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| President Assad ''personally'' supervised operation against ''terrorist'' group in Damascus | ||
| 2004-04-28 | ||
Syrian president, Bashar Al Assad "personally" supervised Tuesday nightâs operation in al Mazza neighborhood of Damascus where a "terrorist" group attacked foreign targets, Syrian sources told Al Bawaba. Al Mazza is a neighborhood in Damascus known to be the residence to many foreign diplomats and embassies in addition to high ranking Syrian officials. Al Bawaba sources have revealed that president Assad drove in his car from his residence in the Rawda neighborhood to the scene at al Mazza to head the police force that were confronting the "terrorists."
Late on Tuesday, a "terrorist" group used two cars to fire RPG rounds at the ex-UN buildingâs ground floors which caused a fire in it. Security forces nearby the building fired back at the attackers, who then responded with their machine guns. Two "terrorists" were killed on the spot while a third was killed in hospital while being hospitalized. According to the Syrian police, a fourth terrorist was severely injured. "The Syrian Arab Republic which has confronted all forms of terrorism for more than 25 years, and condemns the terrorist incident which targeted the stability and security of the citizen and homeland," a Syrian official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Syrian sources added that authorities found a "terrorist" hideout in Khan al-Sheikh, 25 kilometers south to Damascus where the group was hiding its weapons. Meanwhile, analysts were disregarding the possibility that Al Qaeda may have been responsible for the attack. Nabil Milhem, a prominent Syrian journalist, told Al Bawaba that he discounts any claims linking Osama Bin Laden's network to Tuesday attack. "I donât think Al Qaeda is behind this attack as their previous attacks were organized and better plannedâŠlike the Riyadh and Casablanca attacks as well as many others around the world," Milhem explained. According to Mohammed Jarad, editor-in-chief of the Syrian state-owned daily Tishreen, investigations are now underway to determine who was behind the attack. "It is still too early to say anything. Terrorism has now become a global problem and not just a Syrian one,â conveyed Jarad. | ||
| Posted by:Steve |
| #12 LH, though I failed to state it that way, that is what I meant to say. However, if elements or factions of the government were involved then I would call that a black hat operation disguised as terrorism. I also failed to say that that although attacks are occuring within Syria ans SA, they are certainly not directed against the governments there. For these governments to claim that they are in the same boat as us is ludricrous. |
| Posted by: Scott 2004-04-28 6:30:00 PM |
| #11 Two "terrorists" were killed on the spot while a third was killed in hospital while being hospitalized. EDITOR!!... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-04-28 6:19:08 PM |
| #10 I can believe that Assad faked something, but the notion that the Saudi attacks were faked (as opposed to supported by one faction within the Saudi govt) is tinfoil hat territory. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-04-28 4:56:01 PM |
| #9 This was a faked terrorist attack staged by the baby Assad to drum up sympathy or draw attention away from the WMD that Syria has stashed in other countries. It played out just like the Saudi "terrorist" attacks. Blow up or fire upon empty buildings. Target moslems but only the non-arab variety (Sudanese, etc). No actual Syrian or Saudi killed or even in danger. Soon he will claim that it was the Kurds (if he wants a justification to clean house) or Al-Q (if he wants to play the "See we are victims of terrorists not supporters" game). He learned the lesson from the House of Saud. He was a little slow on the up take, but he finally got it. |
| Posted by: Scott 2004-04-28 4:53:08 PM |
| #8 Most Stalinesque statement I've heard in years...outside of North Korean agitprop that is... :)) __________Borgboy sez Assad a mere toddler compared to Josef Visserionovitch |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-04-28 2:26:41 PM |
| #7 Did he calibrate the scopes on the sniper rifles for his forces? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-28 2:15:18 PM |
| #6 Dugout Bashir Assad lies a quakin' on the Rock He is free from any danger or from any sudden shock... |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-04-28 1:32:08 PM |
| #5 Ah, but was he carrying a plastic turkey for his courageous and deadly anti-terror forces? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-04-28 11:51:10 AM |
| #4 Ah, but was he carrying a plastic turkey for his courageous and deadly anti-terror forces? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-04-28 11:51:10 AM |
| #3 Steve, If you would just read your primary school textbook you would understand that Bashir Assad is both brave and powerful! He personally directed the operations that repelled the Zionist aggressors from Lebanon and saved many of those people from starvation. It was only under his leadership that Lebanon has become the paradise that mirrors Syria. In fact many |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-04-28 11:14:20 AM |
| #2 (the Fmr Anonymous4052) Assad drove in his car from his residence in the Rawda neighborhood to the scene at al Mazza to head the police force that were confronting the "terrorists." More like that he called up CNN, and had them send a camera crew. He could then watch the direct feed from his underground bunker deeeeeeep under the main presidential palace in Damascus. Of course CNN would never show US the footage. "We couldn't handle it." |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-04-28 11:03:13 AM |
| #1 Have we offered them FBI assistance yet? If not, why not? I'd LOVE to hear their reaction to that. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-04-28 10:55:45 AM |