Russia Denounces 'Terror' by Syria Rebels
Russia accused the Syrian rebels on Thursday of waging a wide-scale terror campaign that is designed to kill as many civilians as possible despite a formal ceasefire.
"Opposition groups have essentially reverted to waging wide-scale terror in the region," said foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich.
The spokesman extended Russia's call for President Bashar al-Assad's army to "fully implement the obligations it assumed in accordance with the Kofi Annan plan" for Syria that has looked in increasing peril as violence rages on the ground.
But the spokesman laid most of Russia's criticism on opposition forces he said were reverting to tactics that pointed to the involvement of the al-Qaida global terror network.
"There is another side in Syria," said Lukashevich. "Opposition groups have essentially reverted to waging wide-scale terror in the region."
Attacks aimed at "killing as many peaceful civilians as possible and destroying civilian infrastructure remind one of what is happening in Iraq, Jordan and other places where al-Qaida and its groups operate," he said.
The spokesman's comments came as Syria's main opposition group called for an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting to address reports that regime forces had killed more than 100 people in the central Syrian city of Hama in recent days.
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Syria is a prelude to what is going to happen in russia within the next 5 years.
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You must know russians and russia very well to predict their future. Too bad, you have no knowledge of yours.
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Your right I have no knowlage of my countries future nor Russia. just simply stating a hope for freedom and prosperity for self determination of people over thier rulers and after the tyrants demise were ever they be!
Don't be so narrow minded!
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This opposition movement is evil in its intentions. It's leader or leaders should be tried in an international court of law for the crimes it has committed against humanity. They have there agenda and parallel to their agenda they are also carrying out the hidden agenda of the corporatocracy and capital elitist wo bought down the fiat currency system.
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the day russia denounces terror by the syrian army they will be credible....
Russia, remember what you did to Chechnya ... you liars! just want to back up the butcher of Damascus for the same war crimes you committed then. Question, who is surrounding who? who is using heavy weaponry who? who has check points all over who? and we constantly see Mukabarat agents dragging students and people out and torching and smashing them on a daily bases... God is Great and soon when the russian people take back their country from you who are a corrupt mafia than the truth will shine... you Murderers.