People gather at a mass burial for the victims of last Friday's violence in Houla. Photograph: REUTERS
I Saw Massacre Of Children, Says Defecting Syrian Air Force Officer -- The Guardian
As UN envoy warns of all-out war, a major has provided crucial evidence on the Houla killings.
A senior Syrian military officer has described how he defected to opposition forces after witnessing hundreds of pro-regime militiamen carry out the now infamous massacre of more than 100 civilians in the town of Houla one week ago.
The account of Major Jihad Raslan comes as the United Nations' special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, yesterday warned of an increasing risk of imminent war in Syria. "The spectre of an all-out war with an alarming sectarian dimension grows by the day," Annan told an Arab League gathering.
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Update: Syria's Houla massacre: Q&A -- The Guardian
My Comment: While these massacres are prompting more defections from the Syrian military, the sad fact is that there are still tens of thousands who are loyal to the regime. If the rebels are not able to coalesce around an organized structure that will permit the delivery of heavier weapons .... this slaughter in Syria will only continue.
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