Monday, August 29, 2011

Syrian Opposition Calls For An Armed Uprising

Syrian Opposition Decides To Take Up Arms Against Assad Regime -- Haaretz

Leader of Revolutionary Council tell London-based As-Sharq al-Awsat that the only solution to regime's violence is armed uprising.

The leader of the Revolutionary Council of the Syrian Coordination Committees, Mohammad Rahhal, said in remarks published Sunday that the council took the decision to arm the Syrian revolution.

Since mid-March pro-democracy protests have engulfed most of Syria calling for political and economic reforms as well as for the ousting of Syrian president Bashar Assad.

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Update: Calls in Syria for weapons, NATO intervention -- Washington Post

My Comment:
Unrest in Syria is now spreading to the capital, with fighting now being reported in the suburbs of Damascus. Syria's neighbor to the north (Turkey) has lost confidence in the Assad regime, but Iran continues to support the Syrian regime.

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