Syrian families arrive on foot in the region of Wadi Khaled of North of Lebanon, near the Lebanese-Syrian border. Hundreds of children and Syrian women crossed the northern border of the Lebanon, fleeing the violence in Syria. (Omar Ibrahim, Reuters / April 28, 2011)Cracks appear in the Syrian regime Thursday with the resignation of the members of the Baath party to power and continuous reports of military divisions before another confrontation with demonstrators expected Friday.
About 200 people resigned from the Baath party in the past two days to protest Government's violent response disorders. Most of the resignations came from members of the party in the cities of Dara and Baniyas, points have been hot opposition.
"My resignation was a message and the duty," former party member Mohammad Sheghri said in Baniyas. "Security officials has clearly abused of peaceful demonstrators and unarmed." This ruthless violation and the oppression of citizens has never been something the party Baath represented. ?
He also continued reports of dissension within the armed forces. A resident of Dara said an entire army unit, a division or brigade, had broken and was hidden among the people.
His claim could not be verified. Media of the Syrian State cited Thursday a military employee without name dismissing these reports as a "distortion of the media", confirming the unity of the armed forces in "conspiracies."
Access to the sites of protest was widely denied to foreign journalists.
The pro-democracy movement erupted in Dara six weeks after the arrest and torture of a group of adolescents accused of writing graffiti policy opposition to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. It has quickly spread across the country.
Thursday from Dara resident, reached by telephone satellite, said 42 people had been killed by security forces, in the city since Monday when 4th Division Army, the armoured, directed by his brother Maher Assad, stormed the city. Residents described the military assault as a "massacre" and complained about severe food and fuel shortages.
"They are bombing us from the South," said the resident, who requested anonymity for the sake of security. "We have no milk, no gas, light step, no electricity;" they cut everything. ?
He said the army and the shabiha, pro-Government armed plainclothes men who played a central role in the repression, filled the streets.
A witness, Mohamad al-Homsi, said the pan-Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera that three women who were captured in bringing milk to children in the city were forced to kiss the feet of soldiers until they were allowed to pass.
Homsi "our children have died of hunger," said on air shortly before the station announced that it had suspended operations in Syria in response to "restrictions and attacks on its staff."
Elsewhere in the country, the authorities took measures on the movement and communication as the militants and Government forces prepared for the Friday prayer, often followed by massive protests by anti-Government.
Video posted on the Internet appears to show Government forces open fire on the crowd in the third city of the Syria, Homs, kill several people. The video has been downloaded Thursday but could not be confirmed.
The United Nations Human Rights Council should hold a session of emergency Friday to draft a resolution calling on the Syrian Government and its supporters to stop the use of violence against the demonstrators. Organization of Syrian rights sawasiah reported arrested thousands and more than 500 civilians killed so far, Reuters news.
Even former allies of the Syria Turkey and the Iran appear to be increasingly uncomfortable with repression. Istanbul, Turkey, organized a series of top-level between the Syrian opposition meetings, and a group of prominent poets and writers of autour region Thursday issued a statement here condemning the "massacres committed by the Syrian regime against unarmed civilians."
Another sign that it is less than pleased with his neighbour, the Turkey also sent a delegation headed by the National Intelligence Agency Assistant Hakan Fidan and State Planning Organization under Secretary Kemal Madenoglu in Damascus, the Syrian capital", Thursday to discuss the recent incidents" "The unofficial Turkey Anatolia news agency reported."
The Turkey and the Syria maintains healthy trade and diplomatic relations and the sending of those responsible for security and trade could be considered a warning veiled in Syria.
Lutz and Hajjar are special correspondents.
Personal time writer Borzou Daragahi contributed to this report.
没有评论:
发表评论