[ View the story "News of Mid August [09-10]" on Storify ] News of Mid August [09-10] #FreeSyria Storified by yaat · Wed, Aug 29 2012 02:27:43 Give the Peace Nobel Price to the Syrian people Donnez le Prix Nobel de la Paix au peuple syrien Aleppo - Alep The battle of Aleppo had already begun at this time, the main point of it being the Salahedin neighbourdhood, that the regime forces announced they were controling, but that was in fact controlled by the Free Syrian Army. Here's a picture taken on August 8th of one building in Aleppo. La bataille d'Alep avait déjà commencé à ce moment-là, le point principal de celle-ci étant le quartier de Salahedin, que les forces du régime annonçait contrôler, mais qui était en fait contrôlé par l'Armée Syrienne Libre.Voici une photo d'un bâtiment à Alep prise le 8 août. #Aleppo on August 8th 2012 #FreeSyria http://pic.twitter.com/Vwfo7i23yaat While everyone focusses on Aleppo, slaughter goes on in Homs... Homs, deux enfant
Annan plan Here is Annan's six-point-plan, if you've not seen it : 1. Syrian-led political process to address the aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people 2. UN-supervised cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties to protect civilians 3. All parties to ensure provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the fighting, and implement a daily two-hour humanitarian pause 4. Authorities to intensify the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons 5. Authorities to ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists 6. Authorities to respect freedom of association and the right to demonstrate peacefully I don't know about you, but I don't think Assad will follow any of them, even though he agreed to (and even though that would make him look like the good guy in front of the International Community). Add to this that there's no timetable included ... And the second point asks for the cessation of
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