Last News - 06.05.12
Aleppo University - Université d'Alep
The
night after Aleppo's students demonstrated hard, between May 2nd and
3rd, Assad's security forces went into the University dormitories,
burnt stuff, attacked the residents and forced them to leave their
rooms. At least 4 were killed (heard 6 too) and 200 arrested (heard 250
too). The University's now closed. The University of Strasbourg,
France, already announced it supported the University of Aleppo and
its students.
Protests the evening before the attack (2nd May) : here
Deadly blasts target Damascus & Aleppo (Idlib has been targeted too before) : here
Français : La nuit après que les étudiants d'Alep ont fortement manifesté, entre le 2 et le 3 mai, les forces de sécurité se sont rendues dans les dortoirs de l'université, ont brûlé des affaires et attaqué les résidents avant de les forcer à quitter leur chambre. Au moins 4 ont été tués (j'ai également entendu 6) et 200 arrêtés (j'ai également entendu 250). L'université est à présent fermée. L'université de Strasbourg, France, a déjà annoncé qu'elle était solidaire de l'université d'Alep et de ses étudiants.
Manifestations la nuit précédant l'attaque : ici
UN monitoring mission - Mission d'observateurs de l'ONU
The
monitors team went to Taftanaz. The general Mood came back to Syria
after saying a few weeks ago he would never do so ; he's chief of the
monitoring mission again.
Mood
: "10 unarmed observers, 30 unarmed observers, 300 unarmed observers,
even 1000... cannot solve all the problems." : here
Français : La mission d'observation s'est rendue à Taftanaz. Le général Mood est revenu en Syria après avoir annoncé qu'il ne le ferait jamais ; il est à nouveau le chef de la mission d'observation.
Mood : "10 observateurs non-armés, 30 observateurs non-armés, 300 observateurs non-armés, même 1000... ne peuvent pas résoudre tous les problèmes.
Other News - Autres nouvelles
The
Assad regime is building a wall between Baba Amr and Al Insha'at ; this
wall is 3 meters high and nearly 2 kilometers long. See here
Some news said that a dad
killed his whole family before killing himself ; this is not true. The
family was going out of Homs for some days, and there car has been shot
while they were leaving. That's how they died. The regime is probably spreading that fake version not to be blamed of all these deaths.
A refugee camp has been bombed in Turkey at the end of April... Second time already !
Français : Le régime Assad construit un mur entre Baba Amr et Al Insha'at ; ce mur est haut de 3 mètres et long de presque 2 kilomètres. Voir ici.
Des rumeurs courent selon lesquelles un père aurait tué toute sa famille avant de se suicider ; ce n'est pas vrai. La famille sortait de Homs pour quelques jours, et leur voiture a été fusillée alors qu'ils partaient. Voilà comment ils sont morts. Le régime propage probablement cette fausse version afin de ne pas être blâmé de toutes ces morts.
Un camp de réfugiés a été bombardé en Turquie en fin avril... C'est la deuxième fois déjà !
Traduction d'un des témoignages que l'on trouve dessous en anglais :
"L'armée est venue tôt le matin, nous dormions tous. Ils ont pris mes trois fils, qui étaient à la maison, et ne m'ont pas laissée les suivre dehors ; chaque fois que j'essayais de sortir ils me repoussaient. Quand j'ai pu sortir, après deux heures, j'ai trouvé mes garçons en train de brûler dans la rue. Ils avaient été empilés l'un sur l'autre et il y avait encore des motos sur eux, le tout brûlait. Je n'ai pas pu m'approcher de leurs corps jusqu'au soir à cause des fusillades."
"L'armée est venue tôt le matin, nous dormions tous. Ils ont pris mes trois fils, qui étaient à la maison, et ne m'ont pas laissée les suivre dehors ; chaque fois que j'essayais de sortir ils me repoussaient. Quand j'ai pu sortir, après deux heures, j'ai trouvé mes garçons en train de brûler dans la rue. Ils avaient été empilés l'un sur l'autre et il y avait encore des motos sur eux, le tout brûlait. Je n'ai pas pu m'approcher de leurs corps jusqu'au soir à cause des fusillades."
Videos
TO SEE - Zero Hour Flash Mob in Toronto, Canada : here
TO SEE - Anonymous wake up call for Syria : here
Assad forces in plain clothes with swords & weapons : here
Subtitled version of the famous song af Ibrahim Qashoush : here
The Syrian Revolution 2011 : here
Beautiful demonstration : here
Global march for Syria in Toronto, Canada : here
Assad 2012, share please : here
English
Interview of Fadwa Suleiman : here
Don't say anymore that it's a civil war, we've got alewis on our side !
UN monitors find tanks in Syria, residents complaining they're just "watching us die" : here
War Crimes in Idlib during peace negotiations : here
Syrian government denounces UN secretary general as biased : here
Cease-fire in Syria buying time at a cost : here
"I was prepared to lose someone in my family, but not all of them"
"The army came early in the morning, we were all asleep. They took all
my three sons who were at home and did not let me follow them outside;
every time I tried to go out they pushed me back. When I was able to go
outside, after a couple of hours, I found my boys burning in the
street. They had been piled on top of each other and had motorbikes
piled on top of them and set on fire. I could not approach their bodies
until evening because there was so much shooting."
Numbers of Syrian refugees increasing dramatically : here
I
heard people say they wouldn't help Syrians because they'd come to our
countries. Don't agree. If we DON'T help them, of course they're gonna
have to leave their country...
Français
Massacre à Hama (vidéo sous-titrée avec CC) : ici
Témoignages des horreurs vécues sur place : ici
"Ils tuaient les gens de sang-froid juste parce qu'ils venaient de Baba Amr"
Le général Mood de retour en Syrie : ici
Oui, ils ne précisent pas qu'il y était déjà juste avant la mission d'observateurs pour constater les dégâts...
Great article. Like usual and incredible that you're still having the motivation to translate it into both languages.
ReplyDeleteUniversities have always been hotbed of political activities and the starting points of many revolutions. Syrian is no exception. Closing a University is closing a place to exchange and share ideas. Assad understood that and took action. It shouldn't surprise anyone that it happened. But people should really do something against these evil actions. I'm actually surprised that only the University of Strasbourg showed it's support. All Universities should support the upraising. How is it even possible to stand by saying nothing ? Maybe there should be a well-defined manifesto that should be open-sourced on the web allowing each University to take action easily just by approving the manifesto. I think most of the inaction comes out of this undeniable laziness inside humans when they have they have limited stakes in something. Don't expect too much from them. They'll probably sign your manifesto if it's not too much effort but don't expect them to write it for you.
Speaking about stakes, I believe this is at the heart of the UN immobilism too. Western countries that are facing financial problems right now are not going to put an intervention at the top of their priority list. Especially in this money-driven system. People may be killed on a daily basis they don't feel responsible for it although they are the only ones that can change it. No one wants to go first apparently. So what are people doing before acting ? Watching, of course ! And who is watching observers. Seriously. I've been told by several sources that everyone knows really well what's going on in Syria. Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube … ) are worth thousands of observers. Pictures and videos don't lie. Unfortunately China, Russia and Iran are considerable powers and it is way easier to launch a non-intruisive operation in Syria by sending over observers than having to justify a military operation isn't it ? Again, economic reasons are at the heart of the decision making process. European countries can't afford losing partnerships with China in this difficult economic crisis which leads to the conclusion that we prefer saving what is left of our economies than lives. Probably easier to convice voters to defend their own advantages.
Assad is building walls ? Apparently China had a lot of extra workers for him. Assad what are you doing ? Building the Great Wall of Syria ? Don't worry. Hackers are taking care of attacking your Great Firewall. ;)
If you don't know anything about the Turkish-Syrian relationship you should definitly check out this article that helped me to clear up my mind about the topic I was not familiar with.
http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-279526-explaining-turkeys-inaction-in-syria.html
Unlike y.at I don't have the courage to translate it into French. Désolé lecteurs francophones.