A policeman and a civilian were killed after several grenades hit al-Sabeel neighborhood in the city over night as clashes between Syrian security forces and armed gangs targeting institutions, civilians and security personnel continue in the crisis-hit city.
The diesel fuel pipeline, which supplied the capital, Damascus, and the south of the country, has been targeted several times since the beginning of unrest in Syria 11 months ago.
Meanwhile, a presidential decree released on Wednesday said that in line with President Bashar al-Assad’s reform program the referendum on the new draft constitution would be held on February 26.
The proposed new constitution allows a multi-party political system and does not include Article 8, which gave the Baath Party a dominant role in Syria’s political scene.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March and many people have lost their lives in the violence.
The West and the Syrian opposition accuse the government of killing protesters. But Damascus blames ”outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups” for the unrest, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.
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