Bombings In Damascus Herald Beginnings Of A Bloody New Stage Of Syrian Insurgency -- The Telegraph
Suicide bombers attacked two key secret police headquarters in Damascus on Saturday, killing 27 and leaving nearly 100 wounded, according to Syrian government sources.
The bombings appeared to mark a dangerous new escalation in Syria's crisis, just weeks after the regime brutally crushed a rebel stronghold in the city of Homs.
Government spokesmen were quick to blame Islamist terrorists for the attacks, which they said mainly killed and injured civilians. Many anti-regime activists believe similar bloody bombings since January have been staged to give the government an excuse to crack down.
The explosions struck the aviation intelligence department - the most hated branch of Syria's police state - and the criminal security department, at around 7.30 am.
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My Comment: It appears that Syria's civil war has now reached the two largest cities in the country .... Damascus in the south, and Aleppo in the north .... with consistent reports of bomb attacks and machine gun fire in both cities.
Another indication that the civil war is expanding are also reports of Russian weapon shipments to Syria .... and not to be undone the Gulf states and Saudi Arabia are now starting to arm the rebels.
Update #1: Monday begins with more explosions, gunfire across Syria -- CNN
Update #2: Syria: reports of heavy firefight in western Damascus -- The Guardian
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