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To be fair, our struggle showed us how bad some people are, but in the same time it showed us how good and humane other people are. #syria
2 hours ago The spirit of children doesn't die. Playing in the middle of destruction. #DeirEzor #Syria http://t.co/AcHZ82sxP4
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Large convoy from Tawheed brigade (#Aleppo) allegedly heading down to Qusair. https://t.co/ssuZzm08QK Hope it's true & not only for show
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Jordanian cops not covering themselves in glory MT @NuffSilence: Clashes in Jordan. Assadists got beaten up real bad http://t.co/FkaRBIMDmP
23 hours ago The people of #Homs hosted the pro-Hezbollah Lebanese during the war with Israel in 2006. Now they're killing us. #Syria
23 hours ago Clashes between supporters of revo & supporters of Assad in Jordan. Assadists got beaten up real bad, which is good http://t.co/XQ2CtOJB30
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Daily Archives: September 18, 2012
Video: Syrian refugees find safety but little hope
Source: The Washington Post
Turkish Polls Show Waning Support for Ankara’s Syria Policy
A recent opinion poll in Turkey found that only 18 percent of Turks back their government’s support for the Syrian opposition. The poll was the latest in the last few months showing a collapse in public support and putting pressure … Continue reading
Syria: Conflating Spaces: Syrian Rebels and Refugees in South Turkey
By Kristian Berg Harpviken and Mark Naftalin for ISN Security Watch There are worrying signs that refugee camps in Turkey are being used by Syria’s armed opposition. Not only does this violate basic humanitarian principles but it alters the dynamics … Continue reading
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Refugee camp children bear the emotional and physicial scars of Syria’s civil war
The Syrian civil war began as a popular uprising a year and a half ago against the 42-year dictatorship of the Assad family. It’s estimated 20,000 Syrians have been killed and untold numbers of families are fleeing. Islahiye Camp is … Continue reading
Amnesty: Indiscriminate government attacks are maiming, terrorizing Syria civilians
The Syrian government has carried out indiscriminate air bombardments and artillery strikes on residential areas that do not target opposition fighters or military objectives, and instead appear aimed solely at punishing civilians seen as sympathetic to rebel forces, Amnesty International … Continue reading
Assad’s sister defects amid ‘disputes’ between ruling Alawites: source
Bushra al-Assad, the sister of the embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has fled Syria with her children, weeks after her husband and ‘guaranteed’ protector Assef Shawqat, who was the deputy chief of staff of the Syrian Armed Forces, was killed … Continue reading
Border clashes in Syria rage amid reports Assad tested chemical weapons system
Intense fighting raged on Tuesday between Syrian troops and rebels at the Tel Abyad border gate along the Turkish border and some houses in the town of Akcakale on the Turkish side have been hit by stray bullets, a Turkish … Continue reading
Video: U.N. envoy’s hope for Syria refugees’ return
Source: Reuters
Syria carries out chemical weapons drill
By: Adrian Blomfield The Syrian army, under the supervision of Iranian advisers, has reportedly tested a missile system designed to fire poison gas shells at a suspected chemical weapons site near Aleppo. Five or six shells capable of delivering chemical … Continue reading
