North Shield Battalion of the Free Syrian Army consists of 500 officers and soldiers. It is composed of defected Syrian Armed Forces personnel, who have been active during the Syrian Uprising.
Protesters gather in Edlib against the Assad regime as bloodshed continues in Syria. Allegedly, 8,000 have been killed in cities and many villages destroyed as Assad faces increasing international pressure to curb the violence
Protesters gather in Edlib, Kafranbol Village against the Assad regime as bloodshed continues in Syria. Thousands have been killed in villages destroyed as Assad faces increasing international pressure to curb the violence.
A Syrian woman (38) who was shot in the back by a sniper in Homs city while out collecting food for her family now lives as a refugee near to Damascus. 'H' is in need of medical care but is unable to go to hospital for fear of the Syrian Army.