The Syrian regime steps up its crackdown on rebellious cities
The soldiers are deployed in a suburb of Damascus, while columns tanks Homs. almost three-quarters of activists denounce the killing of four women in the coastal town of Banias
When met seven weeks of popular uprising against the government of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian army has intensified its crackdown on opponents in a final attempt to crush the revolt. Sunday After sending more tanks and troops to the rebellious cities already under siege (Deraa, Banias and Homs), the regime has deployed troops this morning at around Muadhamiya suburb, west of Damascus. Witnesses quoted by the BBC say that in that place heavy gunfire were heard as huge plumes of black smoke are up in the sky. The neighborhood remains without power and no telephone line is working, according to reports from activists.
Meanwhile, new battalions of soldiers and police have moved on Monday to Homs, Syria's third largest city 165 kilometers north of Damascus, where troops with the help of tanks and armored vehicles, searching house to house and detain many People from Saturday night. These three neighborhoods Sebaa-Bab, Bab al-Amro and Tal-Sour, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "are completely besieged" and where an undetermined number of people have been arrested. In this city of one million inhabitants and has become one of the most active focus of the revolt, At least 14 people have died alone on Sunday and hundreds more have been arrested, according to reports from activists and advocacy groups for human rights.
Homs A neighbor has sent the distress of the population on condition of anonymity told the BBC: "We can not continue much longer under the threat of arms. Someone should do something abroad. The government should protect its population, not kill, "he cried.
In Deraa, a border town with Jordan that has been occupied militarily for two weeks in which dozens of activists have been killed, the army, which still holds the purse, has enabled its inhabitants to leave their homes for several hours for collection of food and staples before imposing the curfew. A witness quoted by Reuters reports that security forces have killed two protesters on Sunday night on the town of Deir al-Zor, east of the country.
The Army, meanwhile, is turning a deaf ear to these complaints and continues its campaign against "armed terrorists." According to his calculations, six soldiers and policemen have been killed and several others were injured late on in the fighting in Homs, Banias and other localities near Deraa, south of Saudi Arabia. The Government of El Assad questioned the civilian victims of repression and only highlights the death of a hundred soldiers. Meanwhile, Syrian state television still does not provide images of the protests but instead of a bus in which they have shot dead 10 Syrian workers returning home from Lebanon ambushed the scheme attributed to opposition groups.
Opposition groups have disputed these figures with new allegations of abuse against civilians since that last Friday the Government initiated a severe crackdown. Activists say hundreds have been arrested in the port city of Banias, including a child of only 10 years. On Saturday, soldiers opened fire on four women participating in a small demonstration near the city.
Sawasiah The NGO believes that more than 800 people have died since pulled out in mid-March protests pars claim political freedoms and an end to corruption, including 220 during the assault of the Army to Deraa. The revolt, in any event is the biggest challenge to Bashar al-Assad since he took over from his father, Hafez, in 2000. Source
newspaper "El Pais"
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