Syrian forces renew assault on Homs

[MindMover]

Source: AlJAZEERA

More areas being bombarded as aid agencies remain unable to gain access to neighbourhoods in desperate need of relief.

Syrian forces have renewed their assault on Homs, bombarding more areas of the central city, activists say, with aid agencies still unable to gain access to neighbourhoods in desperate need of relief.

Conditions in the western neighbourhood of Baba Amr have been described as catastrophic, with new reports on Saturday of extended power outages, shortages of food and water, and no medical care for the sick and wounded.

Government forces took control of the opposition stronghold on Thursday after opppsition fighters fled under the same constant bombardment that activists said killed hundreds of people since early February.

The Syrian government has said it is fighting "armed gangs" in Baba Amr, and has pledged to "cleanse" the neighbourhood.


Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/20123443923492904.html

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Sadly, the murder of men, women and children is not over......

[tabatha]

1. It is the Chechnya playbook invented by Putin.

Massacre - massacre - massacre.

[geek tragedy]

6. Rooting for a dictator to crush dissidents, protestors, and democracy

activists.

On DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND.

[4dsc]

2. And our president does nothing

How sad.

[Comrade Grumpy]

3. What would you have him do?

The administration is very active diplomatically. It is hinting that it would consider (somebody) arming the rebels.

Military intervention has been blocked in the UN security council.

[cstanleytech]

5. So are you for an aggressive military type president or for a president who tries diplomacy to

seek out a more peaceful resolution to conflicts and tries to avoid getting our military bogged down in long drawn out conflicts?

[geek tragedy]

7. Other than invading, what would have you have him do? nt