military sources in turkey and jordan who then passed that information to rebels. american officials are pressing egypt also to block iranian ships from passing through the suez canal. major clashes between assad s government forces and the rebels broke out in two of the country s largest cities over the weekend. the assad regime has pushed opposition forces from parts of the capital. the rebels were overpowered by government troops and tanks. activists say at least 20 unarmed men suspected of aiding the rebels were executed. battles also raged in syria s biggest city, alepo, considered to be largely loyal to the assad regime. fighting there centered around police and intelligence headquarters. so many different moving parts here, but it sounds like we re getting some collective actions slowly. wes? it is. and not only is it ability about time but people starting to realize the political and financial futures are being aligned on this as well.
became cornered before it fell. damascus, the fight intensified, fiercely so. government forces trying to regain key neighborhoods the rebels have seized in the past week. the very worst week so far for assad in which his security chief was wiped out from a rebel attack. heavy fighting returns to other cities, including the economic powerhousehe of alepo. rebels saying 150 people have been killed since friday. there is no indication of howfr many of those were rebels or regime forces, nor how many were civilians caught in the cross h fire. rick, tens of thousands of syrians are fleeing the violence across the country. it comes as observers say that this conflict is now in a decisive phase. no indication of where president assad is, but his wife and three children are believed to be now in russia. there is growing speculation
damascus, the fight intensified, fiercely so. government forces trying to regain key neighborhoods the rebels have seized in the past week. the very worst week so far for assad in which his security chief was wiped out from a rebel attack. heavy fighting returns to other cities, including the economic powerhousehe of alepo. rebels saying 150 people have been killed since friday. there is no indication of howfr many of those were rebels or regime forces, nor how many were civilians caught in the cross h fire. rick, tens of thousands of syrians are fleeing the violence across the country. it comes as observers say that this conflict is now in a decisive phase. no indication of where president assad is, but his wife and three children are believed to be now in russia. there is growing speculation that should his regime actually
syria, alepo. violence has surged this week. so how should the u.s. leaders be addressing this volatile foreign issue? joining us now, congressman connie mack from flor day. thank you very much for having me. shannon: i want to start by talk about this rebels, something we discussed earlier, with the general. what do we know about them? how concerned are you at this point about the groups that are involved? you know, i think we are obviously very concerned. this is a hot spot in in the world. and clearly, syria is a threat to world peace. and a threat to israel. i believe that we have an obligation to make sure that the rebels have the support that they need in this in this fight. we have the president or, you know, assad, willing to kill and massacre his own people. we need to make sure that those who are fighting have the resources they need, the weapons they need to be able to defend
shannon: the suspect in colorado has been assigned a lawyer and will be in court tomorrow. peter doocy has our latest stories. right now, james holmes is being held in solitary confinement. he will be arraigned tomorrow. investigators believe holmes acted alone and he had been planning this premeditated attack for months. syrian rebels are fighting to liberate the country s largest city, alepo, a stronghold for supporters of the country s president assad. human rights activists say july is shaping up to be the deadliest month since the uprising began. a penn state landmark has been taken down. the famous statue of joe paterno has been removed from campus. he is accused of hiding the child sex abuse allegations from former assistant coach jerry sandusky. renewed hope for two missing iowa girls.