Thursday, October 6, 2011

Civil War Looms For Syria

Demonstrators march through the streets in Homs, Syria Photo: REUTERS

Syrian Insurrection Set To Gather Momentum -- The Guardian

UN failure to pass sanctions resolution against Assad's regime has convinced some that diplomacy cannot protect them

An armed insurrection inside Syria looks set to gather momentum after the failure to pass a UN resolution against president Bashar al-Assad's regime, according to dissidents in two key Syrian cities.

Activists from Homs and Hama, where mostly peaceful protests over the past six months have lately become more aggressive and armed, say the failure of the US effort to threaten sanctions against Syria has convinced some that diplomacy cannot protect them.

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My Comment: With no diplomatic options left .... an arm struggle becomes increasingly the only alternative for many Syrians. This unrest is going to spiral into even more violence, and like Libya .... probably into civil war.

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