Syrian Revolution Digest - Tharwacolamus - 1

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

No Action No Peace!

As the Assads and their militias continue to kill with impunity, irrespective of the presence of UN monitors, it’s about time world leaders began consulting their own conscience for guidance on what needs to be done. For now, their inaction speaks louder than their words of support and condemnation. Moral support is greatly appreciated when it comes from a former President, but for those currently in office, only their actions carry any meaning.

Wednesday May 16, 2012

Death toll: 35 including 20 in Shammas Neighborhood in Homs City. Meanwhile, the pounding of the nearby town of Rastan continues in preparation for an invasion expected to take place within the next 48 hours.

On Tuesday, Assad death squads perpetrated a massacre in the town of Khan Shaikhoon, in which 28 locals were killed. The massacre took place even as a team of UN monitors led by Robert Mood was in town.

Other attacks on Tuesday left 10 dead in Homs City, 6 in Tartous, 6 in Rural Damascus, 6 in Hama, 6 in Deir Ezzor, 2 in Daraa and 1 in Quneitrah.

News

Bush Celebrates Democracy Activists, Sides With Syrian Resistance

Syrian rebels get influx of arms with gulf neighbors’ money, U.S. coordination

Syria tensions light fuse in north Lebanon

Syria's Assad: Nations that sow chaos will suffer (Questions: does Bashar Al-Assad listen to his own words? Well, if did he wouldn’t accuse Al-Qaeda if anything, because to him it does NOT exist)

UN observers evacuated from Syria town amid tensions

Syria boycotts U.N. torture hearing, charges mount

Syria raises price for scarce diesel

Family wins $323 million against Iran, Syria over terrorist attack (And guess who will end up paying for it, not to mention all of Assad’s crimes!)

Annan urges Syria to accept terms for UN aid delivery

 

Op-Eds & Special Reports

Syria: the elephant in the room amid military exercise in Jordan

Exclusive: Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria: panel

Exclusive: Syria sugar refineries paralyzed, smuggling seen soaring

Divided They Stand: An overview of Syria’s political opposition factions

A useful study of the various Syria opposition groups, coalitions and key independent figures by Swedish researcher Aaron Lund.

 

Syria’s brutal dictator will stay without Western intervention