Thursday, August 25, 2011
Armored vehicles stormed the area near the Syrian border with Iraq
UN sanctions aimed at al-Assad and his family
دمشق – وكالات Damascus - Agencies
Activists said that the Syrian troops backed by tanks raided a tribal region near the border with Iraq on Wednesday killed one person and arrested dozens. They added that a force of between 20 and 30 tanks and armored vehicles entered the neighborhoods in the town squares and village Barhamh nearby before withdrawing to the outskirts of the region.
The activist told Reuters in a telephone interview «it-and-run attacks, mainly.
Army is trying to avoid the revenge of the population heavily armed.
So it goes quickly to arrest people and destroying houses of wanted militants who are not able to find them.
In the meantime, the U.S. ambassador to Syria made a surprise visit to the town in the south of the country on Tuesday in his second visit to the area shaken by protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, in a move likely to anger the authorities in Damascus.
Local activists said that while he was a relief team of the United Nations to visit the country's security forces raid on a rural area near the city of Hama, killing at least five people in attacks designed to put down protests demanding democracy.
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They said the troops raided houses in several villages and towns in the plain of the jungle is an agricultural area east of the Mediterranean coast, there are city afamia Romanian.
The activist said in Hama which is encircled by the army since invaded at the beginning of the month of Ramadan «Cbihh (militiamen loyal to Assad) accompanied the army.
We have named one of the five martyrs, Omar Mohammed Saeed al-Khatib. »
The United Nations says that 2,200 people were killed in Syria and the Human Rights Council began its investigation on Tuesday on the violence that include the possible crimes against humanity and that despite the objections of Russia, China and Cuba.
The bloodshed is part of a campaign to Assad since the uprising against his rule for five months has seen expansion of U.S. and European sanctions on Syria last week and calls to the Syrian president to step down.
At the United Nations and Western countries have distributed a draft resolution calling for sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and senior members of his family and aides.
The delegations hoped the United States and Europe, introducing the draft resolution to a vote in the Security Council as soon as possible.
According to the draft resolution, drafted by Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and the United States, Reuters obtained a copy of the council calling for a freeze of funds al-Assad and Syria as well as 22 others.
The resolution also imposes a ban on arms sales to Syria is that Russia, which has the right of veto in the Security Council said it saw no punish Damascus is the right approach to be followed at this time.
He said Russia's ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said Moscow does not believe the time is right to impose sanctions on Syria.
In addition to Russia, noted China and South Africa, Brazil and India will find it difficult to support punitive measures against Damascus.
Requires the issuance of any decision of the Board of nine members and non-objection of any of the countries that enjoy the right of veto.
Residents said U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford toured the town Jassim, about 30 km to the east of the Golan Heights occupied by Israel, which activists say that Syrian troops have killed at least 12 people in May in the wake of mass protests against the lion.
Ford's visit to Jassim after seven weeks of the Syrian authorities, raising anger visited Hama in a gesture of support for the town which has seen massive protests against the lion in June and July.
The lion had been sent to the Army of Hama to crush the protesters.
Ford has accused Damascus of fomenting unrest, a charge denied by Washington.
Syrian authorities have banned Western diplomats to leave the capital and its suburbs.
After days of that crowd of people stormed the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus, where he smashed windows and sprayed paint on the walls.
Said one resident told Reuters «came by car this morning, although police Jassim full confidentiality.
Out (of the car) and take the walk around for some time.
He was careful not to see, speaking with people so as not to cause them to seem to be any harm.
Victoria Nuland confirmed a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department that Ford spent four hours in the Jassim. She said that the Syrian authorities did not reach the trip only after completion.
The in this case told the Syrian foreign ministry after the visit and explained to them that the reason for not telling them before the visit is due to they do not agree to any visits to any one anywhere.», Ford is the first U.S. ambassador to Syria since the United States withdrew its ambassador in the wake of killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. Ford has repeatedly criticized the Syrian authorities to open fire on protesters.
Armored vehicles stormed the area near the Syrian border with Iraq
UN sanctions aimed at al-Assad and his family
دمشق – وكالات Damascus - Agencies
Activists said that the Syrian troops backed by tanks raided a tribal region near the border with Iraq on Wednesday killed one person and arrested dozens. They added that a force of between 20 and 30 tanks and armored vehicles entered the neighborhoods in the town squares and village Barhamh nearby before withdrawing to the outskirts of the region.
The activist told Reuters in a telephone interview «it-and-run attacks, mainly.
Army is trying to avoid the revenge of the population heavily armed.
So it goes quickly to arrest people and destroying houses of wanted militants who are not able to find them.
In the meantime, the U.S. ambassador to Syria made a surprise visit to the town in the south of the country on Tuesday in his second visit to the area shaken by protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, in a move likely to anger the authorities in Damascus.
Local activists said that while he was a relief team of the United Nations to visit the country's security forces raid on a rural area near the city of Hama, killing at least five people in attacks designed to put down protests demanding democracy.
Continues ..
They said the troops raided houses in several villages and towns in the plain of the jungle is an agricultural area east of the Mediterranean coast, there are city afamia Romanian.
The activist said in Hama which is encircled by the army since invaded at the beginning of the month of Ramadan «Cbihh (militiamen loyal to Assad) accompanied the army.
We have named one of the five martyrs, Omar Mohammed Saeed al-Khatib. »
The United Nations says that 2,200 people were killed in Syria and the Human Rights Council began its investigation on Tuesday on the violence that include the possible crimes against humanity and that despite the objections of Russia, China and Cuba.
The bloodshed is part of a campaign to Assad since the uprising against his rule for five months has seen expansion of U.S. and European sanctions on Syria last week and calls to the Syrian president to step down.
At the United Nations and Western countries have distributed a draft resolution calling for sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and senior members of his family and aides.
The delegations hoped the United States and Europe, introducing the draft resolution to a vote in the Security Council as soon as possible.
According to the draft resolution, drafted by Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and the United States, Reuters obtained a copy of the council calling for a freeze of funds al-Assad and Syria as well as 22 others.
The resolution also imposes a ban on arms sales to Syria is that Russia, which has the right of veto in the Security Council said it saw no punish Damascus is the right approach to be followed at this time.
He said Russia's ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said Moscow does not believe the time is right to impose sanctions on Syria.
In addition to Russia, noted China and South Africa, Brazil and India will find it difficult to support punitive measures against Damascus.
Requires the issuance of any decision of the Board of nine members and non-objection of any of the countries that enjoy the right of veto.
Residents said U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford toured the town Jassim, about 30 km to the east of the Golan Heights occupied by Israel, which activists say that Syrian troops have killed at least 12 people in May in the wake of mass protests against the lion.
Ford's visit to Jassim after seven weeks of the Syrian authorities, raising anger visited Hama in a gesture of support for the town which has seen massive protests against the lion in June and July.
The lion had been sent to the Army of Hama to crush the protesters.
Ford has accused Damascus of fomenting unrest, a charge denied by Washington.
Syrian authorities have banned Western diplomats to leave the capital and its suburbs.
After days of that crowd of people stormed the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus, where he smashed windows and sprayed paint on the walls.
Said one resident told Reuters «came by car this morning, although police Jassim full confidentiality.
Out (of the car) and take the walk around for some time.
He was careful not to see, speaking with people so as not to cause them to seem to be any harm.
Victoria Nuland confirmed a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department that Ford spent four hours in the Jassim. She said that the Syrian authorities did not reach the trip only after completion.
The in this case told the Syrian foreign ministry after the visit and explained to them that the reason for not telling them before the visit is due to they do not agree to any visits to any one anywhere.», Ford is the first U.S. ambassador to Syria since the United States withdrew its ambassador in the wake of killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. Ford has repeatedly criticized the Syrian authorities to open fire on protesters.
