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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-28-12 01:08 AM
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Nominee for dumbest headline ever:
Syria bombards major cities, weakening truce
By Oliver Holmes

BEIRUT | Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:14pm EDT

(Reuters) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed their bombardment of major cities on Saturday and rebels launched several attacks, further undermining a truce meant to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha religious holiday.

The violence, reported by residents, opposition supporters and Syria's government, came on the second day of the ceasefire called by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who had hoped to use it to build momentum to end the 19-month-old conflict in which an estimated 32,000 people have been killed.

Syrian state news SANA reported dozens of "ceasefire violations" by rebel groups including a car bomb in front of a Christian church in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/27/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121027

Perhaps Reuters' headline writer does not know what "truce" and "cease fire" mean?

Meanwhile, my heart continues to break for Syria.

I wonder how Assad continues to escape the fate of Mubarak and Gaddafi?
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-28-12 07:55 AM
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1. Yeah and it's not even funny................nt
Edited on Sun Oct-28-12 07:55 AM by Enthusiast
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