Monday September
24, 2012
Today’s
Death toll: 123. The Breakdown: 42 in
Aleppo, 37 in Damascus and Suburbs, 18 in Daraa, 14 in Homs, 7 in Hama, 3 in
Latakia, 1 in Deir Ezzor and 1 in Idlib (LCC).
News
An independent journalist who asked to
remain anonymous, said rebel fighters were attacking a military base near town
of Atarib when the jet flew over.
Special
Reports
Lebanese living along the Syrian
border are reporting rashes and other ailments. They suspect Syrian biological
weapons are to blame, although weapons experts say that is unlikely.
With Syrian rebels sheltering in
Lebanese border towns and Syrian Army troops planting land mines on both sides
of the border, Lebanese fears of getting dragged into the conflict are rising.
“While opponents of the regime and
activists are chased down by regime forces and subjected to arbitrary arrest
and liquidation in areas under regime control, by contrast, regime supporters
in areas controlled by the FSA can express their opinions freely. We can even
find them sitting in the village guest house sharing jokes and drinking tea in
one of the most beautiful scenes of the revolution that I have seen.”
When the uprising against the Assad
regime began, Syria's half-million-strong Palestinian population was reluctant
to join in. Now, some have fled, while others have joined in the fight.
(Reuters) - Thirty years ago Hafez
al-Assad cut phone lines from Hama to stop word spreading of his bloody
crackdown on an uprising in the city, ensuring that the 1982 Syrian revolt was
crushed and many thousands killed before the world even knew of it.
Ammar Abdulhamid & Khawla
Yusuf: The
Shredded Tapestry: The State of Syria Today
Video Highlights
Rebels groups in the western parts of Aleppo Province get united under the
name Al-Mostasim Brigades http://youtu.be/uAuXtMT-5YY
But while the video is meant to show unity, it unintentionally reveals the degree
of fragmentation involved in the rebellion movement when the leaders of over 20
different units introduce themselves and take the pledge. Regional and
ideological differences are pretty apparent and the prospects of a lasting union
seem dim. But for now, attempts at consolidation continue.
Restive neighborhoods in Damascus City are shelled again http://youtu.be/rW7csL0zNpk , http://youtu.be/ky1eRAzqjpc
The town of Na’eemeh, Daraa Province, comes under heavy shelling
http://youtu.be/lFRRUeCZyjU , http://youtu.be/X4tD8VY4q84
The town of Al-Atareb, Aleppo Province, get pounded with fighter
jets dropping TNT barrels http://youtu.be/wFRA_1qhtZE
, http://youtu.be/lzAwYyg6_YM
In Aleppo City’s Sheikh Khodr Neighborhood, the bodies of
victims of snipers line the streets http://youtu.be/II3DnPrjNPo
The pounding of Old Homs continues http://youtu.be/b4UIBiIhzb8 The pounding
of Rastan continues http://youtu.be/mcdjcJriFgs
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