Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of foreign-guarded no-fly zones and safe havens near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, an opposition leader said yesterday.
Battles raged on in the northern city of Aleppo, where tanks, artillery and snipers attacked rebels in the Saif al-Dawla district next to the devastated area of Salaheddine.
Abdelbasset Sida, head of the Syrian National Council, said the US had realised the absence of a no-fly zone to counter Mr Assad's air superiority hindered rebel movements.
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