Tag Archives: Syria
Iraq: Religious differences more important than preventing mayhem and death
Co-operation? What’s that mean? SMH Sunni Muslim rulers have largely shunned an Arab League summit hosted by Shiite-led Iraq, illustrating how powerfully the sectarian split and the rivalry with Iran define Middle Eastern politics in the era of the Arab … Continue reading
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Syria: 200 killed in shelling
SMH BEIRUT: In a barrage of shelling, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds early yesterday in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising. The offensive was reported in Homs, which has … Continue reading
Syria: Theocracy goes on killing citizens
SMH BEIRUT: An Arab League ultimatum to Syria to allow international observers into the country to monitor continuing violence or face economic sanctions expired yesterday. As the deadline approached activists reported new clashes between army troops and defectors that left … Continue reading
Syria: 22 more protesters killed
SMH The deaths, on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, brought to 69 the number of protesters killed since Damascus officially accepted an Arab League peace plan last week. Under the plan it undertook to pursue … Continue reading
Syria: A theocracy continues to kill its citizens
SMH The Syrian army has met armed resistance in two towns, with activists reporting 19 killed in clashes, as the EU decided on a new set of sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Israel: Hezbollah attack kills eight
SMH The attack by gunmen on bus 392, crowded with holiday-makers and Israeli soldiers going home for the weekend, has pulled the bloodshed in Syria and political instability elsewhere in the region into sharp focus. Eight Israelis – six civilians … Continue reading
Syria: A theocracy murders its citizens
SMH Syrian forces killed nearly 140 people on Sunday including 100 when the army stormed the flashpoint protest city of Hama to crush dissent on the eve of Ramadan, activists say. Activists said it was one of deadliest days in … Continue reading
Syria: Up to nine deaths in sectarian violence
SMH Witnesses on both sides of the divide and a medical worker who tracked the violence and collected the bodies said the tensions soared after a crowd of Alawites armed with sticks surrounded a mosque in a Sunni neighbourhood shortly … Continue reading
Syria: More protesters killed
SMH. Syrian security forces fired on protesters, with reports of at least nine deaths, as thousands surged onto the streets across the nation after Friday prayers to demand the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Demonstrations rocked many Syrian cities, … Continue reading
Syria: Savagery continues
SMH. Syrian forces moved swiftly through the country’s restive north, killing at least 32 people in the latest nationwide protests against President Bashar al-Assad as his regime comes under mounting international pressure.
