Thirty-nine killed in Syria, UN rights council to meet Friday

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Thirty-nine people were killed Wednesday (May 30th) in violence across Syria as fighting between government troops and opposition forces continued, AFP reported.

The United Nations Human Rights Council is scheduled to meet in a special session Friday to discuss the "deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the killings in Houla", Rolando Gomez, the council's spokesperson, said in a statement.

Turkey announced it will expel Syrian diplomats in response to the killing of over 100 people in Houla Friday. Syrian diplomats were given 72 hours to leave the country.

"It is out of the question for us to remain silent and not respond to this action which constitutes a crime against humanity," Turkey's foreign ministry said in a statement.

In Wednesday's violence, five people were killed in the Damascus suburb of Douma and a civilian was shot and killed in Daraya in the same province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Also in Damascus province, government troops opened fire on mourners who were attending a mass funeral in Diabiya, killing four. In Homs province, four people died in the town of Qusayr and another five people were killed in the city of Homs.

Two people were killed in the Hama region in clashes between government troops and opposition forces.

In Jabal al-Zawiya, Idlib province, an opposition leader was killed, and a sniper shot and killed a man in Aleppo. Unidentified gunmen killed an 18-year-old in Deir ez-Zor and an opposition fighter was killed in the same province.

Visiting UN monitors condemned the killing of 13 people whose bodies were found late Tuesday near Deir ez-Zor, many of whom had been shot at close range.

"All the bodies had their hands tied behind their backs and some appear to have been shot in the head from a short distance," said Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, head of the UN observer mission in Syria, adding he is "deeply disturbed by this appalling and inexcusable act".

At least 14 government troops were killed at checkpoints in Idlib and Hama.

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    طاهر

    2012-6-1

    I hope that there will be a good business and good news. We hear thousands of stories about what is happening in Syria. Hence, I am very worried about their fate because they are people like us, after all. We are not from Syria, but we love the Syrian people and we wish good to them and we ask of God the Almighty to save us from the infidel and despicable coward. I also want to thank the United Nations for issuing the cease-fire decision. I want to stress the fact that Bashar al-Assad had violated all the laws and that there is daily murder, slaughter and shelling in Syria in spite of the declared truce. He works secretly and the best proof is what we hear in the news. We ask God the Lord of the Worlds to provide Syria with safety, security, and stability. Bashar al-Assad will be eventually toppled, by God’s permission. I just want to say where the zeal of Arabs is. I swear that it is shameful to the Arabs to remain silent but this may be an evidence of their partnership with Bashar al-Assad and their evil intentions towards Syria, because silence cannot be justied. The Mujahedeen in Syria will get rid of Bashar al-Assad and all of his supporters and crimes, God willing. We ask God to provide Syria with safety, security, stability, and peace. I also ask God to help us finish all things in Syria as best as possible. Bashar al-Assad will be deposed no matter what happens and no matter how powerful he is. Amen O Lord of the Worlds.

  • عاصم

    2012-5-31

    The situation in Syria is very difficult and the Syrians are suffering from very pathetic conditions. We want the situation to be better in Syria, because it is impossible for the situation in Syria to remain unchanged. The women, children, and elders are suffering in Syria and there must be a solution.

  • صلاح

    2012-5-31

    Only the Syrians can stop the massacres in Syria because the Arabs and the Arab world did not take any practical action. The Syrian people endured many troubles and problems and this must end.

  • ابو فواد

    2012-5-31

    The Arab countries are supposed to send weapons to the Syrians, so that they could defend themselves and their families. The regime of Bashar is almost weaken and the day will come when the sun rises without the presence of the tyrant Bashar Al Assad who spread corruption and unfairness on earth. The Syrian army, which had a glorifying reccord in standing by Arabs against their ennemies, has been changed; we cannot forget its role in October war between Israel and Egypt, when Zionist suffered serious setbacks, and it was the biggest battle in the history of Arabs. But it has become a corrupted military machine that kills its fellow citizens in all parts of great Syria. Syria is bleeding and now dying, and we have done nothing about it, not even lifting a finger; we are just praying for God to support them. We ask you God to destroy Bashar and his soldiers and have mercy upon the Syrians, and have mercy upon their dead and all the Mislims dead everywhere. Bashar has killed his people and shed their blood and they are now in need of all our prayers in order for God to save them from Bashar and his aides blasted by Syrians . So we pray for God to have mercy upon all the Syrians everywhere.

  • بشار البطة

    2012-5-31

    Syria was ruled by father and son through the law of the jungle, which is the abuse of power, treachery and lies, betrayal and deceit, theft, chaos, murder, bribery and looting of the country, and imprisonment for any one who opens his mouth with consumer slogans, socialism, steadfastness, confrontation, response, rejection, resistance, opposition, and retain the right to respond and crush and burn all those who demand freedom and make Syria a farm to be ruled by the duck; sectarianism and the backwardness is for the family of ducks.

  • هلال السلطاني

    2012-5-31

    What is happening in Syria is killing us internally, especially when we hear of the occurrence of many casualties; they use tanks and heavy guns to kill the citizens everywhere. It is a shame that we, as Arabs, have to keep silent as ordered by powerful countries, and all that is happening in Syria is because of the Arab silence and because the Arab rulers are cowards, spies, traitors, and corrupters. The contrary has not been proven yet; the powerful countries impose their opinion on us, as we are Arab countries, and they control and interfere in our internal and external affairs; this is not acceptable to any honorable citizen who fears for his dignity that these countries want to destroy. This is not accepted by any citizen on earth, whether Muslim or Christian or of any other religion; we are all citizens with the same blood and the same soul, and we all eat from the same dish; our joy is the same and our concern is the same. These countries cannot remove the love from our hearts and impose their will on any free people. They will not be able to destroy our dignity or our dreams.