Syrian Revolution

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Syrian Revolution

Syrian security forces and the famous shabbiha, the militiamen, are said to have stormed on Sunday a northern town on the main road to Turkey, after troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad fought during the night against protesters in Damascus neighborhood, where the revolt has arrived.
Two people were reported killed in the struggle in the streets of the town of Khan Sheikhoun, which lies 245 kilometers north of Damascus. It was said that the security forces are using targeted assassinations and the arresting of large numbers of suspects.
In Damascus, for the first time in six months dozens of soldiers have refused to fire on the civilian population and have defected, which could be a paramount sign that Bashar al-Assad’s power is beginning to crack seriously, and that he could be left by his troops at some point, in spite of the way his armies have been organized not to permit any such defections.
In a statement published on the internet an organization of the defecting soldiers called “Free Officers” said that large numbers of the troops defected in Harasta, a suburb of the capital, and that the militia and the security forces were looking after them.
Still, those who stayed in his ranks exchanged fire through the night with the people at the outskirts of the capital city, with the army using machineguns and being met with smaller riffles.
Syrian officials have consistently denied any defection from the ranks of the army, composed mostly of Sunni soldiers but dominated by Alawite officers and members of the presidential family. However, there are reports of increased defection from the army that is placed under the direct command of the presidential brother Maher al-Assad.
Conflicts are also reported near the border with Iraq, a zone that has been intensely besieged by tanks after intense protests, where the people shouted that the reign of Assad would be over and that execution would await him.
The protest in Damascus was triggered by an attack on a famous cleric Osama al-Rifai, who had to receive medical care after the security forces entered the mosque causing damages and injures to those in it.

Syrian Revolution

Last week, Bashar al-Assad attended a meeting with highly-ranked clerics, on which occasion he had warned against using clerical office for other purposes than the one it was created for, alluding to the fact that many demonstrations against his regime were following the Friday Muslim prayer.
Meanwhile, pressure increases from the Western countries and the countries in the region, who want the bloodshed stopped in Syria immediately.
The president of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, expressed sadness that the changes promised by Assad would be “too little too late,” and said that situation reached a point where they can no longer be taken into account.
Gul told Turkish media that while asserting that he has put a stop to violence in Syria, Assad orders troops to continue crackdown and reports of the people killed come every day. He concluded that his country lost confidence that al-Assad would be the one to bring peace and changes in Syria.
In Cairo, the Arab League convened in an extraordinary session, the first on Syria since the revolution began, and stressed that it was necessary for the killing to stop. Arab League spoke of “thousand of casualties” and assessed that the situation must change “until it is too late.” Syria rejected the demand of the Arab League.
Even Iran, closest ally of Syria, advised Bashar al-Assad to listen to the demands of the people, but also warned Western countries and NATO against any intervention in Syria, threatening that such a thing would descend the country into a chaos similar to the one in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Russian ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, said that a ground invasion was being prepared by the West, with the purpose of getting closer to Iran, by far the most dangerous country in the region.

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