In the aftermath of a massive day of mobilization against the government of Bashar al-Assad, during which 26 people were killed across the country by militants of Human Rights, the Syrian government tried to neutralize the force some pockets of resistance. In the sights of the army, the city of Baniyas, one of the epicenters of the protest in the north-west, circled for over a week by the military.
According to many activists for human rights, locally and abroad, tanks entered the city on the night of Friday to Saturday, especially in Sunni areas hostile to Bashar Al-Assad held by opponents for several days. Six protesters were killed, according to activists of human rights. Some people, demonstrators reportedly "formed human shields" to prevent the tanks to advance to these neighborhoods.
The means of communication and electricity have been almost entirely cut from the city, while the military vessels patrolling off the face of southern districts. "It seems they are preparing to attack the city as they did in Deraa," summarized a rights activist interviewed by the man. Deraa is a city in southern Syria where the protest movement was born.
The army entered the city on April 25 before starting to withdraw Thursday, had said one of its militants. But at the same time, the Syrian army deployed tanks in other cities of Hama, Homs, where the bloodiest fighting took place on Friday and in the suburbs of Damascus. The Syrian authorities describe Baniyas "center of Salafi terrorism" and argue that armed groups have killed soldiers.
That belie the opponents, saying the Syrian government seeks primarily to intimidate the Alawite community. "They target Sunnis. I regret to say that the propaganda that the Alawite Assad will not survive if it gets overturned an attentive ear among our neighbors Alawi, even though the events are intended to demand freedom and unity, regardless of religious denomination, "lamented one of the leaders of the protesters, Anas Choughri, cited.
Moreover, opponents have first made detailed proposals in the plan to end the dispute. "You're the pride of contemporary Syria, if you can transform Syria from a dictatorship into a democracy. The Syrians will be grateful and it is possible to do," said a text posted on the page Group "Syrian Revolution 2011".
"The solution is simple: stop shooting at demonstrators, allow peaceful demonstrations to take place, remove all your photos and those of your father, release all political prisoners, national dialogue, allow political pluralism and free elections and democratic in six months, "it added.
Since the crackdown began in mid-March, nearly 600 people were killed across Syria, mostly in Deraa, according to NGOs. The number of persons "detained or missing could exceed 8,000," he added Tuesday Wissam Tarif, executive director of the advocacy organization Human Rights Insan. An eye on Syria, the blog of Ignatius Leverrier, a former diplomat, on The World.
en Facebook: the exiled Syrian dissident page Beirut Rami Nakhlé (English), that of Ammar Abdulhamid (English), who runs an NGO based in the United States, and those groups "The Syrian Days Of Rage" (English) "Syrian Free Press" (Arabic) and "The Syrian Revolution 2011" (Arabic). 
According to many activists for human rights, locally and abroad, tanks entered the city on the night of Friday to Saturday, especially in Sunni areas hostile to Bashar Al-Assad held by opponents for several days. Six protesters were killed, according to activists of human rights. Some people, demonstrators reportedly "formed human shields" to prevent the tanks to advance to these neighborhoods.
The means of communication and electricity have been almost entirely cut from the city, while the military vessels patrolling off the face of southern districts. "It seems they are preparing to attack the city as they did in Deraa," summarized a rights activist interviewed by the man. Deraa is a city in southern Syria where the protest movement was born.
The army entered the city on April 25 before starting to withdraw Thursday, had said one of its militants. But at the same time, the Syrian army deployed tanks in other cities of Hama, Homs, where the bloodiest fighting took place on Friday and in the suburbs of Damascus. The Syrian authorities describe Baniyas "center of Salafi terrorism" and argue that armed groups have killed soldiers.
That belie the opponents, saying the Syrian government seeks primarily to intimidate the Alawite community. "They target Sunnis. I regret to say that the propaganda that the Alawite Assad will not survive if it gets overturned an attentive ear among our neighbors Alawi, even though the events are intended to demand freedom and unity, regardless of religious denomination, "lamented one of the leaders of the protesters, Anas Choughri, cited.
Moreover, opponents have first made detailed proposals in the plan to end the dispute. "You're the pride of contemporary Syria, if you can transform Syria from a dictatorship into a democracy. The Syrians will be grateful and it is possible to do," said a text posted on the page Group "Syrian Revolution 2011".
"The solution is simple: stop shooting at demonstrators, allow peaceful demonstrations to take place, remove all your photos and those of your father, release all political prisoners, national dialogue, allow political pluralism and free elections and democratic in six months, "it added.
Since the crackdown began in mid-March, nearly 600 people were killed across Syria, mostly in Deraa, according to NGOs. The number of persons "detained or missing could exceed 8,000," he added Tuesday Wissam Tarif, executive director of the advocacy organization Human Rights Insan. An eye on Syria, the blog of Ignatius Leverrier, a former diplomat, on The World.
en Facebook: the exiled Syrian dissident page Beirut Rami Nakhlé (English), that of Ammar Abdulhamid (English), who runs an NGO based in the United States, and those groups "The Syrian Days Of Rage" (English) "Syrian Free Press" (Arabic) and "The Syrian Revolution 2011" (Arabic).
- Syrian tanks storm key northern protest town of Baniyas - Washington Post (07/05/2011)
- Syria tightens control over more urban areas - Aljazeera.net (08/05/2011)
- Syria security forces enter Homs (08/05/2011)
- Syrian tanks storm key northern protest town - Washington Post (07/05/2011)
- Syria security forces enter Homs - BBC News (08/05/2011)
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