The Audacity of Dreams!

As America mourns the loss of one decent man, Syrians are mourning the loss of thousands. Ambassador Christopher Stevens believed in our Dream, let’s hope his passing will not take away from that. Cynicism has laced the way international leaders dealt with the Syrian tragedy from the get-go, allowing the dream to turn into a nightmare. But only audacity can overcome adversity, not cynicism.  

Wednesday September 12, 2012

Today’s Death toll: 173. The Breakdown: 30 due to aerial bombing, 10 children and 6 women. 67 in Aleppo, 25 in Damascus and Suburbs, 20 in Daraa (including 12 unidentified bodies), 20 in Deir Ezzor ( mostly in AlBoukamal), 15 in Hama (mostly in Helfaya massacre), 9 in Homs, 1 in Hassakeh, 1 in Lattakia and 1 in Banyas.

News

WHO finds medical emergency in Syria's shattered Homs

Syria war refugees tell tearful Angelina Jolie of burnt bodies

Filipino workers fleeing civil war in Syria return home with tales of horror amid violence

Syria alleges Sunni-Shi’ite sectarian war to mask its power struggle: Turkish official

Egypt Trying To Persuade Iran To Drop Assad

Syria's War Animates Zealots in Iraq

Christians fear violent backlash from Syria uprising

Syria: Christians take up arms for first time

Op-Eds & Special Reports

Watching and waiting as Syria’s violence spreads

Children’s drawings depict the horror of Syrian conflict

Inside Syria's Farouk Brigade

Syria's rebel fighters vow no mercy for their own pro-regime family members

Syria is more violent than Iraq at its worst

Is the Regional Showdown in Syria Rekindling Iraq’s Civil War?

Syria: The killing of a jihadist leader

Whither Syria's Muslim Brotherhood?

Syria’s Looted Past: How Ancient Artifacts Are Being Traded for Guns

What you need to know about Syria today

A worthwhile initiative by the Arab Students Association at Tufts University: Support Syrian Refugees Through the Turkish Red Crescent Today!

Video Highlights

In Seif al-Dawleh Neighborhood, Aleppo City, the body of a little girl lie in the streets, people unable to approach it on account of the continuing shelling http://youtu.be/5lGtQzg6Hrs

In Marei, Aleppo Province, people dig through their rubble in search of the dead in the aftermath of an aerial raid http://youtu.be/ZPhvGmRIv08

In Hilfaya, Hama Province, people bury their dead http://youtu.be/0zx3wTVj2B0 , http://youtu.be/8ZXlB0L3ttE

In Daraa City, people find unidentified bodies in the streets discarded by pro-Assad militias http://youtu.be/VmhC9RtobXk , http://youtu.be/HQ-JEV3heN0

In Damascus City, restive neighborhoods get pounded with mortar fire, including Al-Hajar Al-Aswad http://youtu.be/sD6TSYtw1Oo

In the Suburb of Sbeineh, Damascus Province, locals pick up the dead, victims of a bombing campaign,  from the streets http://youtu.be/xDlSnSVfyKg

The pounding of Alboukamal in Deir Ezzor Province http://youtu.be/IQowxjxw0Jg leaves many wounded http://youtu.be/tqgQwWg5XZ8 , http://youtu.be/8RH_XC-IczY In Deir Ezzor City, locals risk their lives to retrieve the body of a dead man from the rubble-strewn streets http://youtu.be/cHcdYyArZqc