The battles around Damascus and its encirclement continue.
The noose is tightening. The Revolution continues to give way to civil war. The
transformation of Syria is still in its early phases. The fate of the regime is
sealed, the fate of the country is still in flux.
Sunday December
2, 2012
Today’s
Death Toll: 202: 82 in Damascus and
suburbs, 42 in Aleppo, 29 in Homs (most in Houla and Homs City in the explosion
in Al-Malaab Neighborhood), 13 in Deir Ezzor, 13 in Hama, 10 in Idlib, 8 in
Raqqa, 1 in Qunaitra and 1 in Daraa. Points of
Random Shelling: 228. Clashes: 146. In Damascus, rebels
downed 2 MiGs in Jarba and Mazzeh. They also attacked and destroyed a convoy traveling
along the Damascus-Homs Highway (LCC).
News
Special
Reports
The Beloved of Allah began with ten
men, five rifles, one rickety machine gun and a few rocket-propelled grenades
soon discovered to be duds… During the past year, scores of rebel brigades
across Syria like The Beloved of Allah have evolved from hapless bands of
lightly armed men into formidable fighting groups, shifting the balance against
Assad's military. As the rebels racked up successes, their leadership in exile
reorganized under pressure from the West and was recently recognized as Syria's
sole legitimate representative by France, Britain and several Arab states. U.S.
officials say the Obama administration is moving to do the same. However, this
new leadership body has little traction with the rebels inside Syria, many of
whom have evolved during 20 months of conflict from civilian protesters into
hardline, Islamist fighters.
Traditionally robust enrollment of
Druze students in Syrian universities shrinks considerably as only 58 applied
to war-torn country's schools in 2012
One of the men behind a series of
jihadist attacks inside Syria tells Ruth Sherlock about their battle to
overthrow President Assad.
Paris is spotlighting Syria’s 40-year
cinematic journey this week with an exposition focusing on homegrown cinema and
the plight of filmmakers working around strict regime censorship, with images
filmed right up to the present day.
Turkish officials say they have
evidence Assad regime could resort to ballistic missiles if air campaign
against rebels fails
Rebels in the Eastern Ghoutah Region, Damascus Province,
showcase their gains in the aftermath of a raid on a loyalist checkpoint, they also
show their prisoners. All foot soldiers are Sunnis from different tribal areas,
obviously poorly educated. Most officers are Alawites, also poorly educated. http://youtu.be/PcC-2fc8rqE Elsewhere,
rebels burn the Hasheesh crops they confiscated from farms run by loyalist militias
http://youtu.be/zweL6xlsbpM Officers
in the regular army and security apparatuses have always been tied to drug
trafficking in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. Rebels near Aqrabah bring down
a MiG http://youtu.be/GLIXxSspEa4 The
towns of Babbila and Beit Sahem were heavily pounded http://youtu.be/64GjXoTnzYs , http://youtu.be/b1ZcRR8zviA , http://youtu.be/cxZ4FZRdfbo In Douma,
the pounding left many dead http://youtu.be/FTiRdzqeMz8
The shelling intensifies as we get closer to Damascus along the Airport Highway
http://youtu.be/8tmzZXmwnDA In Yelda,
many children are among the dead and wounded: this little shell-shocked boy, dazed,
with blood coming from his eyes and his face covered with dirt captures the moment
http://youtu.be/i-bUJqMztms Another
injured child http://youtu.be/F-62EK2lVPM
Another: it’s not clear if this one made it http://youtu.be/brmufrli-r4
In Ferkaya, Idlib, shelling leaves many civilians dead and
wounded, including children http://youtu.be/tmp2WWrqwU0
Rebels in Aleppo take control of the Free Zone. Here they celebrate
their victory by chanting “Our Eternal Leader is our Master Muhammad [the
Prophet]” http://youtu.be/aaHxn8qUrKM
A female defector, Lieutenant Amira Ar’our, become the first woman
leader of a rebel brigade http://youtu.be/2XIJLY284FE
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