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it was the tanks of the syrian army. and the guns of the syrian army. i saw the army itself killing their own people. >> are plain clothed government forces. you're in damascus. what's happening there now? >> in damascus itself, it is just like, you know, empty city. after 4:00 in the afternoon, nobody in the streets. you go a few kilometers to the damascus countryside, then you are just visiting hell. again, what is happening in homs is happening over there in other places a little while from damascus. firing at people, snipers everywhere, everywhere, snipers. and tanks firing again at people there and people are getting killed. let me say one word. i think the entire world should be ashamed of what's happening here. everybody is just silent and looking at us being slaughtered every moment, for no reason, just for asking for our freedom. everybody's just looking at us like this, we are slaughtered. russia has gone for a veto, china has gone for a veto. the rest of the world are condemning this veto and what else? looking at us? we thank you. i want to
it was the tanks of the syrian army. and the guns of the syrian army. i saw the army itself killing their own people. >> are plain clothed government forces. you're in damascus. what's happening there now? >> in damascus itself, it is just like, you know, empty city. after 4:00 in the afternoon, nobody in the streets. you go a few kilometers to the damascus countryside, then you are just visiting hell. again, what is happening in homs is happening over there in other places a little...
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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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the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community take to deal with the assad regime? we are joined by a former adviser to the u.s. state department who currently serves as the president of the council on foreign relations. is the white house being too pessimistic or realistic when they say that there are not any tools for the international community to deal with syria? >> they need to stop the bombardment of that is going on but they are being realistic. there is not much going on. what they can do on things that will perhaps have the desired effect over time through sanctions or some prefer a garmin and opposition. none of thes
the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community...
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the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community take to deal with the assad regime? we are joined by a former adviser to the u.s. state department who currently serves as the president of the council on foreign relations. is the white house being too pessimistic or realistic when they say that there are not any tools for the international community to deal with syria? >> they need to stop the bombardment of that is going on but they are being realistic. there is not much going on. what they can do on things that will perhaps have the desired effect over time through sanctions or some prefer a garmin and opposition. none of thes
the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community...
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from the syrian army. they told us that they are desperate for money, weapons, and training. but with no clear chain of command and no unity among these different groups, it is unlikely that will come any time soon. and that, maurice, is part of the reason why the situation is growing more and more desperate every day. the reality is that these lightly lightly armed, uncoordinated, ragtag groups of fighters are simply no match for the syrian army, which is really crushing them with heavy weapons. >> dubois: okay, clarissa ward tonight, in beirut. thank you very much. in a footnote to last year's killing of osama bin laden in the pakistani city of abbottabad, ulbowessers today began to demolish the compound in which he was finally tracked down. pakistan says the demolition was delayed until its investigation of the u.s. raid was completed. former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital tonight. the anti-apartheid icon, who is now 93, underwent a "diagnostic procedure" after being admitted
from the syrian army. they told us that they are desperate for money, weapons, and training. but with no clear chain of command and no unity among these different groups, it is unlikely that will come any time soon. and that, maurice, is part of the reason why the situation is growing more and more desperate every day. the reality is that these lightly lightly armed, uncoordinated, ragtag groups of fighters are simply no match for the syrian army, which is really crushing them with heavy...
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the free syrian army has rpgs, and rpgs have been able to take out tanks in the past. so it's a tough calculation on both sides. >> nc chief correspondent richard engel. >>> the billionaire behind newt gingrich's super pac, how much he's willing to spend on gingrich or whoever. but first we are expected to hear from the president in just a few minutes. he's going be joined by the vice president to talk about the importance of the payroll tax cut extension as well as unemployment benefits. he's going to be surrounded by americans who share their $40 stories. what it means to have $40 back in their paychecks. we're going to have that and a whole lot more. back after this. ve some money, i just got the popular girls from the local middle school to follow me around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew. seriously? dude that is so totally gross. so gross...i know. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte t
the free syrian army has rpgs, and rpgs have been able to take out tanks in the past. so it's a tough calculation on both sides. >> nc chief correspondent richard engel. >>> the billionaire behind newt gingrich's super pac, how much he's willing to spend on gingrich or whoever. but first we are expected to hear from the president in just a few minutes. he's going be joined by the vice president to talk about the importance of the payroll tax cut extension as well as unemployment...
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but they're fully aware that the bulk of the syrian army is currently being held down in the siege of the much larger city of homs. they say if that siege lifts, if the syrian government forces are victorious there, that will free them up to then attack these areas, and they warn that that would lead to a massacre. ivan watson, cnn, reporting from northern syria. >>> today general motors announced it earned record profits in 2011. 7 billion $600 million. thanks in part to the 9 million vehicles sold worldwide last year g.m. is the biggest automaker in the world in terms of sales. tonight that made in america pride is butching up against mitt romney's opposition to the multimillion dollar government bailout and bankruptcy that kept g.m. going. let's talk about this with cnn chief business correspondent and my very good friend ali velshey. thanks for staying to talk to me. >> reporter: great to see you, kate. >> these numbers are really amazing. what does it mean? does it signal that big auto is back? >> reporter: yeah. and for a number of reasons, the greatest of which the financial cr
but they're fully aware that the bulk of the syrian army is currently being held down in the siege of the much larger city of homs. they say if that siege lifts, if the syrian government forces are victorious there, that will free them up to then attack these areas, and they warn that that would lead to a massacre. ivan watson, cnn, reporting from northern syria. >>> today general motors announced it earned record profits in 2011. 7 billion $600 million. thanks in part to the 9 million...
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so the syrians are known as the pre-syrian army. they have four to maybe 7,000. they are headquartered in turkey where you are, ivan. they have 38 battalions. they recently got their hands on some anti-tank missiles. my question to you is what more can you add about this free syrian army, and the extent they pose to the assad regime? >> according to the sir yayrias news agency, at least 14 soldiers from the syrian army were buried just yesterday. they accused what they call non-terrorists of killing them. pretty-syrian army is not a cohesive fighting force. one analyst described them more as franchises than a united group that had sprung up in different parts of the country that in some cases have carried out operations and attacks, but often seem to be much more a defensive force to protect the civilian communities, the residential groups that are protesting against the government, and they're very likely armed. they are not using tanks, they don't have air power, and some of their supporters are smuggling weapons to them across borders, but they're definitely o
so the syrians are known as the pre-syrian army. they have four to maybe 7,000. they are headquartered in turkey where you are, ivan. they have 38 battalions. they recently got their hands on some anti-tank missiles. my question to you is what more can you add about this free syrian army, and the extent they pose to the assad regime? >> according to the sir yayrias news agency, at least 14 soldiers from the syrian army were buried just yesterday. they accused what they call non-terrorists...
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>> well, the syrian national council, the main coalition has voiced backing for the free syrian army which is on the ground in syria, fighting against assaad's forces. >> that's the call you made over and over again. whatever the council says is undermined by the fastball that the syrian national council is a fragmented group. >> well, i don't agree that it's a fragmented group. ok, it may be true that it's a coalition of various political forces, but you got to realize syria for the last 40 years as hived -- has lived under a dictatorship. political parties haven't been allowed to form and to develop in a natural sort of way. so perhaps it might be understandable for there to be certain frictions or certain divisions but if you look at the picture as a whole, the syrian opposition is united for assaad to step down for a transition to step down. and that's what the international community wants. >> but democratic transition, that could have been done, you know, 11 months ago. calling for assaad to step down, that could have been done 11 months ago. let's just consider next week. what
>> well, the syrian national council, the main coalition has voiced backing for the free syrian army which is on the ground in syria, fighting against assaad's forces. >> that's the call you made over and over again. whatever the council says is undermined by the fastball that the syrian national council is a fragmented group. >> well, i don't agree that it's a fragmented group. ok, it may be true that it's a coalition of various political forces, but you got to realize syria...
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there has been a non-stop flow of traffic here from members of the free syrian army who just defected and in a location from a medical clinic. however, because the area we're in is effectively under siege, as are many other areas around it, a lot of those in need of medical treatment have not been able to reach this particular location. >> what is the level of organization that you're seeing among opposition forces? >> reporter: there is a fairly impressive amount of organization. at this level, the free syrian army units in the village town to town level appear to be fairly well organized and lock ing in weapons and can't conduct defensive operations and the activists themselves are incredibly organized whether trying to disseminate information, get information around, there is a constant flow of information. >> there have been increasing reports of weapons being sent into syria from a lot of different groups, a lot of different countries. allegations by the regime al qaeda is behind some suicide bombs. is there any truth to that? >> reporter: you do see weapons. the largest weapon w
there has been a non-stop flow of traffic here from members of the free syrian army who just defected and in a location from a medical clinic. however, because the area we're in is effectively under siege, as are many other areas around it, a lot of those in need of medical treatment have not been able to reach this particular location. >> what is the level of organization that you're seeing among opposition forces? >> reporter: there is a fairly impressive amount of organization....
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the city where the free syrian army has grown to numbers. you see a lot of clashes happening up against the border with turkey and there has been in the last week, a lot of clashes taking place in the damascus suburbs because around a week ago, these areas, too, were no longer in government control. in fact, some of the clashes taking place just ten, 15 minutes drive away from the heart of the capital, so it seems that especially in the last few days, the government has been really trying to go into these areas where the free syrian army is managing to operate to a certain degree to crush it once and for all. >> why did the u.s. decide to evacuate now? obviously, there's been a rocky relationship between the embassy and the government for a while and our ambassador had to leave because of rocks and security concerns a few months ago. so, why was it so bad this time they had to completely leave sf. >> the u.s. embassy's location in damascus, it's very vulnerable. there is no real solid security around it, so the americans have asked the syria
the city where the free syrian army has grown to numbers. you see a lot of clashes happening up against the border with turkey and there has been in the last week, a lot of clashes taking place in the damascus suburbs because around a week ago, these areas, too, were no longer in government control. in fact, some of the clashes taking place just ten, 15 minutes drive away from the heart of the capital, so it seems that especially in the last few days, the government has been really trying to go...
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>> reporter: but these satellite images of rocket launchers only hint at the -- syrian's army is five times the size of libya's and the population density is 30 times greater, increasing the risk of civilian casualties. a defense officials cnn the cities of hamah, homs, al safir, and latakia are -- he says the uses is having specific discussions about what happens to the stockpiles of sarin and mustard gas in asaid government's collapses. >> there could be kind of a vacuum, i think that would lend itself to extremists. which is particularly troublesome in light of the large network of cvw facility. >> so you have the relentless violence. militant extremists among the opposition, and chemical weapons potentially up for grabs, which could mean the only thing worse for asaid staying in power is asaid leaving. candidate? >> never any good choices. thanks so much. our chris lawrence at the pentagon. >>> now we want to go to northern syria, where resistance fighters say they're in charge. it's literally a landmine threatening to explode. we have an exclusive report from ivan watson on the g
>> reporter: but these satellite images of rocket launchers only hint at the -- syrian's army is five times the size of libya's and the population density is 30 times greater, increasing the risk of civilian casualties. a defense officials cnn the cities of hamah, homs, al safir, and latakia are -- he says the uses is having specific discussions about what happens to the stockpiles of sarin and mustard gas in asaid government's collapses. >> there could be kind of a vacuum, i think...
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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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from the syrian army. they told us that they are desperate for money, weapons and training. but with no clear chain of command and no unity among these different groups, it is unlikely that will come any time soon. and that, maurice, is part of the reason why the situation is growing more and more desperate every day. the reality is that these lightly armed, uncoordinated ragtag groups of fighters are simply no match for the syrian army, which is really crushing them with heavy weapons. >> dubois: okay, clarissa ward tonight in beirut. thank you very much. y's more perspective on today's developments we're joined by former undersecretary of state nicholas burns. nick, good evening to you. with the whole world watching here, can anybody do anything to stop this? >> right now, it's all up to the neighboring countries, the arab league, saudi arab, and turkey. they have the influence, and they have the proximity, but no one else is intervening at this point. >> reporter: what about the united states. can it pl
from the syrian army. they told us that they are desperate for money, weapons and training. but with no clear chain of command and no unity among these different groups, it is unlikely that will come any time soon. and that, maurice, is part of the reason why the situation is growing more and more desperate every day. the reality is that these lightly armed, uncoordinated ragtag groups of fighters are simply no match for the syrian army, which is really crushing them with heavy weapons....
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. >> the news of overwhelming force by the syrian army is quickly closing. amateur video that cannot be independently confirmed shows heavy weapon fire in the stronghold. destroying a mosque, speakers and rebels used to broadcast the call of battle rather than prayer. the armor neighborhood, fighters report more than 100 dead each day. hundreds more missing, wounded or trapped under the rubble. "we don't have the ability to save them" says this doctor in ill-supplied field hospital. the bodies are piled and left. i was ahead of bashar. there is little time for warnings as the attacks move closer. activists on the ground report targeting of civilians. >> what is the u.n. going to do about this? >> united nations resolution condemning the syrian regime vetoed by china and russia long opposing intervention in syria. now it appears president bashar assad still has time as my colleague reporting from beirut. >> the arab league is meeting on sunday. what will be discussed is whether it should recognize the national council, the main opposition body. >> sunday migh
. >> the news of overwhelming force by the syrian army is quickly closing. amateur video that cannot be independently confirmed shows heavy weapon fire in the stronghold. destroying a mosque, speakers and rebels used to broadcast the call of battle rather than prayer. the armor neighborhood, fighters report more than 100 dead each day. hundreds more missing, wounded or trapped under the rubble. "we don't have the ability to save them" says this doctor in ill-supplied field...
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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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moral had collapsed within the syrian army. people knew they were killing civilians and they wanted the blood bath to stop. this is the slim hope that the free army is putting on things in homs that moral will collapse and the attacking forces will stop. we are hearing reports that special troops have been brought up by the regime presumably because if they have to go into homs they need people who are motivated and willing to do it. having slipped out of that place within the past 24 hours, i would think the one word which sums up what is happening there is despair. people look to the u.n. to help them. the resolution was vetoed and they think no one will help them. >> is there a moment or image or person that when you close your eyes tonight and try to go to sleep you're going to remember and you're going to remember for a long time to come? >> the one thing that comes back to me all the time is an 11-year-old boy who was brought into the offihospital on the fi day. he was hit in the face with a mortar face. it ripped off his
moral had collapsed within the syrian army. people knew they were killing civilians and they wanted the blood bath to stop. this is the slim hope that the free army is putting on things in homs that moral will collapse and the attacking forces will stop. we are hearing reports that special troops have been brought up by the regime presumably because if they have to go into homs they need people who are motivated and willing to do it. having slipped out of that place within the past 24 hours, i...
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army looking at the regular syrian army. you know, the debate under way, rick, among journalists. do we call this a civil war yet? i don't know what "time's" position is yet -- >> we exactly in the occurrence issue, in the story that precedes the picture, basically it is a civil war. the free syrian army, which is a murky force, it's ex-military people, civilians, we don't know exactly who they are, but what's going on in other cities around syria is in effect a civil war. certainly that is what's going on. >> it really is a sad picture. so many of these are going on. this is a mother and her son -- her husband was shot dead by the syrian army while out on the country side in syria. you can just see the mourning that's going on. the little boys i'm sure do not understand what's really going on. >> yes. what we're seeing, wolf, of course is the continuation of the arab spring, but what we're seeing in syria is a government force, using an iron fist to clamp down on the protests. we haven't really seen that anywhere else succe
army looking at the regular syrian army. you know, the debate under way, rick, among journalists. do we call this a civil war yet? i don't know what "time's" position is yet -- >> we exactly in the occurrence issue, in the story that precedes the picture, basically it is a civil war. the free syrian army, which is a murky force, it's ex-military people, civilians, we don't know exactly who they are, but what's going on in other cities around syria is in effect a civil war....
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>> we drove out on a road that was a front line to the army check -- to the syrian army, beshear al assad's forces. on that front line we saw well armed soldiers, well equipped soldiers. anti-aircraft machine guns. the type of bullets that smash through houses. armored personnel carriers with heavy machine guns on them and other heavy -- >> this is the image here i'm talking about. this is you driving out watching that drive in. nic, at the time i remember your foreboding sense. did you have any idea at that time it could get as bad as we've been seeing, particularly this week? >> we knew that it could. what the arab league monitors were there to do was to see these troops were drawn back and pulmoed back to their bases. they weren't. it was clear the potential for the army. we saw the depth of those forces. many, many checkpoints down the road. we knew that if they wanted to go in and try and crush the opposition, as -- as many people suspected they would, in particular the people in the town, we knew it was possible. we just didn't know when. >> five days now of the most harrowing photogr
>> we drove out on a road that was a front line to the army check -- to the syrian army, beshear al assad's forces. on that front line we saw well armed soldiers, well equipped soldiers. anti-aircraft machine guns. the type of bullets that smash through houses. armored personnel carriers with heavy machine guns on them and other heavy -- >> this is the image here i'm talking about. this is you driving out watching that drive in. nic, at the time i remember your foreboding sense. did...
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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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syrian army showed no signs of letting up. snipers fired at civilians searching for survivors. still, the towns people buried their dead in a mass funeral. news of the massacre spread around the world from washington, to europe, to egypt, thousands rallied syrian embassies calling for an end to the president, in a rare saturday session the un security council took audio tape resolution con -- took up a resolution condemning him and calling for an arab league plan. china and russia used their vetoes to stop it. >> a couple members of this council remain steadfast in their willingness to sell out the syrian people and shield a tyrant. >> reporter: despite the international outrage and president obama's statement deup and downing the president step down, within hours, his secretary ruled out the use of force. >>> in russia 100,000 people hit the streets protesting against president putin calling for free and fair elections and also protesting against december's flawed particle meantry ballot. >>> in egypt a third day of violence following that soccer riot claimed more lives bringi
syrian army showed no signs of letting up. snipers fired at civilians searching for survivors. still, the towns people buried their dead in a mass funeral. news of the massacre spread around the world from washington, to europe, to egypt, thousands rallied syrian embassies calling for an end to the president, in a rare saturday session the un security council took audio tape resolution con -- took up a resolution condemning him and calling for an arab league plan. china and russia used their...
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the army is moving strongly against what is called the free syrian army. and the people, two dozen a day, who are being killed day in, day out wait for diplomacy to work. >> we have taken the view from the very beginning, ray, that one death is too many. this has been going on for 11 months. the united states has been very clear that assad's policies are absolutely reprehensible. and need to end immediately. we have imposed very tough sanctions on the syrian regime as have members of the european union. the arab league has called for sanctions. many others have come and the economic pressure on assad is very intense. we're proceeding with a great degree of urgency because we are deeply concerned that assad is now stepping up his violence. he is taking advantage of the absence of the arab league monitors to do even more damage. so this is quite urgent. but, as i said earlier and as the secretary of state said in the security council member- states have a choice to make. are they going to be on the side of the syrian people and the right side of history and
the army is moving strongly against what is called the free syrian army. and the people, two dozen a day, who are being killed day in, day out wait for diplomacy to work. >> we have taken the view from the very beginning, ray, that one death is too many. this has been going on for 11 months. the united states has been very clear that assad's policies are absolutely reprehensible. and need to end immediately. we have imposed very tough sanctions on the syrian regime as have members of the...
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then, he joined the free syrian army and his punishment was 60 days of medieval torture including being chained to the wall, crucifixion style, with feet hanging off the floor for 12 days. they asked a lot of questions, he said. they said i was a traitor working for foreigners, israel and america. there are nearly 2,000 refugees, just in this camp. about 10,000 in all in other camps nearby. turkish officials say this could become a staging ground for humanitarian supplies to enter syria or weapons. they're just waiting for a green light to do it. primarily from the united states. arming the rebels is now an intense international debate. saudi arabia supports it. so does qatar. turkey doesn't oppose the idea but russia definitely does. it's arming the other side. the government. u.s. officials have doubts about sending in guns, not because they support president assad, but they don't know or trust the rebels. don't know where the guns could go. yousef does. we don't want aid or food or water, we need rifles and ammunition. if we don't fight he says, no one will do it for us. but now, man
then, he joined the free syrian army and his punishment was 60 days of medieval torture including being chained to the wall, crucifixion style, with feet hanging off the floor for 12 days. they asked a lot of questions, he said. they said i was a traitor working for foreigners, israel and america. there are nearly 2,000 refugees, just in this camp. about 10,000 in all in other camps nearby. turkish officials say this could become a staging ground for humanitarian supplies to enter syria or...
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." >> reporter: the free syrian army has looked lightly armed, ble to carry its weapons on foot. in rastan, an officer boasts that they have blown up one of assad's tanks. he directs his comments at syria's most powerful ally, vladimir putin's russia. putin and his weapons are now under my feet, look at how we managed to destroy this vehicle the diplomatic big guns were also trained on syria, taking aim from a summit in tunisia. the u.k. strengthened ties with the rebels. we in common with other nations will now treat them and recognize them as a legitimate representative of the syrian people. >> reporter: the e.u. agreed to freeze syrian assets, the saudis said not enough was being done and called for the rebels to be supplied with weapons. but none of that will quickly help the people who are stuck here. the u.n. says the syrians have been targeting children. this girl was hurt in an attack near homs. >> ( translated ): i was with a boy and he was hit as well, in the thigh. he was bleeding badly. we had just been going to my grandfather to get some bread. >> reporter: militaril
." >> reporter: the free syrian army has looked lightly armed, ble to carry its weapons on foot. in rastan, an officer boasts that they have blown up one of assad's tanks. he directs his comments at syria's most powerful ally, vladimir putin's russia. putin and his weapons are now under my feet, look at how we managed to destroy this vehicle the diplomatic big guns were also trained on syria, taking aim from a summit in tunisia. the u.k. strengthened ties with the rebels. we in...
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the armed wing of the opposition the free syrian army claims to have tens of thousands of officers fighting to bring down president but leading british journalist now the son suspects the numbers are being exaggerated to provoke foreign intervention can watch the full interview in just over twenty minutes time here on r.t. actually in fact next hour. there's a huge debate about the f.s.a. and how much first of all how many defections there are going on because they claim to be getting dozens and dozens of the fact every day every week from our side so we also had yet others in the political so just your federation of apologists say well actually it's a pretty critical and the exaggerated arab spring in order to get justified western intervention if you look at the history of western intervention so far from other terror you always see this including the for the f.s.a. on the ground whether in libya or if you go back to kosovo in the k.l.a. which also said you know give us the guns give us the support we'll do the fighting and in afghanistan you have the northern alliance and actually it tur
the armed wing of the opposition the free syrian army claims to have tens of thousands of officers fighting to bring down president but leading british journalist now the son suspects the numbers are being exaggerated to provoke foreign intervention can watch the full interview in just over twenty minutes time here on r.t. actually in fact next hour. there's a huge debate about the f.s.a. and how much first of all how many defections there are going on because they claim to be getting dozens...