Hundreds of people have been killed in Syria despite the presence of about 300 observers [Reuters]
Syria’s Conflict: With Both Barrels -- The Economist
Opposition forces are doing better than expected, but the regime is responding with ever nastier tactics.
THE ceasefire in Syria brokered by Kofi Annan, an envoy and former secretary-general of the UN, is unravelling. After several weeks of holding back somewhat while being pummelled by government forces, bands of armed rebels gathered under the umbrella of the Free Syrian Army are now on the attack and gaining ground. A number of towns have come under their control, admittedly in some cases after covert negotiations with tired units of the government. “We have no need for the regime because we run ourselves,” says a man from Wadi Barada, a string of villages in a valley close to Damascus, reeling off an impressive list of social services, including imprisoning criminals, that are provided by the armed resistance.
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My Comment: Both sides have crossed the 'Rubicon', and there is now no turning back on this conflict. With the Syrian government now losing through attrition, I expect them to go all out in ending this conflict .... using mass murder and military intimidation to get their way. The rebels (I suspect) know this, and are now getting ready for the onslaught. My prediction ..... this is going to be like the Bosnian civil war .... but with higher casualties.
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