According to Syrian rebels, fighting in central Homs today left at least 35 people killed, after the Syrian military shelled the area. The death toll, as is so often the case, could not be confirmed.
But death tolls of this size aren’t surprising at this point in Syria, and rebel forces have been launching a growing number of attacks since declaring themselves no longer bound by the UN ceasefire last week, and it seems inevitable that this fighting, which is mostly in densely populated areas, is claiming a growing civilian bystander toll.
The ceasefire didn’t last very long, but for a time it did bring Syria a few weeks of comparatively lower death tolls. Western officials have insisted that the regime is exclusively to blame for the ceasefire’s failure.
UN Special Envoy Kofi Annan hasn’t given up on the ceasefire yet, however, urging the international community to unite to rescue it. This too spawned a round of Western condemnations, since working with “everybody” in the international community would include Iran.
As no one can confirm who and what these “rebels” are, from where or formed of so is with their story about killings and blaming it on everyone but the stupidity of their leaders. The ones that are hired and paid by Saudis kings and other imbeciles alike in the region. Perhaps Hillary Clinton should start telling the truth about what and who she support so the american people would have a clue who these people are, where they get their weapons from, who is helping them and in terms of a political understanding what is it that they want. Putting on a tie doesn’t mean that the leaders are educated, neither it means that they are intelligent because if they were and they were a true rebels chosen by the people then the Syrian people would have supported them not the saudis – wahhabis or other tyranny from England to Saudi Arabia. If US government is after tyrants then they could demand the same and start with the tyrants of Europe to Jordan to Saudi and stop helping all other dictatorial regimes around the world, lets be real for a moment and look at the US backyard, democracy is not working and it is not because of the democracy itself but rather due to a nonfunctioning democracy that is bound by capitalism and its social political and economical system……. and etc……
Why always only "rebel" sources are distributed here and virtually never reports of the Syrian government? Does antiwar feel committed to USA because they are fighters for US billionaires service in this "US Army unconventional warfare" ?
Why does antiwar offering sending links to related articles, when any submission, that does not fit into the picture of war mongering propaganda is declined?
I think, the first thing to understand a conflict, is to listen to BOTH sides – not only NATO media with rebel sources.
… and there are interesting reports, worth to be checked:
Syrian TV Shows Documentary on Bombings Planned and Carried out by Al Qaeda-Affiliated Jabhet al-Nasra in Damascus http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2012/06/10/424423.htm
The Syrian TV broadcast on Saturday a documentary shedding light on the terrorist bombings which took place in Damascus, revealing that terrorists of various nationalities from the terrorist organization Jabhet al-Nasra, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda, planned and carried out these bombings which killed and wounded hundreds.
the daily star – "BEIRUT: Syrian army forces killed at least 35 people in intense shelling of central Homs Sunday, activists said,"
" Activists Abu Qassem said at least 500 rockets and shells had fallen on Rastan, "
" Activists Majad, who declined to give his real name, said officers in the Homs military council and the commanders of the 743 Battalion defected at dawn to take the base, which activists say is strategically located on the route to the Homs oil refinery and equipped with SAM 6 and SAM 7 missiles. "
9-11: 19 suicide activists attacked the united states.
Iraq Baathist activists resist occupation.
Taliban activists launch offensive against us forces
Gaddafi head activist of the Libyan government was captured and killed by local activists.
Mexican drug activists killed several people in northern mexico
Are they activist are saying that British SAS is fighting along french commndos and USA special forces against rutless asad regime like thye did in Lybia….I guess not !
How about this:
Syrian government sources: Mercenary terrorists killed 350 in Homs as clashes intensify.