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Syrian cabinet reshuffled amid more violence

Saturday, February 9, 2013 16:11
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reshuffled his Cabinet, appointing seven new ministers, as violence continues around the capital and in the province of Homs.

State TV said on Saturday that Assad replaced the heads of the oil, finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture ministries, in a move that appeared aimed at trying to shore up the economy.

Key security ministries such as defence and interior, which are on the front lines of the conflict, remained unchanged.

Syria’s economy has been devastated by the conflict, which has left major cities in ruins and gutted the nation’s industries. Power outages are common and Syrians in some areas must stand in hours-long lines for bread and gasoline

The latest development came as government warplanes launched airstrikes around Damascus, as clashes raged between Assad forces and rebel fighters.

Air raids were reported in the town of Zamalka to the east, Douma to the northeast, and there were multiple strikes on the Eastern Ghuta region that runs along the eastern belt of the capital.

Warplanes also raided the town of Sabineh just south of Damascus, alongside the highway that leads to Daraa province and the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham to the southwest.

Fierce clashes broke out between rebels and troops in the embattled town of Daraya, as the army shelled insurgent positions there, activists said.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reshuffled his Cabinet, appointing seven new ministers, as violence continues around the capital and in the province of Homs.

State TV said on Saturday that Assad replaced the heads of the oil, finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture ministries, in a move that appeared aimed at trying to shore up the economy.

Key security ministries such as defence and interior, which are on the front lines of the conflict, remained unchanged.

Syria’s economy has been devastated by the conflict, which has left major cities in ruins and gutted the nation’s industries. Power outages are common and Syrians in some areas must stand in hours-long lines for bread and gasoline.

Ongoing battles

The latest development came as government warplanes launched airstrikes around Damascus, as clashes raged between Assad forces and rebel fighters.

Air raids were reported in the town of Zamalka to the east, Douma to the northeast, and there were multiple strikes on the Eastern Ghuta region that runs along the eastern belt of the capital.

Warplanes also raided the town of Sabineh just south of Damascus, alongside the highway that leads to Daraa province and the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham to the southwest.

Fierce clashes broke out between rebels and troops in the embattled town of Daraya, as the army shelled insurgent positions there, activists said.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reshuffled his Cabinet, appointing seven new ministers, as violence continues around the capital and in the province of Homs.

State TV said on Saturday that Assad replaced the heads of the oil, finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture ministries, in a move that appeared aimed at trying to shore up the economy.

Key security ministries such as defence and interior, which are on the front lines of the conflict, remained unchanged.

Syria’s economy has been devastated by the conflict, which has left major cities in ruins and gutted the nation’s industries. Power outages are common and Syrians in some areas must stand in hours-long lines for bread and gasoline.

Ongoing battles

The latest development came as government warplanes launched airstrikes around Damascus, as clashes raged between Assad forces and rebel fighters.

Air raids were reported in the town of Zamalka to the east, Douma to the northeast, and there were multiple strikes on the Eastern Ghuta region that runs along the eastern belt of the capital.

Warplanes also raided the town of Sabineh just south of Damascus, alongside the highway that leads to Daraa province and the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham to the southwest.

Fierce clashes broke out between rebels and troops in the embattled town of Daraya, as the army shelled insurgent positions there, activists said.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reshuffled his Cabinet, appointing seven new ministers, as violence continues around the capital and in the province of Homs.

State TV said on Saturday that Assad replaced the heads of the oil, finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture ministries, in a move that appeared aimed at trying to shore up the economy.

Key security ministries such as defence and interior, which are on the front lines of the conflict, remained unchanged.

Syria’s economy has been devastated by the conflict, which has left major cities in ruins and gutted the nation’s industries. Power outages are common and Syrians in some areas must stand in hours-long lines for bread and gasoline.

Ongoing battles

The latest development came as government warplanes launched airstrikes around Damascus, as clashes raged between Assad forces and rebel fighters.

Air raids were reported in the town of Zamalka to the east, Douma to the northeast, and there were multiple strikes on the Eastern Ghuta region that runs along the eastern belt of the capital.

Warplanes also raided the town of Sabineh just south of Damascus, alongside the highway that leads to Daraa province and the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham to the southwest.

Fierce clashes broke out between rebels and troops in the embattled town of Daraya, as the army shelled insurgent positions there, activists said.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reshuffled his Cabinet, appointing seven new ministers, as violence continues around the capital and in the province of Homs.

State TV said on Saturday that Assad replaced the heads of the oil, finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture ministries, in a move that appeared aimed at trying to shore up the economy.

Key security ministries such as defence and interior, which are on the front lines of the conflict, remained unchanged.

Syria’s economy has been devastated by the conflict, which has left major cities in ruins and gutted the nation’s industries. Power outages are common and Syrians in some areas must stand in hours-long lines for bread and gasoline.

Ongoing battles

The latest development came as government warplanes launched airstrikes around Damascus, as clashes raged between Assad forces and rebel fighters.

Air raids were reported in the town of Zamalka to the east, Douma to the northeast, and there were multiple strikes on the Eastern Ghuta region that runs along the eastern belt of the capital.

Warplanes also raided the town of Sabineh just south of Damascus, alongside the highway that leads to Daraa province and the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham to the southwest.

Fierce clashes broke out between rebels and troops in the embattled town of Daraya, as the army shelled insurgent positions there, activists said.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast…10513.html



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