Posts Tagged ‘Bashar al-Assad’
September 17th, 2012
Yesterday Iran confirmed that its revolutionary guards corps (IRGC)
forces are present in Syria helping Bashar al-Assad’s government fight rebel forces. General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, issued a further warning that it would get involved militarily if its Arab ally came under attack. British officials say that the IRGC has provided riot control equipment and technical advice on how to crush
dissent, as well as providing support to improve monitor protestor’s use of the
internet and mobile phone networks.
January 11th, 2012
A journalist from France 2 TV was reportedly
killed and another wounded today in an attack in the Syrian city of Homs. The rocket-propelled grenade blast killed journalist
Gilles Jacquier during a pro-government rally, which also resulted in the
deaths of eight civilians according to a state-owned television station. The attack came on the same day that a member of the Arab League group sent to monitor the country’s peace plan
resigned, claiming the mission was a “farce”. According to the UN, 400 people have been
killed in Syria since the humanitarian mission began in late December.
April 18th, 2011
Syrian security forces killed three people on Sunday (17 April) when they opened fire on mourners attending the funeral of another slain protester. The funeral procession had
turned into a protest against the government. The incident took place outside the town of Talbiseh, north of the central city of Homs.
April 13th, 2011
At least
three protestors were shot dead and many more wounded during protests in the port city of Banias on Sunday (10 April). Human rights groups named Nizar Higazy, Muhammad al-Daygeh and Ayman Soliman as those who were killed. Anti-government protests
erupted in Syria three weeks ago with demonstrators demanding sweeping political reforms from President Bashar al-Assad and his government.
