NEW : At least 79 people killed Saturday , opposition group says . Since the rebel push on Taftanaz began , government forces have exacted retribution on the nearby city of Binnish , where amateur video posted on the Internet has shown dozens of smoke plumes marking where ordnance has struck . Rebels go after government military bases one by one in the north . Syrian troops cut off food , medicine and ammunition to rebels in Damascus . Al - Assad plans to give a speech on Sunday .
NEW : At least 79 people killed Saturday , opposition group says . Rebels go after government military bases one by one in the north . Syrian troops cut off food , medicine and ammunition to rebels in Damascus . Al - Assad plans to give a speech on Sunday .