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Mum says "they beat him I screamed stop he's a child, then shot him. I saw his blood flow across road" "he's a child"(previous tweet) #Syria
1 week ago His dad says "my son said: 'even if Muhamad came down I won't give anything on credit' - they beat & shot him. Child"(previous tweet) #Syria
1 week ago Parts from video include the mum saying "way they killed him you'd think they caught someone from Hezbollah group" (previous tweet) #Syria
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IS THERE ANY MORE OBVIOUS CASE OF SECTARIAN CLEANSING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THAN WHAT HAPPENED IN QUSAIR?
1 week ago Orient TV report about Maaret Nu'man #Idlib http://t.co/kCJdVEXPgG cc @SyrianSmurf #Syria
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Daily Archives: January 15, 2012
Prominent Syrian parliament member joins opposition against Assad
Imad Ghalyoun, a member of the Syrian Peoples Assembly who is closer to the ruling Ba’ath party, told Al Arabiya TV on Sunday he was joining the Syrian opposition against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Ghalyoun, who chairs the … Continue reading
Arab League to Review Observers’ Final Syria Report Next Sunday
The emir of Qatar’s suggestion that an Arab military force be sent to stop the killing in Syria has been met with defiance and skepticism in Damascus, even as an Arab League mission meant to help end to violence appears … Continue reading
Tunisia won’t rule out troops in Syria
Tunisia has cautiously added its voice to calls from Qatar for direct intervention to stop the bloody crackdowns on protesters in Syria. The foreign minister of Tunisia said in an interview to APTN on Sunday that he would not rule … Continue reading
Video: Empty streets and tension in Hama, Syria
Silence greeted CNN’s Nic Robertson as he visited the tense city of Hama, Syria.
Syria toll rises to 25; monitors cheered in besieged town
By: Nic Robertson Zabadani, Syria — Crowds in a Syrian town surrounded by government troops cheered Arab League monitors who visited Sunday as others fled the town on foot to escape the fighting inside. Residents of Zabadani, about 50 km … Continue reading
Growing Arab calls for Military Intervention as Assad Announces Amnesty
By: Richard Spencer President Bashar al-Assad announced a general amnesty for crimes committed since the start of the uprising against his rule last March, saying offenders had until the end of January to turn themselves in. But two previous amnesty … Continue reading
Fear of Civil War Mounts in Syria as Crisis Deepens
By: Anthony Shadid BEIRUT, Lebanon — The failure of an Arab League mission to stanch violence in Syria, an international community with little leverage and a government as defiant as its opposition is in disarray have left Syria descending into … Continue reading
Hard times for Syrians with no relief in sight
In the relatively affluent Arnous neighbourhood of Damascus, power cuts now extend to three hours each afternoon, disturbing the daily routine of Abdallah Zaitoun, a contractor whose business was thriving until a popular uprising hit Syria 10 months ago. “I … Continue reading
Video: Fareed Zakaria interviews Nic Robertson on Syria
Will repression work for Assad in Syria? What does life feel like in Damascus? Can the military maintain power? How can it fund its activities? Is civil war on the horizon? Nic Robertson got into Syria and talks to Fareed … Continue reading
Syria’s Assad in final stages of Dictator Disease
By: John Lyons IF dictatorship were a disease, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad could be diagnosed as entering the final stages of an illness which in recent times has proved fatal. The first stage of the disease is to deny there is … Continue reading
