The Audacity of Dreams!
Syrian Revolution Digest – September 12, 2012
As America mourns the loss of one decent man, Syrians are mourning the loss of thousands. Ambassador Christopher Stevens believed in our Dream, let’s hope his passing will not take away from that. Cynicism has laced the way international leaders dealt with the Syrian tragedy from the get-go, allowing the dream to turn into a nightmare. But only audacity can overcome adversity, not cynicism.
Wednesday September 12, 2012
Today’s Death toll: 173. The Breakdown: 30 due to aerial bombing, 10 children and 6 women. 67 in Aleppo, 25 in Damascus and Suburbs, 20 in Daraa (including 12 unidentified bodies), 20 in Deir Ezzor ( mostly in AlBoukamal), 15 in Hama (mostly in Helfaya massacre), 9 in Homs, 1 in Hassakeh, 1 in Lattakia and 1 in Banyas.
News
WHO finds medical emergency in Syria’s shattered Homs
Syria war refugees tell tearful Angelina Jolie of burnt bodies
Filipino workers fleeing civil war in Syria return home with tales of horror amid violence
Syria alleges Sunni-Shi’ite sectarian war to mask its power struggle: Turkish official
Egypt Trying To Persuade Iran To Drop Assad
Syria’s War Animates Zealots in Iraq
Christians fear violent backlash from Syria uprising
Syria: Christians take up arms for first time
Op-Eds & Special Reports
Watching and waiting as Syria’s violence spreads
Children’s drawings depict the horror of Syrian conflict
Syria’s rebel fighters vow no mercy for their own pro-regime family members
Syria is more violent than Iraq at its worst
Is the Regional Showdown in Syria Rekindling Iraq’s Civil War?
Syria: The killing of a jihadist leader
Whither Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood?
Syria’s Looted Past: How Ancient Artifacts Are Being Traded for Guns
A worthwhile initiative by the Arab Students Association at Tufts University: Support Syrian Refugees Through the Turkish Red Crescent Today!
Video Highlights
In Seif al-Dawleh Neighborhood, Aleppo City, the body of a little girl lie in the streets, people unable to approach it on account of the continuing shelling http://youtu.be/5lGtQzg6Hrs
In Marei, Aleppo Province, people dig through their rubble in search of the dead in the aftermath of an aerial raidhttp://youtu.be/ZPhvGmRIv08
In Hilfaya, Hama Province, people bury their dead http://youtu.be/0zx3wTVj2B0 , http://youtu.be/8ZXlB0L3ttE
In Daraa City, people find unidentified bodies in the streets discarded by pro-Assad militiashttp://youtu.be/VmhC9RtobXk , http://youtu.be/HQ-JEV3heN0
In Damascus City, restive neighborhoods get pounded with mortar fire, including Al-Hajar Al-Aswadhttp://youtu.be/sD6TSYtw1Oo
In the Suburb of Sbeineh, Damascus Province, locals pick up the dead, victims of a bombing campaign, from the streets http://youtu.be/xDlSnSVfyKg
The pounding of Alboukamal in Deir Ezzor Province http://youtu.be/IQowxjxw0Jg leaves many woundedhttp://youtu.be/tqgQwWg5XZ8 , http://youtu.be/8RH_XC-IczY
In Deir Ezzor City, locals risk their lives to retrieve the body of a dead man from the rubble-strewn streets http://youtu.be/cHcdYyArZqc
