Syrian army kills at least 28 civilians, as Russia says it will block UN use of force

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The Syrian army killed at least 28 civilians on Saturday (June 9th), AFP reported.

On Saturday, nine women and three children were among 17 people killed in a pre-dawn bombardment of a residential neighbourhood in the city of Deraa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Dozens more were wounded, some of them seriously, in the same city.

In Homs city, government forces hit opposition-held districts with artillery and mortar fire in a bid to regain control of them, killing at least seven civilians.

Another civilian was killed in a bombardment in Aleppo and three civilians were killed in shelling in Idlib and Latakia provinces.

Also Friday, reports from United Nations observers who visited the village of Kubeir, where at least 55 people were killed earlier this week, spoke of blood on the walls and burned flesh.

"Armoured vehicle tracks were visible in the vicinity," UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky said. "Some homes were damaged by rockets from armoured vehicles, grenades and a range of calibre weapons."

Meanwhile, Russia said it will block any United Nations' military action Syria.

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that Russia will "not sanction the use of force at the United Nations Security Council".

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    احسان عاشور

    2012-8-21

    All the Arab and the world States must provide food aid to the Syrian people who, most of them, have shortage of food and drink, and food is completely out. So the Syrian people cannot obtain their food and drink because of this criminal Bashar Al-Assad, and because of what he is committing against them from damage and destruction that have affected them a lot after the massive destruction caused by this scoundrel, Bashar Al-Assad, without any exaggeration;. It is urgent that all the States in the world and all the neighboring Arab States of Syria from whom the Syrian people have a right to ask that they help them and stand next to them. Also, they must provide all the necessary medical assistance from the treatment of the injured to the struggling and brave Syrian people who have sacrificed their lives and blood for the cause they are adopting to defend the oppressed and to stand in the face of the unjust ruler. So providing medical assistance and treatment is very important to the Syrian people whose pains and injuries are increasing daily. These therapeutic aid will certainly help the Syrian people to treat their wounds and patients who are injured daily by the traitor Syrian artillery and the disloyal Syrian Army that have sold their people to an unjust dictator.

  • صالح عبد

    2012-6-11

    The Arab states in particular and the international community are witnessing what is happening in Syria, and monitoring the situation without interfering to help the Syrian people. The Arab states must stand against Bashar al-Assad, especially because all Arab countries are Muslim countries and Syria is a Muslim country, and as they all belong to the same religion and worship God, they have to help Syria; they are all Arabs. Why Arabs keep silence towards what is happening in Syri? Is it enough to simply send observers? And is it a fair stand to see all the injustice the Syrian people are submitted to without moving a finger or taking a stand to stop the injustice committed by theis unjust monster who is not afraid of God Almighty, who does not like injustice.The Arab states in particular and the international community are witnessing what is happening in Syria, and monitoring the situation without interfering to help the Syrian people. The Arab states must stand against Bashar al-Assad, especially because all Arab countries are Muslim countries and Syria is a Muslim country, and as they all belong to the same religion and worship God, they have to help Syria; they are all Arabs. Why Arabs keep silence towards what is happening in Syria? Is it enough to simply send observers? And is it a fair stand to see all the injustice the Syrian people are submitted to without moving a finger or taking a stand to stop the injustice committed by this unjust monster that is not afraid of God Almighty, who does not like injustice.

  • بهاء

    2012-6-11

    Headed by the greatest among the thugs, Bashar, the bloody, terrorist and evil Syrian regime is committing widespread massacres one after the other, and indiscriminately destroying the cities one after the other, regardless of its inhabitants. They aim at pushing the country to a civil or a sectarian war, especially after the Syrian regime succeeded in dividing the army into two wings: the criminal Assad battalions which are destroying cities, killing its inhabitants and committing massacres, and the free army which refused to abide by the regime's orders and stand by the people.

  • كمال حميد

    2012-6-11

    The United Nations-sponsored cease-fire anywhere in the world is a positive thing. Of course we are all looking for peace and wish that security and stability would prevail in all countries of the world and end the series of wars and violations faced by many people at the hands of abuse by dictatorships and repressive systems of government that hurt a lot of people. Therefore the tasks of the United Nations are too large and the world Organization is making all its efforts in many countries of the world, including Syria, which interferes with the United Nations to try to restrain the regime of Bashar al-Assad from continuing to commit crimes against his people that are being annihilated every day. The world is watching how the whole disaster affected the Syrians as a result of the criminality of this failing system.

  • مجرب

    2012-6-11

    Anyone who tracks the Syrian scene finds that the dirty Syrian regime is sunken in the crime up to his head and its work has exceeded even those criminals who enjoy crime without justification or excuse. All this is going on in Syria and there is no seriousness in the international UN authorities, to take stringent positions in order to support international law and human rights in Syria, which this criminal evil violated, indifferent to all values and divine law, which call for peace and solving problems through dialogue between different parties. For this the Syrian people and the other oppressed peoples of the world should not count on the Security Council or the Arab League in such crucial matters and they have to deal with patience and steadfastness in the face of tyrants and confront them with all that they possess of power until the victory of God, because the determination of the fate of systems is in God’s hand and He does not serve the work of mischief.

  • حسين

    2012-6-11

    The world is watching closely what is happening in Syria, and every day we hear about new massacres added to the crimes of Bashar al-Assad, who bombs residential neighborhoods with tanks and heavy artillery. Is it conceivable that an entire nation can be annihilated in this painful and regrettable way by a person who revealed his true face to begin the extermination of his people and kill them in this criminal way? Bashar al-Assad is a war criminal and must receive his punishment for what he committed against the Syrian people, who suffer the brunt of unlawful daily shelling of residential areas. Such atrocities, which are incompatible with international law and human values, require urgent intervention and decisive action from the Security Council to stop the bloodshed in Syria, the protection of the Syrian people and the achievement of their legitimate demands.

  • ابو زاهد

    2012-6-10

    The Syrian revolution came after the revolutions of other Arab countries against the background of the repressive politics practiced by the repressive regime during his reign. The revolution started peacefully, raising the voice of youth who got bored with the years of backwardness, humiliation, and fake promises. The answer of al-Assad was to kill and burn anyone that asked for freedom and justice. Never mind if he was a man, woman, child or an old man. He did not learn a lesson from what happened to his contemporaries among the Arab presidents who were killed, while one is exiled and another is waiting for prison or execution. He continues in his ways, similar to them, and represses the peaceful revolution with all his power and spends money on his supporters and collects them as Saleh, Gaddafi, and Mubarak did in order that the world will see that he is needed for the suppression of peaceful mass uprisings through murder, rape and all kinds of insults, which demean the dignity of everyone.

  • ابراهيم عبدالغني

    2012-6-10

    The Arab spring extended from Tunisia passing through Egypt, Libya, and Yemen to Syria. But this time the Arab spring hits a regime brutally that knows nothing but bullets as a means for negotiation. About a year has passed since the Syrian revolution and the scene of murder and bloodshed became ordinary and is repeated every day without sympathy for the noble people who seek freedom and dignity. The Syrians break the barrier of the fear and they find nothing to do except continue scarifying and presenting martyrs every day to gain freedom.

  • اسعد عبدالكريم

    2012-6-9

    The Syrian people are strong and not afraid, except of God. They do not care who kills their children and hold them accountable in front of God, there is much grief to the children who are killed in order that people with no conscience remain in their place and in order to keep stealing the money of the Syrians and their wealth. Bashar al-Assad is cursed and was condemned by all people, so that many of the Arab regimes left him alone without lending him a helping hand and cut off all the assistance that they sent to him, and that is what made the Syrian regime begin to crack and weaken, especially after turning a lot of pure people away from the army and those who refused to confront their brethren in the nation and elected to join their brethren so they could protect them from the oppression of Bashar. That's what makes everyone equal, there are military forces to resist in order to protect the Syrian Revolution. It will not die, Bashar will not be able by all of his force to erase the brave Syrian people. Rather the Syrian regime became fearful of what will happen in the next days, especially after a lot of military men joined the ranks of the citizens. Why does Bashar not learn from what happened in other countries: no matter how dominant injustice is, a day will come when justice will dominate injustice, as nothing is true except the right. The soldiers of the system used brutality in dealing with citizens. Freedom is the right of every citizen and this is what Syrians arise for and this is the right of any human being. The end of the Syrian regime is very near and will be considered very severe, not in this life only, but in the afterlife. The torment of Allah is severe, a day will come and the right will prevail, so patience people of Syria, victory from God is very near and soon you will get rid of the tyrant Bashar forever and injustice will not last longer than that.

  • رياض صدقي

    2012-6-9

    The Arabs should work on the siege of the Syrian regime to restrict all its power and must carry out sanctions that have a significant effect on the Syrian regime; the crimes of the Syrian regime have exceeded all limits and have become hated not only by the Syrian people, but also of the whole world. The Security Council should work to impose sanctions on the Syrian regime, and does not choose other than the military punishment, which comes as the appropriate result as happened at the Libyan Revolution, the regime has been condemned and contaminated with the clean and pure blood of the people, the whole world must prevent sending any military equipment from any country to help him suppress his nation.

  • صابر قاسم

    2012-6-9

    The Syrian people suffer from a lot of deficiencies in all medical staff and therefore it needs a lot of support from neighboring countries and the Arab countries should open its borders to the Syrians, and provide them with appropriate care to rescue them. The maximum sanctions must be taken against Bashar and everyone who assisted in the genocide of his people no matter how was to achieve justice and retribution for all the martyrs who suffered from the oppression of Bashar and members of his forces to kill them in front of the eyes of everyone, the Syrian people do not deserve that, we call upon God to save the Syrian people from the oppression of the tyrant Bashar and his soldiers, and wait to see the fast movements by the Arab rulers and the Security Council in order to advocate for our brothers in Syria.

  • محمد يوسف

    2012-6-9

    All the Syrians gave their blood and their lives in order to keep Bashar al-Assad in power. Bashar al-Assad has shed their blood and the blood of their children in order to be on the throne, as if this throne equals a drop of the pure blood of the Syrians. He has killed many innocent people and the blood of the Syrians is not worth anything. He does not care about them and does not listen to their voices, but has wiped them out so they have no right to object to anything. Bashar al-Assad has used all illegal means of the military until he had used all the heavy machinery against civilians, humans with flesh and blood who are not armored vehicles or tanks, in order to use guns and missiles to finish them off, all kinds of weapons against his own people. Bashar has gone mad, becoming unaware or pretending not to see in order to remain at the top of government and, unfortunately, many countries helped him in those crimes. They supplied him with a lot of weapons needed to eliminate the nation. He is not aware that the aid he receives is not out of love for him but for the work they wish to do for a number of years, which is the elimination of Syria and the Syrians in order to achieve their goals.