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May 7, 2011

11:51 • 2 years ago

Syria: Did Assad’s brother Maher start firing on unarmed civilians?

Is Assad’s brother pulling the trigger here? In one of the more striking videos to come out of the Syrian protests, a guy in a leather jacket pulls out a gun and starts shooting at unarmed civilians. Protesters say that Maher Assad, brother of Bashar, is the man pulling the trigger in this clip, shot in the Syrian suburb of Barzeh. If it’s true, that’s messed up. source

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April 22, 2011

10:48 • 2 years ago

Tags: damascus homs syria syria protests syrian protesters syrian security forces 4 • Permalink

There was no provocation. There were forces being deployed since last night. When people went out in Homs, the security forces stepped out … and immediately started shooting.

INSAN director Wissam Tarif • Describing the scene in the central Syrian city of Homs, where protesters were met by security forces who opened fire. At least seven were killed throughout Syria. In other towns, like Damascus, police took cell phones away from protesters, so the couldn’t shoot video or take photos of the protests. Fridays have been the traditional day of protest in Syria; they also double as a day of prayer. source (via • follow)

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