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Syria defies world reproach with new army raids
Yahoo/AP ^

Posted on 08/09/2011 2:29:52 PM PDT by nuconvert

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Since the start of Ramadan, more than 300 people have been killed in cities including Hama and Deir el-Zour, an oil-rich but largely impoverished region known for its well-armed clans and tribes whose ties extend across eastern Syria and into Iraq.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assad; syria; syrianprotests
I just read in another report, the total killed since March is over 2,000 now.
1 posted on 08/09/2011 2:29:55 PM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert
Yes. Quite a bit over 2K if/when the truth comes out. Flesh and bone no match for T-72s and 12.7s.

Perhaps the Syrian people will strike oil and NATO will intervene? Seems like their only hope.

2 posted on 08/09/2011 2:42:38 PM PDT by donozark (Never loan money to a preacher...)
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To: nuconvert

Obama and company are highly jealous.


3 posted on 08/09/2011 2:51:04 PM PDT by Free Vulcan (Obama/Biden '12: No hope and chump change.)
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To: nuconvert

Well they aren’t aiming at Israel, so let the little freaks bump each other off for a while.


4 posted on 08/09/2011 3:12:31 PM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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