Syria airforce bombs cities, truce "practically over"

Gerald · 10-28-12, 01:08 PM

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(Reuters) - Syrian jets bombarded Sunni Muslim regions in Damascus and across the country on Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad kept up air strikes against rebels despite a U.N.-brokered truce that now appears to be in tatters.

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"The ceasefire is practically over. Damascus has been under brutal air raids since day one and hundreds of people have been arrested," said veteran opposition campaigner Fawaz Tello.

"Assad has been trying to use the truce to seize back control of areas of Damascus," said Tello, who is well connected with rebels.

Speaking from Berlin, Tello said Sunni districts in the city of Homs, 140 km (90 miles) north of Damascus, and surrounding countryside came under Syrian army shelling on Sunday.

Both sides in the 19-month-old conflict have violated the ceasefire intended to mark the Muslim religious holiday of Eid al-Adha. The truce, brokered by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, was supposed to come into effect on Friday, the first day of the four-day holiday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...88J0X720121028

Note: Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:49pm EDT

eddie · 10-28-12, 02:36 PM

Well Vendor, I doubt this will come as a shock to anyone. How many people believed this truce would work anyway?

Gerald · 10-28-12, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie

Well Vendor, I doubt this will come as a shock to anyone. How many people believed this truce would work anyway?

It's true, not many.

Platapus · 10-29-12, 08:34 AM

A truce or ceasefire only works when there is a unified command that can agree to the truce or ceasefire. If there is not a unified command, and insurgents/rebels are often not under unified command, than ceasefires can be problematic.

The problem in Syria is that there are different factions that may not be cooperating with each other.

Unfortunately, this can lead to some political manipulations (shocker).

Side A agrees to a ceasefire with Side B.
Side C continues to attack Side A
Side A accuses Side B of breaking the ceasefire and claims that Side B can't be trusted.

Happens a lot. Sometimes even Side A and Side C are the same side.

Gerald · 10-29-12, 08:50 AM

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...88J0X720121029

Note: Update record, Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:41am EDT

10-28-12, 02:36 PM	#2
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Well Vendor, I doubt this will come as a shock to anyone. How many people believed this truce would work anyway? __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

10-29-12, 08:34 AM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A truce or ceasefire only works when there is a unified command that can agree to the truce or ceasefire. If there is not a unified command, and insurgents/rebels are often not under unified command, than ceasefires can be problematic. The problem in Syria is that there are different factions that may not be cooperating with each other. Unfortunately, this can lead to some political manipulations (shocker). Side A agrees to a ceasefire with Side B. Side C continues to attack Side A Side A accuses Side B of breaking the ceasefire and claims that Side B can't be trusted. Happens a lot. Sometimes even Side A and Side C are the same side. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-29-12, 08:50 AM	#5
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Air raids, car bomb hit Damascus on last day of "truce" http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...88J0X720121029 Note: Update record, Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:41am EDT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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