The evacuation of Homs: Humanitarianism or ethnic cleansing?
- Amr Salahi – Sunday, 02 March 2014 –
During the now dead and buried Geneva peace talks, the Syrian opposition and government reached a deal allowing evacuation of the 3,500 residents of the Old City of Homs, which has been under siege and bombardment for nearly 600 days. The deal was presented as a breakthrough in the Syrian conflict. Its terms allowed food to be brought in to the starving people of the Old City and residents to leave if they wish. Since then 1,400 residents, malnourished, many elderly, and some wounded, have left the Old City.
Syria Daily: Regime Renews Siege of Damascus Suburb of Moadamiya
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Even as it is proclaiming a political strategy of “reconciliation” through local truces and aid to civilians, the Assad regime has renewed its long-standing siege on the Damascus suburb of Moadamiya. Activists said that the Syrian military is demanding that Free Syrian Army fighters hand over weapons.
See Video & Photos From Moadamiyya As Regime Shuts Down Damascus Suburb Again – The closure of the only entrance to the town:
Clashes shatter truce in Syria’s Yarmuk: monitor
2-3-2014 – BEIRUT: Daily Star – Lebanon – Firefights and shelling rocked the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk in southern Damascus on Sunday, breaking a truce that had held since mid-February, said a group that monitors the Syrian conflict.
WEST KURDISTAN – Deadly Assad airstrike hits northwest town / Kfar Tarakhim
2-3-2014 – Regime airstrikes in a small northwestern town on the border with Turkey have killed at least 13 people, Syrian activists said, according to the Associated Press.
(HRW) Human Rights Official Speaks of Situation in Rojava, PYD Challenges / By Mutlu Civiroglu
A delegation from New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) visited Syria’s Kurdish regions, or Rojava, last week, where the Democratic Union Party (PYD) has declared a Kurdish autonomous government with the help of its armed wing, the People’s Protection Units (YPG). In an important and detailed interview with Rudaw Fred Abrahams, a special advisor to HRW who was part of the delegation, spoke about whether the autonomous government declared by the PYD is truly inclusive as claimed, if local authorities are observing human rights, the status of women, the PYD’s legal reforms and its relations with the regime of Syria’s President Bashar Assad. Abrahams said that the greatest challenge for the PYD is transitioning “from a movement — an opposition group — into a governing body, or into creating authorities, systems and structures that would represent everyone.” Here is an edited transcript of the interview:
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Barrel Bombs: The Crudeness of Criminality
Since mid-2012 the Syrian regime has introduced a new weapon in its war against its people. Crude, cheap and destructive improvised explosive devices dropped from airplanes and known as “barrel bombs”. The bombs have wreaked havoc and caused countless civilian victims, especially in the dense urban center of Aleppo that was targeted repeatedly.
The bombs are nothing more than everyday barrels that are filled with highly explosive material along with oil and shrapnel for maximum effect. They are crude in their construction and much cheaper than conventional bombs and the devastating SCUD missiles that were also used; an especially important aspect for a regime that is strapped for cash.
Islamist combatants try to advance towards Ras al-Ayn
Sere Kaniye – 1.3.2014 – A source in protect the people units that groups of mercenaries attacked in the Early hours of the morning the village of Khirbet Banat of Sere Kaniye city in an attempt to advance towards Sere Kaniye encountered protect the people units and forced them to retreat.
WEST KURDISTAN : Ongoing blockade on Kobani
Kobani has no electricity for a month as a result of ISIS blockade http://welati.info/nuce.php?ziman=ar&id=13212&niviskar=1&cure=5&kijan= / Posted 9 hours ago by Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Assad’s army hits border areas to block US-backed rebel advance & safe zone
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report – 28 Feb. The CIA has set up a new rebel command center at Quneitra, near Israeli lines on the Golan. Its officers are indigenous Bedouin Al Nuaim tribesmen, defectors from the Syrian army, and Free Syrian Army survivors. Read all : http://www.mesop.de/?p=43824
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