Detail Houla and its Consequences; Syria   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 403 no. 8787 (Jun. 2012), page 51. Topik: Civil War; Massacres Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.72 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Eye-witness testimony leaves little doubt about what happened on May 25th in Houla, a small farming town on Syria's western plain. Two hours after the noon prayer, tank and mortar fire from nearby Syrian army positions began to rain down on Houla and an outlying hamlet called Taldou, perhaps in response to an attack by rebel forces on an army checkpoint. Just before sunset armed men, some in combat uniform and others in civilian clothes, swarmed in from neighbouring villages. Moving from house to house in Taldou, they herded families into single rooms and systematically gunned and hacked them down, sparing not a soul. Another wave of invaders arrived later at night, some in armoured vehicles, and continued the slaughter. UN observers who surveyed the scene the next day counted 108 dead, including 49 children. The massacre was one of the bloodiest yet in a civil war that has cost an estimated 12,000 lives since unrest started in March last year. Despite mounting opprobrium and stiff international sanctions, Syria is trapped in a grisly stalemate. Close observers detect signs that President Bashar Assad's hold is fraying at an accelerating pace. The regime can no longer point to the relative calm that prevailed until recently in the centre of Syria's two biggest cities, Damascus and Aleppo. Events like Houla are not signs of strength but of weakness. It just makes clear that the regime has run out of other options. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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