Islamist Group Claims Deadly Damascus Bombings
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group unknown before the Syrian revolt, released a video on Saturday claiming responsibility for twin suicide bombings in Damascus that killed 55 people.
The video says the Thursday bombings, the deadliest since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime erupted in March 2011, were "in response to regime bombing of residential areas in Damascus, Idlib, Hama, Daraa provinces and others."
Al-Nusra Front, which does not give a precise date for the attacks, says it has launched a "military operation in Damascus against the regime strongholds, targeting the Palestine branch of the security services."
Those were the buildings targeted in Thursday's bombings.
The statement accompanying the video, dated May 10 but posted on the site on Saturday, is titled "Communique No. 4," although the group has already posted seven such communiques.
The group has claimed responsibility for previous attacks, including double blasts in Damascus on March 17 that killed 27 people, as well as two other deadly explosions in the capital and two in the northern city of Aleppo.
Thursday's car bombings in Damascus left 55 dead and nearly 400 wounded, with the regime and opposition trading accusations of responsibility.
12 May 2012, 20:19
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cool so:
Civilians get bombed= bashar did it.
people get sniped= bashar did it.
Government offices are blown= bashar did it to himself.
Civilians killed during battles with opposition = bashar did it.
terrorists groups are created= by bashar.
mutulated bodies of soldiers dumped into the river= bashar did it.
I pissed around the corner = bashar forced my bladder.
Wow seems to me everyone else is just really innocent here.
12 May 2012, 21:01
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Bashar should have used this method earlier, it seems more successful than shelling, plus he can pin it on terrorists. Next time Bashar will be staging his own kidnapping, so he can leave the country without a trace.
12 May 2012, 22:18
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FT why would the people of Syria want to harm there own case for freedom... believe me it is the Baath & Persians ... or truly an outside terrorist force who cares for no ones opinion ... but I'm more convinced its the Baath & Persians
13 May 2012, 01:30
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This is what the Criminal Assad regime and its partners in crime the Iranian terrorist criminal street gang Hezb Ebola, and its Iranian Pay master the Supreme Criminal have been doing all along. This is there Modus operandi to hold on to power and opress their people (of all faiths and sects), they train and arm terrorist groups like the PFLP by the Al Quds Force and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (in Syria) and set them off on the countries of the Middle East, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Saudi,... to wreak havoc for the benefit of the Turbaned Neanderthals in Tehran and Qom.
13 May 2012, 01:32
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Assad couldn't give a rat's ass whether Syrian civilians die he's been butchering them for the past one year now elderly, women, and Children included. This barbaric soviet style regime creates the terrorists, the environment and orchestrates whatever. These Tyrants have utter contempt towards their own people and would kill them off all if they had to just to stay in power and stay un accountable to all their crimes and corruption.
13 May 2012, 01:40
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Make no mistake about it, the Source of all instability sectarianism and terror in the Middle East remains the Criminal Khamenist regime and its protege criminal Assad Family regime, other extremist although are a problem, they are but pawns to the organized terror by Iran the Syrian regime or inspired by them (and are easily dealt with once these two are "decommissioned"). The best way to defeat terror and Usher in Peace and prosperity to the ME and the world is to go after the regimes in Tehran/Qom and Damascus.
13 May 2012, 06:06
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The opposition didn't resort to any violence until months of killings, tortures, kidnappings and shelling of cities and towns. What do you expect them to do? Sit there and die without a fight? It's illogical for someone being attacked and abused to not fight back. If Assad had even attempted to meet some opposition demands and not killed thousands of civilians this wouldn't be turning into a civil war.
13 May 2012, 15:19
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Yes an undated video from an unknown group claiming responsibility for unspecified attacks is the same as dated videos showing tanks shelling homes, really are you the smartest person in your houshold? Congratulate your parents for me please.
13 May 2012, 15:20
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FlameThrower: The syrian people are unified??? And the regime??? Have you heard of the defections that have been happening? And the protests? And the attacks? By the way it is "spun out of control" not "spinned" there is no such word in the English language...
