Syrian National Council Demands Foreign Invasion
Insists Invasion 'The Only Solution'
The ongoing civil war in Syria is becoming an increasing humanitarian crisis for the civilians caught in the middle of the battle. The Red Cross is pushing for a ceasefire to allow the flow of aid, but the Western-backed Syrian National Council (SNC) is looking for an escalation.
Talking about the “humanitarian emergency,” top SNC official Bassma Kodmani called for an immediate international invasion, saying that was the only way to avoid a “protracted civil war.”
The violence in Syria is increasingly in the northern region around the Turkish border. Today, amid reports of ongoing battles, some 200 soldiers loyal to the Assad regime defected to the rebellion, including an as-yet-unnamed Brigadier General.
Russia is endorsing the Red Cross effort to bring humanitarian aid into the areas, saying that it would support the call for a daily two-hour truce to allow medical personnel access to the most affected areas.
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Mojo
February 22nd, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Why this man Jason Ditz calling the war in Syria a "The ongoing civil war in Syria” is for anti war to explain. Home is one of the industrialized town in Syria and about 750 − 800.000 are the resident of the city, the size of the city is as Harlem in NY and thats where the war is. The rest of Syria is occupied by almost 40 million more Syrians, if there was a case of civil war then the entire country would be in flame because there are many ethnicity beside Sunny muslims, the Assyrian, Turks, Armenian, Kurds and few others living all over Syria, at the same time if there was a civil war then the entire Syria would be at war not only in Home or one or two flash points here and there. It seams that Anti war, as BBC and CNN or any other media is trying to over blow the situation in Syria because of this man Jason Ditz or for that matter elements within the Anti war.com perhaps is time for all of us who can look at map, google a map and read the history of any country is time to say goodbye to Anti war.com and leave for vultures. Get your head out of where ever it is Jason and Anderson Copper, Syrian regime no matter what you will call it never ever have tried to divid its nation, on the contrary the Syrian nation is united as ever yet there are those journalist as you and Anderson Copper at CNN who try hard to say the opposite. It is these elements of deception in Syria and those terrorist groups whom are paid and supported by the Tyrants of Middle East are the one who are trying to divid nations by being feed by US and EU, and you know who I am talking about Jason.
Chris
February 22nd, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Up the SNC and FSA!!!
Down with the Iranian,Russian,and Chinese forces of interference in Syria!!!
andy
February 23rd, 2012 at 5:43 am
Fight your own civil war. We did.
pendulum
February 23rd, 2012 at 9:52 am
hey we're losing. HELP
El Tonno
February 23rd, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Guess you are free to write up a nice report and submit it for publication to antiwar.com as original content.
Generally if people are shooting at one another, you have a "civil war". Ireland had a "civil war" without the entire country being "aflame".
El Tonno
February 23rd, 2012 at 3:54 pm
See is german for lake. Maybe your locale is foobared?
paulBass
February 23rd, 2012 at 9:12 pm
thanks