Saturday, February 11, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates February 11, 2012



'We Know Who Is Shelling Homs': Anger Of U.S. Ambassador At Syria's Attacks On Civilians As He Posts Aerial Image Of Bombardments Of Facebook -- Daily Mail

* Robert Ford calls on Syria to end killing of civilians after closure of U.S. Embassy in Damascus
* More than 300 killed in city of Homs in the past week, with four more reported dead in shelling this morning
* Gunmen assassinate Syrian general in Damascus today in rare outbreak of violence in capital city
The U.S. Ambassador to Syria has blamed the country's government for attacks on civilians and has taken the unusual step of posting a military aerial photograph on Facebook to back his claims.

Robert Ford spoke angrily about the killings of unarmed civilians in Syria's third-largest city of Homs after uploading the detailed aerial image showing army vehicles in residential neighbourhoods.

Speaking from Paris after he closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus earlier this week, he called on the country's Government to end the bombardment of civilians. More than 300 civilians have died in Homs in the past week alone.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Updates -- Yahoo News
Syria: bombs hit Aleppo as tanks pound Homs - live updates -- The Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Assad's forces intensify shelling on Syria's Homs -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syria forces shell Homs, Saudis push U.N. resolution -- Reuters
Syria: shelling in Homs as violence spreads -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syria armour moves on Homs -- News24
Attacks Bring Syria's Chaos to New Front -- Wall Street Journal
Syria government and rivals trade blame for Aleppo blasts - -BBC
Explosions Rock Northern Syrian City, 28 Dead, 235 Wounded -- Voice of America
Bombers strike Syrian city of Aleppo as offensive continues in Homs -- Washington Post
Syria bombings hit a city seen as key to Assad's future -- L.A. Times

U.S. officials: Al Qaida behind Syria bombings
-- McClatchy News
Al-Qaeda behind Syria blasts: US -- Sydney Morning Herald
U.S. officials: Al-Qaida behind Syria bombings -- Boston Herald/McClatchy News
Report: Al-Qaida behind recent terror attacks in Syria -- Haaretz

Syria says army general killed in capital -- CBC
Syrian military hospital chief 'killed in Damascus' -- BBC
Assad regime official assassinated in Damascus -- The Telegraph
Syrian general slain in Damascus, regime says -- CBS/AP

Firefight Breaks Out in Northern Damascus: Activists -- New York Times/Reuters
Troops and rebels clash in Damascus -- SKY News

Syria draft resolution heads to UN General Assembly
-- BBC
Syria's Forces Again Shell Homs; Saudis Push for U.N. Resolution -- IBTimes
Russia Accuses West of Arming Syrian Rebels -- New York Times/Reuters
Turkey urges international help for Syria -- Washington Post
U.S. ambassador: Syria 'consistently' attacks civilian areas -- L.A. Times
Rebels defy Assad by carving out their slice of a free Syria -- The Telegraph
Continuing Violence in Syria Raises Fears About Future -- Voice of America
Syrian elites looking for way out, officials say -- FOX News
West: Syrian officials accountable -- Press Association

Avoiding the Syria trap -- L.A. Times editorial
Should the U.S. step in, arm Syrian rebels? Five takes -- L.A. times
Can we help Syria without making things worse? -- Daniel Byman, Washington Post
Should the World Ask for Russia's Help in Syria? -- Robert Danin, The Atlantic
Guide: Syria Crisis -- BBC
Syria unrest: Maps and videos of Homs fighting -- BBC

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