Rights Group: Syrian Troops Killed 22 in Hama Crackdown
Syrian troops killed at least 22 people in a crackdown they launched in the flashpoint central city of Hama on Tuesday, a human rights group said.
"At least 22 people were killed in Hama and more than 80 wounded some of them seriously," Ammar Qurabi of the National Organization for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
"The wounded are being treated in two hospitals in Hama," he said in a statement, adding that troops had entered the al-Hurani hospital.
"A large number of Hama residents have fled either to the nearby town of al-Salamiya or towards Damascus," Qurabi said.
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday urged the Syrian regime to withdraw its forces from Hama, a city of 800,000 people that saw a massive anti-government demonstration by as many as half a million people last Friday.
"We urge the government of Syria to immediately halt its intimidation and arrest campaign, to pull its security forces back from Hama and other cities, and to allow Syrians to express their opinions freely so that a genuine transition to democracy can take place," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.
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"Hama Rule" the famous acronym, labelled to Hafez ASSAD in 1980, to assert control on Hama, is being used against Hafez son Bashar.
What goes around comes around, and by no means defending the Syrian Sunnites, the longer the Syrian civil unrest prevails, Bashar Assad;s future to maintain power remain is fading.
Time for change the Ham Rule..
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They wanted reform Saudi-style. They got the Saudi-style response.
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sounds familiar? toppeling all the statues of assad? Saddam? a sign of the beginning of the end.
If the syrian revolution takes over they are going to hang them all.
This friday the army is going to split and all out war . There is a plan to take over the tv station soon.
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So what? Who's counting?
Now you are getting a taste of what your government did to us in Lebanon. Hope all the blood shed stops now