The tanks have taken up this morning to fire on the village of Dara, the epicenter of the demonstrations against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. The 21 victims counted so far by non-governmental associations are added so alle25 people killed in clashes yesterday. A battle fought even within the same government forces.
Yesterday, in fact, a department of the regular army has clashed with special forces, sent by the government in the area of Damascus. The fighting began when the soldiers of the regular army have refused to open fire on demonstrators. A practice that the government justified in an official statement as necessary to quell the protests and "restore peace in the country," disturbed by the actions of "armed extremists." Citizens call for action by the international community, "because the army surrounding the city to prevent the arrival of food, - said Abdel Kaser, a resident of Dara - also there are groups of armed militants who are attacking the houses of civilians ".
Yesterday, in fact, a department of the regular army has clashed with special forces, sent by the government in the area of Damascus. The fighting began when the soldiers of the regular army have refused to open fire on demonstrators. A practice that the government justified in an official statement as necessary to quell the protests and "restore peace in the country," disturbed by the actions of "armed extremists." Citizens call for action by the international community, "because the army surrounding the city to prevent the arrival of food, - said Abdel Kaser, a resident of Dara - also there are groups of armed militants who are attacking the houses of civilians ".
