Free Syrian Army withdraws from Deir ez-Zor

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Activists said Free Syrian Army fighters withdrew from Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria Tuesday (March 20th) after Syrian government forces conducted a two-day armoured vehicle campaign to regain control over the town, al-Jazeera television reported.

The Revolution Committees Union in Deir ez-Zor said tanks entered residential districts, particularly the south-eastern areas of Deir ez-Zor, and that the Free Syrian Army withdrew to avoid a massacre involving civilians.

The Syrian Revolution General Commission said 17 people were killed and others were wounded when the army and security forces shelled cities and villages. The group reported 11 killed in Homs and three killed in Rif Dimashq when security forces opened fire on residences. Two people were killed when army and security forces stormed Quria in Deir ez-Zour, and one person was killed in Hama, the commission said.

Meanwhile, a father, mother and four-year girl were among those killed during a bombardment on Rastan in Homs, the commission reported, adding that shelling continued in Khalidiya, Bayadhiya and Baba al-Sebae districts.

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    ناصر

    2012-3-21

    The Syrian Revolution is one of the revolutions that is complementing the road to freedom and getting rid of dictatorships which are extensions of the start of the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and other countries that are looking for freedom because their people can no longer continue with the rule of injustice and tyrants who arrogate to themselves the right to claim the lives of their own people for their positions. I see the revolution of the Syrian people as a democracy where people longed to be free. It is one of the revolutions that will receive all the success because the whole world looks at what is happening in this country today such as criminality. Because of it, thousands of innocent lives were claimed and, therefore, all of the people look at the revolution of the Syrian people with appreciation and respect. It considers the summit of persistence and communication for the overthrow of dictatorship and repression, which is the Syrian Revolution. In my opinion, it is one of the most blessed revolutions, which will succeed and end the era of injustice and misery of the Syrian people, who lived at the hands of the groups of murderers and criminals. This revolution is one of the revolutions that respected everyone. Everyone prays for the Syrian people to continue and succeed in order to end the tragedy, oppression and tyranny that we see on TV screens. We all look forward to winning the revolution and that Syria writes its success by all standards and with the least amount of losses among the innocent civilian.

  • احمد عبد الكريم

    2012-3-21

    Prayers for you to triumph, the people of Syria, and our hearts are with you. The whole world abandoned you and no one is with you. It has done what it did to the people of Egypt, slaughtered your sons and raped your women, and here the punishment of God will be upon him. The Arab and international community will be responsive and the human rights organizations will be with you after the murder perpetrated by the regime in Syria. God is great and will support you.