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4.13pm: Syria: Analysts are wondering aloud about whether this represents the end of the Assad regime:
With my Syrian friend who was born 3 months before Baath party took power in 1963.He has never seen a free #Syria.Imagine how he feels today
Emile Hokayem, senior fellow for regional security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is as long-winded as possible in 140 characters:
Chris Doyle, director of Council for Arab-British Understanding, tweets the reaction of his Syrian friends:
Earlier Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said a "decisive battle" was under way in Syria.
BBC's Lina Sinjab in Damascus, who has been to the scene of the reported bombing. She says she saw no broken windows in the area, and the roads were open. She says there was "no sign of any explosion".
Assad will soon be finished and Russia will lose it's only Mediterranean naval base for its rusting, ancient Black Sea Fleet that'ss located in the Syrian port of Tartus..... HAHAHA!
riad al asaad @fsa_hq_syria #Syria the Briefcase Bomb never worked on hilter but the Water Cooler Bomb on Assads inner circle of Thugs did......movie Comming soon
it's weird that Syrian State TV has been so helpful today. Sure sign of end times ;-)
Live: It's not just #Damascus, Assad regime losing tanks & territory in many areas http://(link tracking not allowed)/M94BYs
That is up to the Iranian people the same way Assad rule is collapsing under the weight of the Syrian people. It's a shame some people are in such a state of denial when the reality could not be more clear. Good luck supporting Assad. Let us know how that works out for you.
ll of Russian's tanks and Iran's rev forces couldn't put Basher Al-Assad back together again. I wonder if he has fled already but to where? My guess is Asma would not want Tehran as she would be forced to wear the Hejab. Russia is cold with a communist mentality. Venezzueelllaa, nice and warm.
#Syria Urgent Retweet getting intl that Assad Regime haning out 1000s of Gas masks to Elite units and Security forces in #Damascus
1436 GMT: Syria. there have been widespread rumors that Syrian military units are defecting in large numbers, particularly near the capital. Among the most significant report is that the amount of defections in Qaboun
Iran Feature: Protests and Repression --- The Iranian Arabs in Khuzestan (Aleaziz and Mills)
This past March, a rural province in Iran found itself the subject of a sensational documentary on the state-run English-language news outlet Press TV. Khuzestan, which borders Iraq and is more than ten hours by car from Tehran, is home to most of Iran's Arab minority and the bulk of the country's oilfields. The Press TV documentary, Al-Ahvazi Terrorist Groups in Khuzestan, paints a sinister picture in its "dramatic reconstruction" of an angry group of Iranian Arabs wearing red-and-black keffiyehs, a symbol of their Arab ethnicity, as they track down and kill an innocent Iranian.
Obviously, we cannot confirm this video.
There are also disturbing rumors that shabiha, pro-regime paramilitary, have entered Midan and Al Asali with guns and knives. These rumors also seem alarmist, but sources close to Al Jazeera, and some of our own sources, have also heard the rumors.
For now, mostly for lack of resources, we are concentrating on Damascus, but these numbers are supported by the fact that widespread violence is reported in Daraa province, Homs, and Deir Ez Zor today. While the situation in the capital is escalating, the regime has lost control of many areas of this country, and is fighting to keep control in areas like Aleppo and Deir Ez Zor, where that control is very much challenged by a surging insurgency.
the regime has lost control of many areas of this country
I believe certain ex military on ATS can confirm your ignorance on this particular subject.
You neglected to mention, however, why you are showing so much support for the terrorists...oops... sorry, FSA... care to elaborate why you find them such heros?
Originally posted by TechUnique
"Its pretty clear this is becoming a proxy war against Iran and Russia" - I agree wholeheartedly. And I also agree with what you are saying about WorldView and some of the comments to a certain extent. All this 'Unconfirmed' BS.. I thought the whole point of journalism was to confirm things THEN report them..
ANYTHING I hear to do with Syria I have a hard time swallowing.
Actually your wrong, weapons dealers are in it for the money, they do not seem to care who wins or looses or who is in the process of crumbling... actually they probably like most the process of crumbling since that is when they make the most money.... I am sure the weapons manufacturers of the world are not in the red this last decade, and neither are the dealers.
Originally posted by johncarter
reply to post by OpinionatedB
elimination/removal of certain political parties or individuals against said deals
You neglected to mention, however, why you are showing so much support for the terrorists...oops... sorry, FSA... care to elaborate why you find them such heros?
How about Iran and Russia waging a proxy war against the most famous villian in the middle east?
"Wherever Iran interferes, it announces it in a very straightforward manner. For instance, we interfered in confrontations against Israel, which resulted in the (Lebanese) victory in the 33-day war and (Palestinians' victory in) the 22-day (Gaza) war," Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing millions of Friday Prayers worshippers on Tehran University Campus today.
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Zionist regime is very vulnerable at present and threats to launch a military strike against Iran are merely a bluff.
According to Press TV, member of the Majlis Presiding Board Mohammad-Hossein Farhangi said Saturday that based on international and regional developments, Tel Aviv is bluffing in making war threats against Iran.
He said “The occupied territories are within the range of the Islamic Republic's missiles and therefore the Zionist regime of Israel cannot engage in any military activity against Iran.”
Originally posted by Agent_USA_Supporter
reply to post by neo96
So Iran,Russia, Lebanon are our real true enemies or has War Criminal stated Axis of Evil?, if you believe the mainstream propaganda then you are really never awaken.
To see whose the real enemy.
How about Iran and Russia waging a proxy war against the most famous villian in the middle east?
Oh you mean Israel by any chance?edit on 18-7-2012 by Agent_USA_Supporter because: (no reason given)
Once Again The Mainstream News Oulets,More Propaganda On Syria, Syria is a Proxy War on Iran And Rus, page 1
Three injured Indian fishermen, Muthu Muniraj, 28, Muthu Kannan, 35, Pandu Sanadhan, 26, were recovering at the Rashid Hospital this morning, a day after the US navy opened fire on their fishing boat 16 kilometres off the Jebel Ali coast.
Mr Muniraj, who was shot on his right leg, said the US navy started firing at them after their boat crossed the USNS Rappahannock and was heading towards the shore.
"We saw the boat from far," said Mr Muniraj, "When we came close, we slowed down to let them pass to avoid any accidents.
Once we crossed them from behind, they started firing at us," he said.