https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/27/endless-bombing-leaves-syria-a-shell-of-its-former-self/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 04:48:59 -0400<![CDATA[Weeks later, the group&#8217;s founder, Sami Ibrahim, estimated that 600,000 more buildings had been shelled or bombed, as the government of President Bashar Assad escalated its campaign with daily airstrikes by helicopter and warplane. The rebels are fighting back, claiming to have captured half a dozen military bases in recent weeks in eastern and northwestern Syria and around Damascus. On Monday, they said they captured a hydroelectric dam in northern Syria.]]>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:57:49 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/27/endless-bombing-leaves-syria-a-shell-of-its-former-self-n97848