Syrian rebels hit Damascus’ elite where they live

"The rebels are now threatening to take their fight into the very heart of the capital”

• Is Syria now about to blow?
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• Politics.ie seems to have some people who know how to fact check on Syria. First though:
  "Got this sent to me by the US-based think-tank and global intelligence company Stratfor as a free sample advertisement looking for subscriptions.
  So it is Ok to reproduce here in full gives a good idea of whats happening in Northern Syria from it's POV.
  Sample Article: Syrian Rebels' Northern Gains
  Summary
  Syria's rebels have been making significant gains in the north that could culminate in the capital, Damascus, being cut off from the Alawite-dominated coast. As part of the rebel push in the north, heavily armed rebels from five different units launched an attack Nov. 3 on the Taftanaz Air Base, one of the most important regime air bases in Idlib province, which serves as a major hub for the Syrian military's helicopter operations. The attack came shortly after significant rebel gains in the north, including the seizure of Saraqeb and the advance on Harim, illustrating a shifting dynamic in the fighting and a clear erosion of the regime's strategic position in northern Syria. If the rebels can secure the north, including the strategic city of Aleppo, they will be positioned to mount an expanded offensive in Latakia province and seek to connect with beleaguered units in the Orontes River Valley, cutting off Damascus from the sea."
  Originally Posted by Truth.ie
  'More sectarian attacks. This time a link from the BBC.
  Indiscriminate shelling of minority Allawite community.
  BBC News - Syria rebels attack Assad strongholds in Damascus'
  "Mortar shells landed in Mezzeh 86, an Alawite district near the presidential palace, and hit the prime minister's offices and Mezzeh military airfield.
  And as if SAA does not indiscriminately shell Sunni areas!!"

  I originally tried to check the veracity of this claim,"Insurgents blew up an evangelical church in Aleppo's old town."[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ka…/obama-syria_b_2092362.html], which gets a less complete response.

  Originally Posted by Partizan

  The report has also been picked up by other media sources so there must be grounds in the report.

  https://www.google.ie/search?q=Armed...=hp&channel=np

  "And all of them quote the same source. Repeating A Lie Does Not Make It True!!. But maybe you are more of a Lenin supporter? “A lie told often enough becomes truth” – Vladimir Lenin."

  I was expecting that quote to be bogus. Wikipedia seems to approve of it, but I can't immediately find the original.
  I did see this counter-claim elsewhere, but as it is from a medical group opposed to the régime, would require independent verification before it is widely accepted as fact,"Allegations of Syrian soldiers looting foreign aid surfaced on Wednesday after a medical aid group said troops had been seizing the supplies and reselling them or channeling them towards government loyalists, putting millions of lives at risk. When the regime attacks one of our medical facilities, whether it's a hospital or something else, they load up everything they can carry, and they burn the rest," said Tawfik Chamaa, a Geneva-based doctor and spokesman for the Union of Syrian Medical Relief Organizations (UOSSM)."

Growing Up in a War Zone

Natasha was playing chess with her little sister when the first bombs fell in Lebanon. "I wasn't thinking about my future, I was thinking about the immediate danger at hand."
I'd be worried if I was losing to my sister.

Shout To The Top

Seven Syrian generals defect to Turkey.
[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/…/194071-seven-syrian-generals-…]

Syrian regime in demolition mode

"Whole Syrian cities and villages have been flattened just to kill the armed revolutionaries fighting the army from within, which reminds one of what the Russians and the Americans did in both Grozny in Chechnya and Fallujah in Iraq."

Thundercats Episode 14 - New Alliances

"The Thundercats go on the offensive taking down Mumm-Ra's lizard army piece by piece. Lion-O appeals to the soldiers to turn against their overlord, but Mumm-Ra won't see his army crushed so easily. He tasks Slithe with recruiting two new and vicious Generals -- Addicus and Kaynar -- to retaliate against the..."

Live updates from Syria.

BTL Y-wing starfighter

"We're using Y-wings because of their greater firepower. But they move like a sleepy Hutt, so watch it."
―Luke Skywalker, during the Assault on Kile II

With this sort of bigotry from the rebels, no responsible heavy weapons manufacturer would support their sectarian civil war.