Russia and China vetoed the latest United Nations resolution that would have strengthened sanctions against Syria's Bashar al-Assad and called for him to step down comes on the same day that human rights groups decried a drastic rise in violence. More than 200 people were killed in the past 24 hours alone, though as usual, Assad claims that the death tolls were inflated and nothing more than
Showing posts with label Hafez al-Assad. Show all posts
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
UN Resolution on Syria Fails as Death Toll Rises Precipitously
Posted on 13:30 by Unknown
Posted in Bashar al-Assad, China, Civil War, Hafez al-Assad, human rights, Russia, Syria, United Nations, war crimes
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Thursday, 2 February 2012
30 Years Later, The Hama Massacre Revisited
Posted on 07:40 by Unknown
Thirty years ago, Hafez al-Assad cracked down against the Muslim Brotherhood that had risen up to oppose Assad's dictatorship. Instead of compromise, Assad launched a full-scale military operation that all but razed the city of Hama. At least 10,000 people were killed, and some estimates put the figure as high as 25,000 or more.
That episode was recounted by Thomas Friedman in his book From
That episode was recounted by Thomas Friedman in his book From
Posted in Bashar al-Assad, Civil War, Hafez al-Assad, Hama rules, human rights, protests, Syria, Tom Friedman, war crimes
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