London-based rebel mouthpiece the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) is reporting at least 63 people killed across Syria today, calling it the end to “one of the bloodiest weeks in the conflict.” SOHR figures put the 7-day toll at over 700.
No more are the rebel claims that all the deaths are random civilians, as the civil war is moving on in earnest, and the SOHR reported 16 soldiers killed in a fight in the town of Darat Izza, in Aleppo Province. Darat Izza is the same town in which rebels killed 25 “pro-regime” people on Friday.
Indeed, the claims from SOHR seem to emphasize the deaths among the military, claiming that the army had “buried 113 soldiers in one region alone” and that military morale is plummeting in the face of rebel gains.
Syria’s state media seems to be downplaying the major fighting, and instead are reporting primarily on bombing attacks by some of the rebel factions against government buildings, and the assassination of local police officials. This too is a significant change, as in the past they had focused on the fighting with claims that a military victory was imminent.
The header should read "London-based Syrian "guy" or "dude."
it's intersting that the western mainstream media has exhibited little curiosity in investigating this "group." Perhaps they know something the rest of us know?
R.C., not Syrian guy. He's the terrorists guy.
SOHR is a one-man band playing a one-note tune
So the outsourced Syrian death toll tracker for the "Ministry of Truth" known as the 'Syrian Observatory for Human Rights' (SOHR) has released their 7-day death toll…fantastic!
I personally found the Thursday numbers a little bizarre myself…in fact all of their figures are a little bizarre…be that as it may, Thursday, according to the SOHR of course, a total of 'nearly' 170 died. The breakdown, according the the SOHR, of the 'nearly' 170 dead was the following:
Civilians dead: 104
"Pro-Regime" fighters (ie. Syrian troops) dead: 54
"Rebel fighters" dead: 10
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These are staggering numbers. So…according to the SOHR, the "rebels" managed to kill over 5 Pro-Assad Syrian troops (professional military) for every 1 "rebel" killed–despite the fact these "rebels" are allegedly being bombarded with mortars, helicopter fire, and fire for gunboats…according the SOHR.
This is quite impressive indeed. Perhaps the DOD should look into recruiting these "freedom fighters" to join Seal Team 6–or at least persuade them to host a special ops seminar or two?