Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates September 7, 2011



Explosion Of Violence In Syria Caught In Series Of Horrifying Video Clips -- The Guardian

Pressure mounts on Syria as Alain Juppé accuses the regime of crimes against humanity.

Syria's violence has escalated sharply, with up to 28 people reportedly killed across the country on Wednesday as France bluntly accused Bashar al-Assad's regime of committing crimes against humanity.

Horrifying film clips were posted on YouTube, one showing a dead or injured man in the central city of Homs apparently being shot by uniformed men. Another showed a young man named Abdel-Hadi Mustafa dying after being shot by a sniper. A third recorded the death of 15-year-old Zakaria Firzat from al-Rastan on Tuesday. None of the incidents could be independently authenticated as most foreign journalists have been banned from Syria. Casualty figures cannot be easily verified either.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syria unrest: Crackdown intensifies on city of Homs -- BBC
Syria resumes deadly assault as Arab League diplomat snubbed -- The Telegraph
Syrian forces storm Homs -- UPI
Heavy Gunfire in Central, North Syria; 11 Killed -- New York Times/AP
Syrian Troops Kill 6 in Anti-Protest Raids -- New York Times
Syria delays Arab League visit -- UPI
Syria unrest: Damascus delays Arab League chief's visit -- BBC
Syria delays Arab League visit -- The Guardian
Arab League visit to Syria 'delayed' -- Al Jazeera
Syria Asks Arab League Chief El-Arabi to Delay Planned Visit on Conflict -- Bloomberg
France accuses Syria of crimes against humanity -- Toronto Star
France Condemns Syria As Troops Raid Restive City -- Wall Street Journal
France's Alain Juppe: Syria committing 'grave crimes' -- BBC
Life in Syria’s Capital Remains Barely Touched by Rebellion -- New York Times
France urges Russia to shift stance on Syria -- Reuters
Assad Ouster Attempt Would Cause Mideast 'Chaos,' Russia Says -- SFGate/Blomberg
ICRC Expects to Visit More Detainees in Syrian Jails -- Voice of America
US ambassador to Syria condemns regime on Facebook -- AFP
UN chief urges stronger global action on Syria's Assad -- Christian Science Monitor
UN leader urges world to unite and act on Syria -- AP
Syrian finance chief: Asia key to bypass sanctions -- AP
Warning: Syria is much stronger than Libya -- Shashank Joshi, Special to CNN
Stop Syria? It’s not as easy as Libya -- Trudy Rubin, Montreal Gazette/The Philadelphia Inquirer
Is Civil War in Syria Inevitable? -- Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic

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