Detail Into the Meat-Grinder; Syria's Crisis   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8774 (Mar. 2012), page 44-45. Topik: Civil War; Politics; International Relations Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.70 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel The Syrian regime is sensing wind in its sails. Having snuffed out rebel strongholds one by one in a month-long offensive, its army stands poised to crush the most obstinate such redoubt, the Baba Amr district of Syria's third-largest city, Homs. Elsewhere in Syria, loyal citizens have cheered their president, Bashar Assad, by voting on February 26th, by a heartwarming majority of 89.4%, to approve a new constitution that may keep him in power until 2028. A club of regime enemies known as the Friends of Syria, which includes opposition parties, Arab diplomats and Western powers, failed at a much-hyped conclave in Tunisia to agree on how to counter the government onslaught. Of course, things are not really quite so rosy for Mr Assad. After more than three weeks of rocket, mortar, tank and artillery fire that has killed hundreds of civilians in Baba Amr, including foreign journalists, his loyalists are having to attempt a ground assault to finish the job. The district, where an unknown number of the original 20,000 inhabitants have endured increasingly appalling conditions, will almost certainly fall and many more people will die. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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