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2011-07-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syrian Forces Kill Two near Capital, Aim to Retake Hama

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Posted by Fred 2011-07-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 In 1982 Pencil-necks's uncle, Colonel Rifʿat al-Asad, leveled the major commercial and residential districts of Hama. Hama had long been a center of Islamist political activism but after the ruthless 1982 retaliation even the more moderate Islamists scaled back their activities sharply. For almost a decade the government refused to allocate funds to rebuild the city, whose ruins stood as a stark warning to other dissidents. It seems they should've waited 30 years.

Posted by Glenmore 2011-07-05 09:45|| 2011-07-05 09:45|| Front Page Top

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