At Least 17 Killed in Syria Protest Crackdown
Clashes Reported at Hospitals as Medical Workers Accused of Abuse
Protesters once again massed in the streets of Syria for a Friday protest today, with troops opening fire and killing at least 17 people nationwide. Today’s slogan, in keeping with the protesters’ desire to name every Friday rally, was “death rather than humiliation.”
In addition to the usual attacks on the streets and international promises of additional sanctions, fighting was also reported in the nation’s hospitals, where troops moved to capture wounded and in some cases even slain protesters.
Protesters are reporting that going to the hospital is an extremely dangerous matter, with security forces in control of most public health care. They also claim that medical workers have in some cases even abused wounded protesters.
The explanation, they say, is that most of the nation’s doctors of from the Alawite minority, which is the same sect that President Assad belongs. He enjoys considerable support in this group.
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Emilyrose
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:33 pm
I am amazed at the anti Syria anti Assad propaganda on Antiwar, and disappointed.
Leave it to the MSM.
The main force behind the unrest in Syria is the Moslem Brotherhood.
Having handed Bosnia and Kosovo to islamic domination, Iraq from a secular state to mish mash of inter islamic rivalry and now handing Libya to AlQaeda/Cia terrorists surely that is enough.
Leave Syria and Assad alone and leave them to contain something the Syrian people can do without.
Certainly the women.
David Daniels
September 3rd, 2011 at 7:34 am
Ah, more neocon talking points! Repeating the same proopaganda we remember from "Screwball" and Ledeen and AEI and Cheney and Sarkozy and so on and so on. Repeating without a splinter of skepticism the interventionist talking points on Syria. Sources are always the "opposition."
Never — not once — featuring a skeptical voice regarding the Syria "crackdown" on your website.
Who really is funding you?
thedissenter
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Only 17? Not to worry. First, the CIA is paying the Syrians to rebel. Second, Assad has given them healthcare, education and housing, therefore, the Syrians are ingrates for protesting his brutality. Third, the MSM is making all of this up (and the above posters can attest to that). So, please, let's move on an concentrate back on Libya where the CIA-paid rebels (or was it Qaddafi that was paid by the CIA according to WikiLeaks? Oh, hell, never mind, Assange himself is paid by both the CIA and Mossad)…and on and on it goes. The point is that the Left doesn't care about that anymore than the right does. They will only stand up and speak in rage when NATO strikes. Till then, they shall remain silent or, in the alternative, call the any news on the subject propaganda.
thedissenter
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Hey, David, I'm just wondering if you consider the governments of Iran and Russia to be a "neocon talking point"? If not, then, you may want to see what they have to say in the matter, even if you don't like it:
'Syria requires immediate reforms'
Syria has been witnessing unrest since mid-March and hundreds of people have been killed during the ongoing clashes in the country.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/196332.html
"Three people killed in Syria: activists"
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/196123.html
"Killings in Syria despite holy celebrations"
http://rt.com/news/syria-crackdown-embargo-revolu…
"Syria may have tortured prisoners to death"
http://rt.com/news/syria-death-amnesty-rights-527…
suaad murhej
September 7th, 2011 at 2:36 am
Most of the Alawite minority, which is the same sect that President Assad belongs,are very good people . they are openmind muslims , they are very poor,they don't kill for any reason because they believe in God.
The killers are sent and paid by America, and Quatarr, and others..
Don't let USA and Quattar deceive you. Come to Syria and see. They are acting and viewing their acts on TVs as facts..
The theives under the mask of humanity are steeling the accounts of people and then are killing them to make them democratic people as they do in Libya , they killed hundreds of thousands of Libyan people to save them!!!
The truth is that: USA came to steel Al-kadafi and the petrol of Libya.