Syrian tanks have stormed the northern city of Hama, killing at least 45 civilians, a leading rights group says.
Hama has been in a state of revolt and virtually besieged for the past month.
Earlier, a doctor confirmed that 24 people had been killed and residents reported "intense gunfire" as Syrian forces moved in from several sides
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The army is signalling that it will not tolerate large-scale unrest ahead of the month of Ramadan, when protests are expected to grow, correspondents say.
Activists say more than 1,500 civilians and 350 security personnel have been killed across Syria since protests began in mid-March.
When the muslim world is about to begin the holy month of ramadhan a shocking reminder that our ummah is still in dire situation. These tyrants don’t care what time of year it is they hungry for power and will do anything to keep it including killing their own people. May allah(swt) bless this ummah with a victory to remove every tyrant regime from Assad in syria to Zardari’s in pakistan
Re: On the eve of Ramadan 2011 Syrian forces slaughter 45 muslims!
I hope that Alevi khinzeer Bashar Al-Assad's head is paraded through the streets of Damascus one day.
Freedom to the great Syrian People -- we are with you!
Re: On the eve of Ramadan 2011 Syrian forces slaughter 45 muslims!
I hope that Alevi khinzeer Bashar Al-Assad's head is paraded through the streets of Damascus one day.
Freedom to the great Syrian People -- we are with you!
good point many people think assad is muslims!!! he belongs to the alevi sect for people who don't know do google search on alevi sect then you will see why they have no problems killing muslims in syria!
the most powerful positions in syria are given to this sect and the army has conflict because the sunni muslims in army dont want to kill the people and this leads to internal conflicts within the army itself and incidents of army shooting army!
Re: On the eve of Ramadan 2011 Syrian forces slaughter 45 muslims!
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Exactly, he is not only an Alevi but also a Baathist – a ruthless dictator just like his father. Without the support of the senior officers (also Alevi), Assad’s illegitimate control of the country would end in days, if not months.
We all need to take a principled stand as Muslims and supply the rebels with weapons to fight off this evil regime. Remember that the blood of innocents needs to avenged by a total overthrow of the despotic regime. These are times where istiqlal demands that we do everything to stop this spilling of innocent blood during the month of Ramadhan.