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In reply to the discussion: Al-Assad will pay heavy price for only showing ‘courage’ to babies in cradle: Turkish PM [View all]Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)6. Assad should be on trial for crimes against humanity ASAP!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad#Syrian_civil_war
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On 2 January 2013, the United Nations released an estimate that the war's death toll had exceeded 60,000; on 12 February, this figure was updated to 70,000. According to various opposition activist groups, between 68,440 and 82,130 people have been killed, of which about half were civilians, but also including 33,500 armed combatants consisting of both the Syrian Army and rebel forces, up to 1,000 opposition protesters and 1,000 government officials. By October 2012, up to 28,000 people had been reported missing, including civilians forcibly abducted by government troops or security forces. According to the UN, about 1.2 million Syrians have been displaced within the country. To escape the violence, as many as 1.4 million Syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries. In addition, tens of thousands of protesters have been imprisoned and there were reports of widespread torture and psychological terror in state prisons. International organizations have accused both government and opposition forces of severe human rights violations. However, human rights groups report that the majority of abuses have been committed by the Syrian government's forces, and UN investigations have concluded that the government's abuses are the greatest in both gravity and scale.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war
On 2 January 2013, the United Nations released an estimate that the war's death toll had exceeded 60,000; on 12 February, this figure was updated to 70,000. According to various opposition activist groups, between 68,440 and 82,130 people have been killed, of which about half were civilians, but also including 33,500 armed combatants consisting of both the Syrian Army and rebel forces, up to 1,000 opposition protesters and 1,000 government officials. By October 2012, up to 28,000 people had been reported missing, including civilians forcibly abducted by government troops or security forces. According to the UN, about 1.2 million Syrians have been displaced within the country. To escape the violence, as many as 1.4 million Syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries. In addition, tens of thousands of protesters have been imprisoned and there were reports of widespread torture and psychological terror in state prisons. International organizations have accused both government and opposition forces of severe human rights violations. However, human rights groups report that the majority of abuses have been committed by the Syrian government's forces, and UN investigations have concluded that the government's abuses are the greatest in both gravity and scale.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war
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Al-Assad will pay heavy price for only showing ‘courage’ to babies in cradle: Turkish PM [View all]
Sand Wind
May 2013
OP
A thread reporting complaints about Syria from Turkey, motivate you to criticize Erdogan because
still_one
May 2013
#3
Actually, the Kurds--while not yet living optimally--are in better shape now than they have
MADem
May 2013
#53
If you cannot deny that one man is a war criminal, the best tactic is to say "Look over there!
pampango
May 2013
#18
Syria apparently wants their 'terrorists' to have anti-aircraft and accurate, long-range missiles.
pampango
May 2013
#23
Of course articulating the reason we should go to war isn't being Pro-War, is it, ProSense...
MNBrewer
May 2013
#17
I suggest you reread what I wrote in Comment #6. That is all I said other than I am not pro-war.
Tx4obama
May 2013
#29
But all Sunnis in Syria are not terrorists. Sunnis are 80% of Turkey's population and Shiites (20%)
pampango
May 2013
#61
We are one step away from NATO. When a member of the Arab League starts to complain and criticize,
secondwind
May 2013
#13
Yes but the world hope that the Land of the Free will not forget to help his neighbor
Sand Wind
May 2013
#47
yup, or whoever is doing the targeted missle strikes will take him out next time.
Sunlei
May 2013
#39
I don't believe God or Allah has anything to do with what horrors humans will do to each other.
Sunlei
May 2013
#41
you're right. If there is a God he/she would stand with the innocent people & animals
Sunlei
May 2013
#43