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oberliner

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9. Thanks for the info

Reply to David__77 (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 06:36 AM

Sep 2012

Hard to know what is really going on over there.

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Ancient market burns, heritage sites at risk as Syrian violence continues [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2012 OP

"...authorities cut the water supply off the city, making it more difficult to put out the flames." pampango Sep 2012 #1

Aleppo had water, power, food, medicine before the hordes moved in. David__77 Sep 2012 #2

Who exactly are you comparing to the Khmer Rouge? oberliner Sep 2012 #4

The Salafist terrorists in Syria. David__77 Sep 2012 #5

And what is their relationship to those fighting the Assad regime? oberliner Sep 2012 #6

There are plenty of Syrian people opposed to Assad other than those elements. David__77 Sep 2012 #7

Thanks for the info oberliner Sep 2012 #9

You do appreciate that they're potentially gaining ground... joshcryer Sep 2012 #11

Of course. David__77 Sep 2012 #18

"The group's first stance calls for "toppling the regime with all its figures and facets which pampango Sep 2012 #12

In response to your Q about makeup of opposition fighters, Syrian defectors vs foreign fighters. leveymg Sep 2012 #15

Being besieged by rural Salafists as you say doesn't justify collective punishment, imo. joshcryer Sep 2012 #10

So sad on so many different levels. :( nt blaze Sep 2012 #3

If the FSA doesn't want Syrian cities damaged, they shouldn't hole up in them. leveymg Sep 2012 #8

And if the French resistance wanted their cities undamaged, they should have left the Germans pampango Sep 2012 #13

They largely did, which is the reason Paris is one of the few European cities that survived WWII leveymg Sep 2012 #14

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Sep 2012 #16

I have a friend in Aleppo whom I recently friended on Facebook - closeupready Sep 2012 #17

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