Bloodshed Continues in Syria

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Syrian forces bombarded districts of Homs Saturday, killing a reported 7 people demonstrating against President Bashar al-Assad. Hundreds of people have died in Homs, the third largest city in Syria, during the past week

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The attack on Homs followed two suicide bombings Friday that targeted security compounds in Aleppo, an area previously left untouched by violence because it showed support for President Bashar Assad. Twenty-eight people died in that attack. Anti-Assad activist deny involvement in the bombings, claiming the government was engaging in a smear campaign to thwart the opposition.


Assad has repeatedly ignored appeals from countries around the world to stop the aggression and leave the country. In response to last week's veto of a U.N. resolution, Saudi Arabia has drafted a similar document that it will submit to the U.N. General Assembly. Unlike the U.N. Security Council, the General Assembly does not allow vetoes. However, resolutions it passes are not legally binding, thus unenforceable. The Saudi document purportedly contains language that condemns human rights violations.

Beleaguered Syrian citizens have long pleaded for help in their plight. They face almost insurmountable obstacles in their opposition to Assad, since Russia has supplied the regime with an arsenal of weapons, including huge tanks used in the onslaught. "Where is the world?" indeed. Opinions differ in the approach to use, but most nations agree that something must be done to help the Syrians who are refused food and medical treatment when wounded. That is, most nations other than Russia and China, who showed their support for Assad by vetoing the U.N. Security Council's resolution last week. Both nations display a decided lack of concern for the loss of human lives.

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