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Syria regime troops celebrate Aleppo victory; executions reported

Syrian government forces have reportedly entered civilian homes and killed people inside “on the spot” in eastern Aleppo, the U.N. Human Rights Office said today.

At least 82 civilians, including 11 women and 13 children, were reportedly killed in four different eastern Aleppo neighborhoods, U.N. spokesman Rupert Colville told reporters in Geneva.

“Civilians have paid a brutal price during this conflict, and we are filled with the deepest foreboding for those who remain in this last hellish corner of opposition-held eastern Aleppo,” Colville said. “While some reportedly managed to flee yesterday, some were reportedly caught and killed on the spot and others were arrested.”

Multiple sources have reported that tens of civilians were shot and killed Monday in al-Ahrar Square in the al-Kallaseh neighbouhood and in Bustan al-Qasr by government forces and their allies, allegedly including the Iraqi al-Nujabaa armed group, Colville added.

The U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was “alarmed over reports of atrocities against a large number of civilians, including women and children, in Aleppo,” his office said.

The Syrian government has taken over the entire city of Aleppo except for a small and shrinking enclave in the eastern part of the city. Gaining control of the remaining neighborhoods would be a strategic victory for President Bashar al-Assad, returning all urban centers in the country to his control.

The Syrian government today continued to bombard the shrinking rebel-held enclave in eastern Aleppo and clashes took place between rebels and forces loyal to the Syrian president, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (GMA)

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Ventura City Fire Department invites the public to commemorate 9/11

On Friday, September 11, beginning at 6:45am, community members are invited to visit any of the six Ventura City Fire Stations for a special remembrance ceremony of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Join us in honoring the 2,977 people who lost their lives 14 years ago including Firefighters, Police Officers, Military Personnel and civilians. Let us remember their sacrifices and acts of heroism.

• 6:45 a.m. – Fire apparatus will roll out of the stations and be positioned on the station ramps. • 6:55 a.m. – Firefighters will stand at attention and raise the U.S. flag to half-staff. Silence will be maintained. • 6:59 a.m. – A special tone will be broadcast over the fire radio followed by four sets of five bells. The bells are traditionally used by the fire service to commemorate firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. One minute of complete silence will be maintained. Following the silence, Fire Captains will give a brief tribute.

Ventura City Fire Station locations:

Station 1: 717 N. Ventura Avenue Station 2: 41 S. Seaward Avenue Station 3: 5838 Telegraph Road Station 4: 8303 Telephone Road Station 5: 4225 E. Main Street Station 6 10797 Darling Road

Lawn Memorial 9/11/2009 Photo Credit: Ventura Fire Department flicker

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