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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: March 2, 2012
Syria: escape for trapped civilians ‘now a suicide mission’
By: Ruth Sherlock Those who guided fugitives out of the Syrian city while bringing in medical supplies took such risks that they were called “suicide missions”. One of these people was Omar, who lay in a hospital bed in neighbouring … Continue reading
‘Mummy, mummy’: How terrified cries of Homs children nearly cost Spanish journalist his life
By: Sarah Titterton Mr Espinosa, who survived the same blast that killed Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin last week, has given a dramatic recount of his escape from Syria in which he accused President Bashar al Assasd’s forces of opening … Continue reading
Images: Map of Violence in Syria
Exactly how bad have things got? The United Nations reports over 8,700 deaths by the end of February in the updated infographic above which covers deaths by region. Source: Guardian
Avaaz faces questions over role at centre of Syrian protest movement
By: Ed Pilkington Amid the mass of reporting and commentary around the bloody events in Syria this week, one aspect has largely gone unnoticed: the extraordinary role played by an online campaigning group that despite its infancy has managed to … Continue reading
French Journalists Return Home After 9 Days Trapped in Syria
By: Maia de la Baume VILLACOUBLAY, France — After escaping from the central Syrian city of Homs, where for nine days they were trapped in the besieged neighborhood of Baba Amr, two French journalists returned to France on Friday evening. … Continue reading
Execution-style killings in Syria? – 35 more shot dead
BEIRUT – Syrian activists accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings and burning homes yesterday as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighborhood in the city of Homs, while the Red Cross headed to the area following … Continue reading
Is Assad scared of a war crimes trial? Assault on Homs suggests not.
By: Howard LaFranchi WASHINGTON – Diplomats critical of Syria are using terms such as ‘crimes against humanity’ and ‘war criminal.’ But the Homs assault suggests Assad sees defeating the rebels as more vital for his survival. Bashar al-Assad’s pull-out-the-stops assault … Continue reading
Video: Rastan Massacre (Graphic)
Protesters in Rastan are shot and killed
Syria Crisis: Understanding The Uprising (Q&A)
After weeks of bloody siege, Syrian troops have moved into one of the most restive neighborhoods of Homs, one of the cities at the center of the country’s uprising against President Bashar Assad. The Red Cross is preparing to move … Continue reading
Thousands of Iraqis protest Assad rule
Iraqis demonstrate in the mostly Sunni town of Heet against the bloody crackdown in Syria and shout slogans describing the President Bashar Al-Assad as a ‘coward’ and ‘the enemy of God’ Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad … Continue reading
