Syrian Observatory: 57 Killed in Army Assault in Daraa
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Six children were among at least 57 people killed in southern Syria as the army launched an all-out assault on two towns in Daraa province, a watchdog said on Thursday.
"At least six children, seven women, 16 rebel fighters, 16 other unidentified men and 12 army troops were killed on Wednesday, in fighting, shelling and summary executions waged after the army launched an assault on al-Sanamein and Ghabagheb," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told Agence France Presse the army's assault came a day after a dozen troops defected from a nearby military post to join the rebels.
"The defectors took refuge in the area of al-Sanamein and Ghabagheb, which up until then had remained somewhat more calm than other areas of Daraa," said Abdel Rahman.
"The army launched its assault, and shelled several houses," he added.
Nationwide, at least 179 people were killed in violence on Wednesday -- 50 civilians, 86 rebels and 43 soldiers, the Observatory said.
On Thursday, at least four military personnel were killed when rebels shot down a helicopter delivering supplies to besieged troops in Idlib province in the northwest, the Observatory said.
Rebels have laid siege to the sprawling Wadi Deif camp for several months and its garrison can only be resupplied by air.
Amateur video footage distributed by the Observatory showed onlookers gathered around at least three bloodied corpses in an open field.
11 April 2013, 12:32
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its not going to stop things are only going to get worse brace yourself lebanon we are next
11 April 2013, 14:06
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what was it mowaten said? thank the terrorists for liberating the civilians from their limbs.
wonder if you also have the same view here? or let me guess, its collateral damage and the cost of freedom. am i right? :)
11 April 2013, 20:45
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No what i meant was if you give them more precise weapons instead of mortars, maybe they will bomb their targets directly. Also, you claim the fsa will slaughter anyone not complying with their demands.
I tell you that is exactly what assad is doing. In any real democracy, the president works for the people and should step down. It is not the people who have to comply with the president's ambition to rule until he dies and pases the torch to his son.
Now you will say they arent the people and only a group of wahhabi sponsored blabla, and i will say no they are the people and the terrorist elements are the one getting all the media attention blabla. We can argue that all we want but we havent agreed on an answer for over 2 years. I dint think this article is where it will happen :)
12 April 2013, 07:42
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I pray to god that your wife and children meet the same fate, you heartless lowlife. Innocent children are killed everyday in Syria. Why do you always defend criminals, how many Lebanese were killed by Syria, didn't Syria kill 50000 people in Hamelin in 1982. People like you are scum of the earth
11 April 2013, 15:02
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I just hope the Syrian regime will pay the heavy price for the civilian casualties they cause.
