Monday, August 13, 2012

The Syrian Army Is Being Hit Hard: An Eyewitness Account

Free Syrian Army fighter waits for Syrian Army tanks to advance in the Salaheddin neighborhood in central Aleppo, Aug. 10, 2012. Voice of America

Fear Follows The 'Martyrs' On The Roads To Damascus -- The Guardian

A hospital in Syria's capital sees the number of military casualties mount, as ambushes take their toll.

Like the other military policemen in the minibus, Mohammad Asaad was wearing civilian clothes as he set off for work in the north of the province of Damascus. "No one would take the risk of wearing uniform," he told me as he lay in his bloodstained T-shirt in Tishreen military hospital, Syria's main centre for wounded security force personnel and their families.

At An Nabk, a small town about 35 miles from the capital, the crowded minibus came across an unexpected obstacle on Thursday morning. "We were surprised to see insurgents blocking the road. Without warning they started shooting," he recalled as doctors dressed his injured arm.

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My Comment: The Syrian army is facing the full brunt of what it means to fight an asymmetrical conflict .... and if this report is to be believed .... our slowly being bled dry.

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