Reports from opposition groups say that at least 33 people were killed nationwide in Syria today, another day of heavy violence as Kofi Annan urges both sides to halt attacks and agree to start negotiations.
“The deadline is now,” noted one of Annan’s spokesman, saying that the Assad regime has agreed to negotiate but has so far not ended its hostilities on the ground. Indeed, rebels claimed that troops shelled Homs today, killing four.
But the rebels haven’t halted their attacks either, and attacked an Air Force base in Arbeen. President Bashar Assad made it clear yesterday that his forces would only halt their attacks when the rebels do.
That seems unlikely to happen any time soon, since the rebel factions haven’t even agreed to participate in the talks, and some have rejected the idea of talking on general principle, insisting that a military victory, presumably with a foreign invasion force backing them, is their “only” solution to the civil war.
Has anyone else noticed that every time the Syrian "opposition" issues a press release, there are almost always "33 dead" reported?
Anti-war should stop false reporting before people are turned away from it for good. Sometimes I keep wondering who actually donates money to Anti-war.
Why does Anti-war call these terrorist, mercenary thugs ‘opposition groups’ and why does it always quote them?
"Why does Anti-war call these terrorist, mercenary thugs ‘opposition groups’"
Are you suggesting that they aren't "opposition groups?" I'm willing to entertain almost any theory, but that these groups are actually secret supporters of the Assad regime is one of the more farfetched ones I've heard.
"why does it always quote them?"
Maybe because they're always saying stuff?
Spiegel is known to be a right wing tool and has lost credibility. First, “The Jihadist joining from all over the world to fight the Syrian regime.” is patently meaningless. Second, Jihad is always declared by a respected and recognized religious authority, not by rag tag terrorist thugs supported by the west and armed by Saudi and Qatari dictators.