Shelling of Salah Eddin Mosque

On Friday, February 8, it was reported by Syrian state media, rebel forces in Aleppo shelled Salah Eddin/Salahuddin mosque in al-Ashrafiah neighborhood with mortars, killing its Imam, Sheikh Abdullatif al-Jamili.

Syrian Radio and TV (SANA English):
 * Sheikh Abdullatif al-Jamili, Imam of Salah Eddin Mosque in al-Ashrafia in Aleppo city  Martyred after Terrorists Group Fired Mortar Shells at the Mosque from Bani Zaid Area

Islamic Invitation Turkey (Hezbollah supporters):
 * The Syrian SANA news agency said that Sheikh Abdullatif al-Jamili lost his life on Friday when the mortars hit Salahuddin mosque in al-Ashrafiah neighborhood of the flashpoint city.
 * Repots also say at least eight people, including children and women, were killed in a separate mortar attack in the city on the same day.

Opposition Reports
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights mentions the incident in its daily summary for Feb. 8:
 * Aleppo Province 17 civilians were killed. 14, including 2 children and a woman, were killed by bombardment on the neighbourhoods of al-Sha'ar, Masaken Hanano, and al-Haydariya of Aleppo city. A man was shot by sniper in old Aleppo. A mosque preacher was killed, when an anonymous mortar shell targeted to hit the mosque fell, in the Ashrafiya neighbourhood, where other sources said that he was assassinated by gunfire infront of the mosque.

Local Coordination Committees (LCC) : forthcoming