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| Syria rebels 'in assault on Aleppo prison' |
| 2013-05-16 |
| [BBC.CO.UK] Rebel fighters have launched a massive assault on the prison in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, reports say. The rebels apparently detonated two boom-mobiles to blast through the walls of the prison, which holds 4,000 inmates including anti-government activists. The opposition said government forces had counter-attacked using tank shells and air raids. Meanwhile, ...back at the Senate, Odius Sepulcher called for war against the Visigoths... rebels say claims that one of their commanders desecrated the body of a soldier will be investigated. Clashes continuing In Aleppo, rebels appear to have detonated boom-mobiles outside the walls of the prison on Wednesday morning, the UK-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Officials said government forces fought back, injuring and killing opposition fighters. Rebel sources told the BBC that they had broken into the prison, and had made progress in their fight against government forces. Clashes were reported throughout the day. The rebels have not stated what the purpose of the assault was, but the jail is reported to be holding some 250 inmates linked to the anti-government uprising. 'Eat your hearts' The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) has vowed to punish criminals after a video appeared online apparently showing one of its commander cutting out the heart of a soldier. "Any act contrary to the values that the Syrian people have paid their blood and lost their homes to will not be tolerated, the abuser will be punished severely even if they are associated with the Free Syrian Army," the FSA said, according to AFP news agency. "The perpetrator will be brought to justice." The FSA said its field commanders would investigate the video, which shows well-known rebel commander Abu Sakkar standing over the soldier's corpse as he says: "I swear to God we will eat your hearts and your livers, you soldiers of Bashar the dog." US-based Human Rights Watch ... dedicated to bitching about human rights violations around the world... said his actions were a war crime. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Any act contrary to the values that the Syrian people have paid their blood and lost their homes to will not be tolerated, So what's the problem here? I haven't heard of anything that affronted Syrian values. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-05-16 07:35 |
| #1 "The perpetrator will be brought to justice." Sure he will, just got a few things to do before then. Free Syrian Army Terrorists Sawed an Alawites Militiaman “Hopefully we will slaughter all of them [Alawites]. I have another video clip that I will send to them. In the clip, I am sawing another shabiha [progovernment militiaman] with a saw" said Al-Hamad. |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-05-16 01:51 |