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these men call themselves the syrian liberation army, though they have no military training. they claim to be in control of large parts of this syrian city which has been a hotbed of unrest since the uprising began nearly a year ago. abdul rahman is one of the group's leaders. is the goal of your group to protect the people in your area or is the goal to take down the regime? "our goal is to protect the people and to bring down the regime," he said. we went on a tour of the area rahman claims to have liberated from the syrian government. and all the people here are with you? this area is all your areas? >> yeah, my area. this one, this one, this one. the government cannot come. >> reporter: along this road, armed rebel fighters manned the checkpoints, not the syrian army. but just a few minutes later, we were stopped. regime forces had left a gruesome message by the side of the road. he's saying that this man was a political activist, that he was taken by the regime to a jail, shot in the head and he's now been dumped by the highway. at the local hospital there is a constant
these men call themselves the syrian liberation army, though they have no military training. they claim to be in control of large parts of this syrian city which has been a hotbed of unrest since the uprising began nearly a year ago. abdul rahman is one of the group's leaders. is the goal of your group to protect the people in your area or is the goal to take down the regime? "our goal is to protect the people and to bring down the regime," he said. we went on a tour of the area...
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we went early this morning with wme members of the syrian me abtion army to one of their training sessions. i think really what was most striking is that you see when you watch these men training erat they are not military experts. ney are farmers, they are workers, they do not have any military background. they are not particularly physically fit. they have enormous amounts of courage and spirit but the question is really will that be any match for the syrian army if and when they make a big push into this city? >> pelley: you visited a medical clinic that the rebels are running but they're running it out of an apartment building. >> reporter: it's a make shift
we went early this morning with wme members of the syrian me abtion army to one of their training sessions. i think really what was most striking is that you see when you watch these men training erat they are not military experts. ney are farmers, they are workers, they do not have any military background. they are not particularly physically fit. they have enormous amounts of courage and spirit but the question is really will that be any match for the syrian army if and when they make a big...
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when rebel fighters tried to overrun a syrian army checkpoint. four men were killed, several others were injured. the funeral procession poured into the main square. you can see behind me the entire community has gathered here to lay to rest two of the men who were killed in yesterday's fighting. they're chanting over and over again, "heaven open your doors to accept this shaheed," or martyr. another, smaller body was carried in. locals say this 10-year-old boy was killed in the cross-fire. "heaven loves the martyrs" the crowd shouted. the profession moved towards the burial ground, defiantly marching past a syrian army camp. armed rebel fighters walked alongside to offer protection and snipers kept guard in high places all around. but as the last mourners were leaving, syrian army tanks rolled in. shots rang out. the streets emptied, and the fighters scrambled to get to safer ground. life here now is a cycle of funerals and gun battles. normal routines have been on hold for months. schools are closed, garbage collection is done by over- stretche
when rebel fighters tried to overrun a syrian army checkpoint. four men were killed, several others were injured. the funeral procession poured into the main square. you can see behind me the entire community has gathered here to lay to rest two of the men who were killed in yesterday's fighting. they're chanting over and over again, "heaven open your doors to accept this shaheed," or martyr. another, smaller body was carried in. locals say this 10-year-old boy was killed in the...
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the rebels said the syrian army did this. we can't verify that because reporters are banned from the country. two reporters who got in were killed earlier this week. as you know, a freedom movement rose up a year ago against the assad dictatorship and after russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution this month that called on bashar al-assad to step down he apparently decided that this was his chance to crush the rebels. president obama said this today. >> it is absolutely imperative for the international community to rally and send a clear message to president assad that it is time for a transition, it's time far regime to move on and it is time to stop the killing of syrian citizens by their own government. >> pelley: that's the message the secretary of state took today to a remarkable meeting of 70 countries that got together in tunisia to find a way to stop assad. wyatt andrews is there. >> reporter: secretary of state clinton, in the harshest rhetoric she's used so far, warned both assad and his arms suppliers-- include, r
the rebels said the syrian army did this. we can't verify that because reporters are banned from the country. two reporters who got in were killed earlier this week. as you know, a freedom movement rose up a year ago against the assad dictatorship and after russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution this month that called on bashar al-assad to step down he apparently decided that this was his chance to crush the rebels. president obama said this today. >> it is absolutely imperative for...
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the syrian dictatorship sends an army to crush the freedom movement. clarissa ward is with the rebels dying under the onslaught. rick santorum's clean sweep. after his win in three states, what does front-runner mitt romney do? reports from dean reynolds and john dickerson. the u.s. heads toward the mildest winter since 1950, while parts of europe are frozen solid. chip reid on what's behind the winter extremes. and should women fight? david martin on a pentagon plan that only starts to catch up to the reality of women at war. >> it's not just the men getting hurt. it's the women, too. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's a blood letting in syria. civilians facing tanks. there is every indication that the dictatorship is moving to crush once and for all the 11- month-old rebellion. this is homs, a city of 1.7 million people, a little bit more than philadelphia. it's under siege by tanks and artillery for a fifth day in a row. scenes like this are playing out in several syrian cities
the syrian dictatorship sends an army to crush the freedom movement. clarissa ward is with the rebels dying under the onslaught. rick santorum's clean sweep. after his win in three states, what does front-runner mitt romney do? reports from dean reynolds and john dickerson. the u.s. heads toward the mildest winter since 1950, while parts of europe are frozen solid. chip reid on what's behind the winter extremes. and should women fight? david martin on a pentagon plan that only starts to catch...
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just outside of the city, fighters moved in on a checkpoint set up by the syrian army to choke off rebel traffic. the attack began. first one, then many opened fire. the enemy remained hidden from view. "you are surrounded" the rebel leader called out to the syrian soldiers. "defect and join us." but there was no surrender and the battle raged on. many of the fighters were young and inexperienced. like fouad kashan, a 23-year-old mechanic. "charge, charge" the men continued to shot. "god is great." they lobbed grenades at the enemy, but the bullets kept coming. moments later, ha kha shan was hit. under fire, the commander struggled to lift his limp body. other men joined to help before beating a hasty retreat. they tried to rerey claim this checkpoint, they haven't been able to do it yet. now there is a casualty, someone has been hurt very badly. they're trying to take him to a hospital. by the time they got him there, kashan was dead. at the hospital, body after body was hurried up the stairs. the men weeping for their fallen brothers. "the honor of the arabs is dead" this man said and
just outside of the city, fighters moved in on a checkpoint set up by the syrian army to choke off rebel traffic. the attack began. first one, then many opened fire. the enemy remained hidden from view. "you are surrounded" the rebel leader called out to the syrian soldiers. "defect and join us." but there was no surrender and the battle raged on. many of the fighters were young and inexperienced. like fouad kashan, a 23-year-old mechanic. "charge, charge" the men...
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we went early this morning with wme members of the syrian me abtion army to one of their training sessions. i think really what was most striking is that you see when you watch these men training erat they are not military experts. ney are farmers, they are workers, they do not have any military background. they are not particularly physically fit. they have enormous amounts of courage and spirit but the question is really will that be any match for the syrian army if and when they make a big push into this city? >> pelley: you visited a medical clinic that the rebels are running but they're running it out of an apartment building. >> reporter: it's a make shift hospital of sorts and when we visited there we saw one man literally donating blood, the blood was then tested just to see the blood type and then injected straight into another man. so we are talking about an extremely basic medical operation. >> pelley: what about funerals clarissa? have you been seeing many of those? >> reporter: since we've been here there have been funerals literally every single day. just today we were hearin
we went early this morning with wme members of the syrian me abtion army to one of their training sessions. i think really what was most striking is that you see when you watch these men training erat they are not military experts. ney are farmers, they are workers, they do not have any military background. they are not particularly physically fit. they have enormous amounts of courage and spirit but the question is really will that be any match for the syrian army if and when they make a big...
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investigators say syrian army officers shot unarmed protesters, including children, as well as medical doctors, ambulance drivers, and mourners at funerals. doctors are few, and medical supplies almost none existent. clarissa ward met wounded refugees fleeing into lebanon today. >> reporter: for the past 19 days, there has been no let-up in the bombardment of homs. innocent civilians, men, women, and children are caught in the fighting. >> momma! momma! the wound read taken to makeshift hospitals, woefully under-equipped to deal with the endless flow of patients and constant shelling. among the scores of injured are three western journalists still holed up in homs. today they issued a plea to the world to help them get out safely. >> just any help possible. >> reporter: syrian forces are not allowing ambulances in or out of the city. the only way to evacuate those in need of medical care is to smuggle them out on motorcycles, on donkeys, or on the backs of volunteers who risk their lives to ferry them across the border to private hospitals like this one in northern lebanon. 15-year-old
investigators say syrian army officers shot unarmed protesters, including children, as well as medical doctors, ambulance drivers, and mourners at funerals. doctors are few, and medical supplies almost none existent. clarissa ward met wounded refugees fleeing into lebanon today. >> reporter: for the past 19 days, there has been no let-up in the bombardment of homs. innocent civilians, men, women, and children are caught in the fighting. >> momma! momma! the wound read taken to...
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army. that was rami al-sayeed. he was killed yesterday telling the story of homs. in afghanistan, anti-american protests are only growing after copies of islam's holy book, the koran, were burned on a u.s. military base. we asked david martin to tell us how it happened. >> reporter: helicopters resorted to flares in an effort to intimidate a mob of afghans outraged at the burning of korans by allied forces. it had been a mistake, but the site of a charred copy of islam's holiest book was, a spokesman for the international command admitted, a terrible insult. the protests broke out after korans and other religious materials had been confiscated from the library in the american-run prison at bagram air base, allegedly because prisoners were using them to pass messages to each other. then in an act of either stupidity or carelessness the korans were treated like ordinary trash and sent to a burn pit. afghan workers quickly stopped the burning and smuggled out at least one of the singed korans,
army. that was rami al-sayeed. he was killed yesterday telling the story of homs. in afghanistan, anti-american protests are only growing after copies of islam's holy book, the koran, were burned on a u.s. military base. we asked david martin to tell us how it happened. >> reporter: helicopters resorted to flares in an effort to intimidate a mob of afghans outraged at the burning of korans by allied forces. it had been a mistake, but the site of a charred copy of islam's holiest book was,...
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syrian army tanks patrol the roads in and out and fire on poorly-armed rebel fighters. government troops positioned on roof tops pick off civilians in they pass by. this man lives in germany but came back to his native country to support the resistance. >> reporter: will you die for your country? are you prepared? >> yes, of course, of course. >> reporter: even we met in idlib was adamant, they would not give up the fight until they win their freedom. this alley deep in the heart of the old city is where we lived for a week as guests of a local family. abu ibrahim is a rebel commander in this area. he and his younger brother azzu gave us food, shelter, and protection during our stay. when the men went into battle, it was abu ibrahim who led the charge and when one of the fighters was shot, he was the one who struggled under intense fire to carry the body of his fallen comrade off the battlefield. with no radio communications, abu ibrahim could not have known that on the other side of the road his brother azzu had also been shot. at the tiny local hospital, doctors did t
syrian army tanks patrol the roads in and out and fire on poorly-armed rebel fighters. government troops positioned on roof tops pick off civilians in they pass by. this man lives in germany but came back to his native country to support the resistance. >> reporter: will you die for your country? are you prepared? >> yes, of course, of course. >> reporter: even we met in idlib was adamant, they would not give up the fight until they win their freedom. this alley deep in the...
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the syrian army continued to fire rockets and mortars, destroying house after house. human rights groups say 64 people were killed today while trying to escape the attacks. the one man who could stop the bloodbath is bashar al assad but the dictator seems to crush the year-old rebellion against him no matter what the rest of the world thinks. today the european union hit syria with new economic sanctions, but what about the u.s.? for that we turn to wyatt andrews in washington. wyatt? >> reporter: scott, the president has forcefully said assad must leave. the white house has even threatened unspecified additional measures if he does not. but when we sat down yesterday with secretary of state clinton she described the limits the united states faces as it tries to pressure assad out of office. how long does the killing go on before the additional measures you're talking about kick in? >> well, i think, wyatt, you have to be very clear-eyed about what is possible and what the consequences of anything you might wish to do could be. i am incredibly sympathetic to the calls
the syrian army continued to fire rockets and mortars, destroying house after house. human rights groups say 64 people were killed today while trying to escape the attacks. the one man who could stop the bloodbath is bashar al assad but the dictator seems to crush the year-old rebellion against him no matter what the rest of the world thinks. today the european union hit syria with new economic sanctions, but what about the u.s.? for that we turn to wyatt andrews in washington. wyatt? >>...