The
— PRINZ of HOMS (@h_prinz) July 31, 2012#Syrian ambassador in#Malaysia has been defected#Syria#Homs#FSA#ASSad#mar15
Suddenly my tweeter feeds are alive with reports of big explosions followed by heavy gun fire in Damascus.
RT
— AFreeHuman (@AFreeHuman) July 30, 2012@damascustribune:@rafifj Three massive explosions have shaken#Damascus, 1st 2:12 ---2nd: 2: 16 ----3rd 2:20 (Damascus Timing)#Syria
— Milia Eidmouni (@Milia1) July 30, 2012
#Syria Sounds of 3 heavy explosions heard across the capital#Damascus 02.24 AM#Ramadan
More explosions, VERY loud, heard all over the city
— Grace Chaoui (@GraceChaoui) July 30, 2012#Damascus#Syria
Explosion just hit
— LeRifai (@LeRifai) July 30, 2012#Damascus
RT
— AFreeHuman (@AFreeHuman) July 30, 2012@7__r: Big explosion in Barzeh followed by heavy shooting.#Damascus
— Guillermina(@Smiling_Gem) July 30, 2012
#Syria#Damascus RT@7__r: Shooting continues in Barzeh. Just started to hear heavy machine-guns.
I consider that confirmed. Something big just started in Damascus.
More as this develops.
Two strong explosions heard in
— Dania (@Dania_rif) July 30, 2012#Damascus, very close to#RukenEddine though, the building was shaking!
Apparently now the Assad Regime is shelling various parts of Damascus from the Qasiyoon Mountain according to @IbnOmar2005
Big explosion from shelling on #Damascus from Qasioun mountain | 4:51pm pst 30 July 2012
BREAKING;
— Murad Merali (@OhSweetArabia) July 30, 2012#SYRIA; HUGE explosions going offnow in#Damascus, heavy clashes and shelling, several injuries are present. People screaming
At 5:18pm pst we have this report:
Damascus Suburbs : Beit Sahm: A shell landed on the outskirts of town and several buildings were damaged
The fear is gone | Protest in Damascus today | 30 July 2012
In the face of the growing strength of the Free Syrian Army as growing revolutionary force in Syria, the US government wants to see the apparatus of state violence preserved without Bashar al-Assad. according to an new article from Reuters:
US defense chief: Syria military must remain intact when Assad goes
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:31 GMT
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Government forces in Syria should be held together when President Bashar al-Assad is forced from power, the U.S. defense secretary said on Monday, warning that the mistakes of the Iraq war must not be repeated.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in an interview with CNN during a visit to Tunisia, said maintaining stability in Syria would be important under any scenario that sees Assad leave power.
"I think it's important when Assad leaves, and he will leave, to try to preserve stability in that country," Panetta said.
"The best way to preserve that kind of stability is to maintain as much of the military and police as you can, along with security forces, and hope that they will transition to a democratic form of government. That's the key." More...
FSA Statement on the treatment of Assad detainees | 5:36pm pst 30 July 2012
Here are my related diaries on Syria:
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BREAKING: Protests across Syria in spite of Assad regime violence
ALEPPO: Step outside the Matrix and witness the Horror
UPDATED: US fears massacre in #Aleppo, #Syria
BREAKING: Reports of clashes between Jordan Army & Assad's Syrian army
BRAKING: Obama stops Putin from re-arming Assad in Syria
Syria: Foreign meddling increases as crisis builds
BREAKING: Aleppo, Syria bombed with fighter jets
BREAKING: Syria issues a correction, it has no WMD to use
BREAKING: Arab League asks Assad to step down!
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no blood for oil
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BREAKING: I know where Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is!
BREAKING: Massive Fire near #Assad's Presidential Palace in #Damascus, #Syria
BREAKING: Is Syria's Bashar al-Assad dead or dying?
BREAKING: Damascus explosion kills Defense Minister, other key figures
The battle for Damascus is coming
BREAKING: General Strike in Damascus
BREAKING: Intense fighting reported in Damascus now!
BREAKING: Syrian defector spills beans as important new defection reported.
Does Syria's Assad have something on Kofi Annan?
Tremseh Massacre in Syria: What we know
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Syria: Is Assad regime on the verge of collapse?
BREAKING: Russian Warships reported in Syria
BREAKING: #Russia changing on #Assad but not as fast as conditions in #Syria
UN Observers say violence in Syria is ‘Unprecedented’
BREAKING: Defection of major Assad insider reported in Syria
BREAKING: WikiLeaks releases 2.4 million #Syria emails
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BREAKING: HRW releases torture report on Syria
BREAKING: Syrian General defects with 293 to Turkey
BREAKING: Items not in the MSM on Syria
My response to Phyllis Bennis: Where is the non-violent opposition in Syria?
BREAKING: Syrian Air Force attacks Douma, 10m from Damascus, thousands flee
BREAKING: As Syria Burns, UN Blows More Smoke
BREAKING: Kofi Annan to propose Syrian unity gov't sans Assad!
BREAKING: Douma, Syria under massive attack, another massacre feared
BREAKING: Another mass defection from Syrian army
BREAKING: #NATO says No War in #Syria shoot down of #Turkey jet
NATO meetup tomorrow as more defect from Syria
BREAKING: Turkey calls for NATO consult on downing of jet by Syria
BREAKING: Senior Syrian Officers Defect
UPDATED: Russia reported to be preparing to evacuate from Syria
BREAKING: Syria fighter pilot defects
BREAKING: Britain stops Russian ship carrying attack helicopters for Syria
BREAKING: Russian troops headed to Syria
Qaddafi forces Strike Back in Libya
BREAKING: UN suspends mission in Syria
Libya & Syria - two videos - no comment
BREAKING: Russia denies supplying Syria with NEW attack helicopters
Syrian people rise up against the massacre
Another "Houla style" massacre in Syria
Fake Houla Massacre Photo: Was the BBC set up?
Idlib, Syria protest today on anniversary of Kent State killings
BREAKING: Massive protests in Syria following Friday pray
Syria is bleeding
Syria: Ceasefire faltering as mass protests breakout
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