Thursday, June 7, 2012

Facing Off In Syria's Sniper Valley



Syrian Rebels Face Off With Regime Troops In 'Sniper Alley' -- CNN

(CNN) -- Gunfire and explosions echo in the background as the 26 year-old fighter calmly adjusts his weapons.

The sounds of war, once terrifying and alien, are now utterly familiar to the young man who goes by the pseudonym Abu Wasfi.

"I used to demonstrate peacefully," Abu Wasfi recalls. "I joined the Free Syrian Army after my brother was killed".

Staring out the window with his weapon ready, he surveys the street below and the war scarred buildings across the road as he continues to tell his brother's story.

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My Comment: An on the ground report on Syria's civil war.

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