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tabatha

(18,795 posts) Sun Jan 29, 2012, 07:49 PM Jan 2012

Video: Syria apparently losing control of suburbs

CNN’s Arwa Damon travels to the outskirts of Syria’s capital and finds the government is in less and less control.

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Video: Syria apparently losing control of suburbs (Original Post) tabatha Jan 2012 OP

Arwa last report riverwalker Jan 2012 #1

Like this tweet? tabatha Jan 2012 #2

The rebels have RPG 7s. sulphurdunn Jan 2012 #3

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)

1. Arwa last report

Reply to tabatha (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 08:56 PM

Jan 2012

She has left Syria now, along with all the other journalists, forced to leave with the monitors. There is no international media in Syria now. News will be harder to obtain. No witnesses to atrocity other than citizens reporting. Rumors are already flying all over the place.

tabatha

(18,795 posts)

2. Like this tweet?

Reply to riverwalker (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 09:19 PM

Jan 2012

DamascusTweets Damascus
BREAKING: URGENT: News spreading like wildfire, BASHAR AL-ASSAD HAS ESCAPED #SYRIA! We're waiting for a confirmation! #Damascus
3 hours ago
Retweeted 100+ times

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)

3. The rebels have RPG 7s.

Reply to tabatha (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 09:32 PM

Jan 2012

They need RPG 29s too.

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