Syria rebels bomb 'school' in Damascus

BBC ^ | 09-25-2012 | Staff

[bronxville]

There have been explosions at a school in the south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, causing casualties, activists and state media say.

Two rebel groups said the building, near a branch of Military Intelligence, was being used as a base by a pro-government militia and security forces.

They said it had been almost completely destroyed, killing several officers.

But officials told state TV it was just a school for the children of military families and the damage had been minor.

Meanwhile, mortars apparently fired during fighting between soldiers and rebel forces to the south also fell in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

The Israeli military said the shells caused no damage or injuries.

"The shells were aimed at villages inside Syria and are part of the ongoing internal conflict," a spokesman told the AFP news agency, adding that "fire from Syria leaking into Israel will not be accepted".

[bronxville]

Why do they call, Saudi terrorists, Syrian Rebels?

[Netz]

Anything goes in the Arab-Muslim world. Kill Innocent men, women and children. Bomb hospitals, schools and offices but dare to criticize the Prophet? Now they are REALLY upset. Beware, they may mutilate the dead, rape them and cut them to pieces...wait a minute, that's their standard mode of operation!

I think the time is overdue to stop calling this phenomenon the “Arab Spring” and call it what it really is:

THE JIHAD SURGE

[mom4melody]

I think we should call it what it is.....Muslim Normal.