At Least 24 Killed as Syria Protesters Mass Nationwide
Protesters: 'Your Turn Is Coming, Bashar'
The usual Friday protests took on a different perspective today in Syria, with yesterday’s death of Moammar Gadhafi fueling predictions of a similar fate for Bashar Assad.
“Your turn is coming, Bashar,” protesters chanted. As usual the protests were met with violent crackdowns from the regime’s security forces, with at least 24 protesters killed, including 19 in the city of Homs.
Enthusiasm has tended to grow in protest cities when other regimes fall, and while the situation in Syria isn’t the same as the one in Libya, the causes are largely the same. The protesters are hoping the end result will be too, though ideally without the multi-month civil war and the post-dictator mess Libya is facing.
The death of Gadhafi seems also to be adding support internationally to the Syrian National Council (SNC), the exile group advocating a foreign military invasion. Many domestic protesters oppose foreign intervention, fearing they would just install a replacement regime instead of allowing free elections.
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Jamal
October 22nd, 2011 at 3:02 am
When is a good time and when is the time for Saudis and UAE and European Kingdome family to be set a side.., when is a good time for a falsified democracy to step a side.., when is a good time for US and EU militarism regimes not to be involved in other countries social and political issues, when is a good time for unite people against their true enemy.., when is a good time for capitalism to be desolved and replaced by a true and functioning democracy.
Jamal
October 22nd, 2011 at 3:13 am
Having said that.., when is a good time for EU and US to act accordingly about Israel and make the state to understand that Palstenians have the right as all other nationality to a home of their own.., when is a good time for Barack Hussien Obama and all the kings and ministers to stop playing their games on Palestanians people. When is a good time…? Mr. president kings and ministers.., when is a good time for a true and fucntioning democracy at home….?
Ali
October 22nd, 2011 at 3:22 pm
No. SNC's time will come and so will its Wahabbi and Salafi masters. Syria will be the grave of Wahabbi and Salafi ideology.
" … Syrian National Council (SNC), the exile group advocating a foreign military invasion."
About says it all. The SNC knows that it does not have the support of more than 5 precent of Syrians. That is why it knows that it will never be able to achieve anything through either ballots or armed insurrection. But it thinks that by using some of that 2 percent to bleed on Syria, it will draw the attention of Jason Ditz.