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| Aleppo water supply cut as Syria fighting rages | Aleppo water supply cut as Syria fighting rages |
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| About 100 people have been killed in fighting in Syria, activists say, most of them in the two main cities, Damascus and Aleppo. | About 100 people have been killed in fighting in Syria, activists say, most of them in the two main cities, Damascus and Aleppo. |
| Several Aleppo neighbourhoods have been left without drinking water after a water main was damaged in fighting. | Several Aleppo neighbourhoods have been left without drinking water after a water main was damaged in fighting. |
| Separately, a rocket fired from western Syria killed a small girl over the border in Iraq, officials said. | Separately, a rocket fired from western Syria killed a small girl over the border in Iraq, officials said. |
| It is one of the worst incidents across the Iraqi border since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011. | It is one of the worst incidents across the Iraqi border since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011. |
| Meanwhile, the new UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is set to begin mediation efforts, with a visit to Cairo for talks with Arab League foreign ministers. | Meanwhile, the new UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is set to begin mediation efforts, with a visit to Cairo for talks with Arab League foreign ministers. |
| Ruptured | Ruptured |
| In Aleppo, government forces are reported to have regained control of a barracks on the north-east side of the city, after a lengthy battle with rebels. | In Aleppo, government forces are reported to have regained control of a barracks on the north-east side of the city, after a lengthy battle with rebels. |
| The rebels had seized control of the Hanano barracks, one of the largest army posts in the area, on Friday. | The rebels had seized control of the Hanano barracks, one of the largest army posts in the area, on Friday. |
| During the fighting, a major pipeline supplying water to Aleppo was badly damaged. | During the fighting, a major pipeline supplying water to Aleppo was badly damaged. |
| The city - the largest in Syria, with a population of about three million - is now suffering from shortages of drinking water, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based opposition activist group. | The city - the largest in Syria, with a population of about three million - is now suffering from shortages of drinking water, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based opposition activist group. |
| "We cannot say how it was ruptured, but there were air strikes and clashes between the army and rebels in the area," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP news agency. | "We cannot say how it was ruptured, but there were air strikes and clashes between the army and rebels in the area," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP news agency. |
| The BBC's Jim Muir in neighbouring Lebanon says video posted by activists from the Shaar quarter of Aleppo shows an apocalyptic scene of destruction in a street devastated by what they said were government air strikes. | The BBC's Jim Muir in neighbouring Lebanon says video posted by activists from the Shaar quarter of Aleppo shows an apocalyptic scene of destruction in a street devastated by what they said were government air strikes. |
| The activists said several rebel-held parts of Aleppo were similarly bombarded. | The activists said several rebel-held parts of Aleppo were similarly bombarded. |
| In Damascus, government forces have shelled a southern district populated mainly by Palestinians. | In Damascus, government forces have shelled a southern district populated mainly by Palestinians. |
| Syria's Palestinian population stayed on the sidelines during the early months of the conflict, but recently Palestinian youths have been joining the rebels fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad. | Syria's Palestinian population stayed on the sidelines during the early months of the conflict, but recently Palestinian youths have been joining the rebels fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad. |
| As the fighting continues, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is preparing for his first visit to the region since he took up his post last month. | As the fighting continues, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is preparing for his first visit to the region since he took up his post last month. |
| He will hold several days of talks in Cairo before heading to Damascus. | He will hold several days of talks in Cairo before heading to Damascus. |
| On Saturday, EU foreign ministers meeting in Cyprus agreed to tighten sanctions on Syria, with diplomats saying new measures could be introduced next month. | On Saturday, EU foreign ministers meeting in Cyprus agreed to tighten sanctions on Syria, with diplomats saying new measures could be introduced next month. |
| However, our correspondent says diplomatic efforts to halt the carnage currently have no traction at all. | However, our correspondent says diplomatic efforts to halt the carnage currently have no traction at all. |
| Activists say at least 23,000 people have been in the 18 months since the start of the conflict. | Activists say at least 23,000 people have been in the 18 months since the start of the conflict. |
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