This one is not for the squeamish. A team of world-renowned forensic experts have found what they’re calling “direct evidence of systematic torture and killing” by Bashar al-Assad’s gruesome regime.
Things are tense between Syria and America right now. That may be the under statement of the century, but what isn’t making it any better is the dare the Syrian president’s 11-year-old son posted on Facebook, daring America to attack.
The US and Turkey seem to have had enough of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and have begun their first “operational planning” meeting aimed at bringing about its demise. They are plotting for all eventualities, even a chemical attack in Damascus which Washington has called a “red line”.
Syria has been in uprising since last year, with protesters demanding the resignation of Bashar al-Assad and the overthrow of his government. But this monster has access to loads of weapons and security forces. And if recent footage released by CNN is anything to go by, he will wipe out everyone who opposes him in cold blood – including entire families.
The Syrian government yesterday passed a bill lifting the country’s decades-old emergency law, some hours after protesters were fired upon by security forces. This follows weeks of pro-reform demonstrations and protests. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has at this point not yet signed the bill into legislation.