposition forces were in control of around 40% of Syria, although others
claimed that up to 60% was out of government hands. [234] The bodies of two Turkish air force pilots shot down by Syrian forces were
discovered by an American deep sea exploration vessel. [235] LCC reported the deaths of 70 people were killed by the Syrian army,
including 17 in Idlib. [236] SOHR reported the deaths of 55 people by evening; 15 in Idlib & 11 in Damascus Countryside. 8 were killed
during regime bombardment on Al Misraba in Damascus Countryside. 10 rebels were killed; 4 in Homs. A leader of a rebel battalion
was slain in Hama Province & another commander killed during bombardment in Idlib. [237] 34 soldiers were killed; including 3 highranking
officers. [237]