As rebels continue to outpace politicians in Syria, the two
sides will soon have little to talk about when it comes to governing the
liberated territories. By the time politicians have formed a transitional
government it will have become irrelevant. The liberated territories belong to
the rebels and they are unlikely to cede control to a bunch of squabbling
politicians with no vision or leadership potential.
Sunday November
25, 2012
Today’s
Death Toll: 117, including 2 women and 14
children: 55 in Damascus and suburbs (including 12 bodies from Daraya found in
Mowasa Hospital and 10 martyrs as a result of aerial shelling in Dar Al-Asafeer),
16 in Aleppo, 17 in Daraa, 7 in Homs, 6 in Deir Ezzor, 8 in Hama, 5 in Idlib,
and 3 in Quneitra. Points of Random Shelling:
251: 79 by mortar, 129 by artillery, 43 by missiles, 14 by air bombardments,
including 2 instances of use of cluster bombs. Clashes:
136. Rebels also liberated Al-Rihanieh Military Camp and the Tishreen
Dam (main supplier of electricity to Aleppo). In Damascus, Rebels repelled loyalist
attempts to enter the suburb of Daraya and the towns of Eastern Ghoutah (LCC).
News
Special
Reports
The teachers have removed Assad's
portraits from classrooms so as not to be seen as regime collaborators, but
have left up the ones in headmaster Adnan's office, where they sit on couches
at break time and chat. They allow journalists in on their discussions on the
anti-regime revolt but ask to be identified only by first name and refuse to
have their pictures taken.
At least 700 Palestinians across the
country have been killed since the uprising began, according to opposition
groups. As the violence ramps up, the Palestinian community is being forced to
choose sides, adding another unpredictable element to a murky conflict. “Some
Palestinians have been part of the revolution from the beginning, and some
groups have sided with the regime,” said Nadim Houry, the deputy Middle East
director for Human Rights Watch. “But sometimes even when they’re not part of
it, the fight comes to them.”
Syrian rebels are taking a few things
into their own hands. They have captured several major oilfields, two in the
country’s southeastern province of Deir al-Zour recently, and are extracting
oil that is helping to support the people.
The regime of Bashar al-Assad appears
to be favoring long-range weapons out of fear that soldiers close to the front
lines will defect.
It’s one of the most disturbing
horrors of the conflict in Syria: the use of sexual assault as a weapon:
Ambassadors Melanne Verveer and Peter Westmacott on how to put an end to the
epidemic.
Video Highlights
Aerial bombardment on the town of Deir Al-Assafeir, Damascus, kills
a number of women and children http://youtu.be/V0YL5oUrJ1A
, http://youtu.be/rKuW1pPTRsg , http://youtu.be/9AYpDox4Eg4
Rebels in Marj Al-Sultan Airbase, Damascus, moving the supplies
hey gained from their recent raid http://youtu.be/80w64FDPFrI
, http://youtu.be/4CfeajT4Huo A recap
of the liberation process http://youtu.be/2XBjylR8mk0 , http://youtu.be/-NjbJlRb9Jc
Taking over a helicopter http://youtu.be/R84oxRCskFk
, http://youtu.be/xXjD9guXe0g Taking
over tanks http://youtu.be/mKdDfSzKZ08
A destroyed helicopter http://youtu.be/EKfyBjeZzgM
Rebels managed to as well to secure the release of the few prisoners detained
at the Airbase http://youtu.be/HDHwGV4PV7w
Rebels in Damascus manage to take control of a Shilka unit as
well http://youtu.be/L8nEBHipsOg (Shilka
is a “lightly armored, self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system.”)
It’s confiscated Shilkas that has so far been used by rebels to bring down helicopters.
Rebels in Aleppo showcase their gains from their recent successful
takeover of the headquarters of the 46th Regiment http://youtu.be/5Zor0RoVZ6Q , http://youtu.be/7YKkeT6gefY , http://youtu.be/m6l9RSIHMVw
Rebels and loyalists clash in Deir Ezzor City http://youtu.be/JIYFErUsPyo , http://youtu.be/Mt4Gf5Ozw8A Much of the
city has been turned into rubble http://youtu.be/bQn76dAbjxo
, http://youtu.be/STE-Y6LQ5TI
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