Activists: Rebellion within Syrian security forces behind the killings

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Syrian State television cited reported that 120 security forces were killed, including 82 in Jisr Al-Shugur. In addition, it said, dozens of civilians were wounded.

The station said the security forces were killed in several attacks including an ambush by “armed gangs” in the city, when government buildings were set afire, and in clashes at a security center.

“The armed attacks targeted public and private buildings in various regions and lately there were similar attacks in Jisr Al-Shugur,” Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim al-Chaar said in a short statement on state television.

But activists said the clashes took place when security forces defected, refusing to follow orders to storm Jisr Al-Shugur.

Al Arabiya TV reported that an activist told AFP in Nicosia on the phone that an explosion was heard at the headquarters of Syrian security forces in Jisr Al-Shugur followed by gunfire and it appeared that it was the result of a rebellion within the forces.

The activist said that several members of the security forces who refused to shoot at the protesters were shot and killed by those members loyal to the regime .

The Syrian government has restricted access to the country by members of the international news media and reliable information has been hard to get

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29 responses to “Activists: Rebellion within Syrian security forces behind the killings”

  1. Elinjaim Avatar
    Elinjaim

    Such big attack can’t be done by regular little militia, but by branch of arm forces against another.
    Syrian authorities are not telling the truth as usual. How many Syrians should die before Bashar
    Al-Asad’s conscious wakes up?

    1. Arabskeepkillingeachother Avatar
      Arabskeepkillingeachother

      He doesn’t have a conscious ….

    2. leb_expatriate Avatar
      leb_expatriate

      Assuming he has a conscious. But what do you expect from a murderer son of a murderer.

      1. VeryLost Avatar
        VeryLost

        can we call what is happening in syria a civil war yet?.. or the start of one?

    3. Sussy09 Avatar
      Sussy09

      And the so Pathetic west, with Pres. Obama in the lead, are still very busy looking for , hmm…., Kadafi, (remember him?..)…haha..
      Yet, time is approaching, for another Brilliant, H. Clinton comment, on how, “Asad must act on new Reforms for the Syrian people..” … What a bunch of Impotents are leading this ‘free world’…

      1. matt pryor Avatar
        matt pryor

        Hi, I’m from the UK and I agree with you that the west’s response to events in Syria has been pathetic. We can’t even get a UN resolution passed to give Assad a “ticking off” because Russia vetoed it. 

        I think our governments are also scared of upsetting Iran and Hizbollah.

        1. Sussy09 Avatar
          Sussy09

          Exactly.. every western country involved in the so called ‘Arab spring’, has an ulterior motive in mind. It also seems like, they each have different agenda, and a different idea about, what needs to be done, where, when, how etc… unfortunately ,  the young  and helpless people , who are really starving for Freedom and Liberation, who are sacrificing so many lives for their dreams, are now facing, the same cool, ‘Sorry but, you’re on your own’, kind of reaction from the west, much like the Iranian ‘Greens’ got from them , when they attempted their recent uprising..   They Threw their Allies under the bus –  ie, Mubarak, Ali and now Saleh .. , Kadafi – He has the oil Europe needs… And their Enemies –  you are right, they are clearly ‘scared of upsetting’ their Enemies , ie, Iran and her proxies: Syria, Hizbollah, and Hamas.. It doesn’t look good.

      2. matt pryor Avatar
        matt pryor

        Hi, I’m from the UK and I agree with you that the west’s response to events in Syria has been pathetic. We can’t even get a UN resolution passed to give Assad a “ticking off” because Russia vetoed it. 

        I think our governments are also scared of upsetting Iran and Hizbollah.

      3. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Considering the banking debacle, they don’t have any more money left to be trying to help people to be ‘free’ … many of us think they should have not spent anything on the concept in the first place – like Iraq – and in wonder also consider how few of ‘the people’ really seem to want it. Would have been cheaper to build a long wall … and let the sand absorb the blood of the repressed, as it has for centuries.

  2.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Such big attack can’t be done by regular little militia, but by branch of arm forces against another.
    Syrian authorities are not telling the truth as usual. How many Syrians should die before Bashar
    Al-Asad’s conscious wakes up?

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      He doesn’t have a conscious ….

    2.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Assuming he has a conscious. But what do you expect from a murderer son of a murderer.

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        can we call what is happening in syria a civil war yet?.. or the start of one?

    3.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      And the so Pathetic west, with Pres. Obama in the lead, are still very busy looking for , hmm…., Kadafi, (remember him?..)…haha..
      Yet, time is approaching, for another Brilliant, H. Clinton comment, on how, “Asad must act on new Reforms for the Syrian people..” … What a bunch of Impotents are leading this ‘free world’…

      1. matt pryor Avatar
        matt pryor

        Hi, I’m from the UK and I agree with you that the west’s response to events in Syria has been pathetic. We can’t even get a UN resolution passed to give Assad a “ticking off” because Russia vetoed it. 

        I think our governments are also scared of upsetting Iran and Hizbollah.

        1.  Avatar
          Anonymous

          Exactly.. every western country involved in the so called ‘Arab spring’, has an ulterior motive in mind. It also seems like, they each have different agenda, and a different idea about, what needs to be done, where, when, how etc… unfortunately ,  the young  and helpless people , who are really starving for Freedom and Liberation, who are sacrificing so many lives for their dreams, are now facing, the same cool, ‘Sorry but, you’re on your own’, kind of reaction from the west, much like the Iranian ‘Greens’ got from them , when they attempted their recent uprising..   They Threw their Allies under the bus –  ie, Mubarak, Ali and now Saleh .. , Kadafi – He has the oil Europe needs… And their Enemies –  you are right, they are clearly ‘scared of upsetting’ their Enemies , ie, Iran and her proxies: Syria, Hizbollah, and Hamas.. It doesn’t look good.

      2.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        Considering the banking debacle, they don’t have any more money left to be trying to help people to be ‘free’ … many of us think they should have not spent anything on the concept in the first place – like Iraq – and in wonder also consider how few of ‘the people’ really seem to want it. Would have been cheaper to build a long wall … and let the sand absorb the blood of the repressed.

  3. well done syrian keep it going like that and you will get your freedom for sure nothing will come cheap

  4. well done syrian keep it going like that and you will get your freedom for sure nothing will come cheap

  5. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    No-one would believe offical Syrian ‘news’ anyway by now ….

  6.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    No-one would believe offical Syrian ‘news’ anyway by now ….

  7. leb_expatriate Avatar
    leb_expatriate

    Assad’s government should be met with the same fury metted out to colonialists in the 30’s and 40’s. Enough with this peaceful revolution crap. I urge every disgruntled Syrian not happy with the current status quo to take to the vast mountains and the forests of Syria and start organizing themselves into fighting groups and launch a ferocious guerrilla war against this son of a dog Assad and his supporters. I urge every Lebanese, Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi citizen concerned for the welfare of the Syrian people to fund these guerrilla groups.
     
    This bastard is sticking and he appears to be sticking for the long haul so unless something drastic is done soon to dislodge him he is going to remain in power. A lot of martyr’s blood has been spilled to go to waste. People of Syria keep up the momentum this dog will vanish into the dark pages of history very soon. Take your affairs into your own hands because it seems western nations will only help you if you have vast reserves of oil to trade.
     
    Time for this once great Arab nation to rise again from beneath the destruction wrought by these baathist pigs. It should be the goal to hunt down each one of these traitors and bring them to justice. Enough oppression. The people have had enough.

  8. leb_expatriate Avatar
    leb_expatriate

    Assad’s government should be met with the same fury metted out to colonialists in the 30’s and 40’s. Enough with this peaceful revolution crap. I urge every disgruntled Syrian not happy with the current status quo to take to the vast mountains and the forests of Syria and start organizing themselves into fighting groups and launch a ferocious guerrilla war against this son of a dog Assad and his supporters. I urge every Lebanese, Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi citizen concerned for the welfare of the Syrian people to fund these guerrilla groups.
     
    This bastard is sticking and he appears to be sticking for the long haul so unless something drastic is done soon to dislodge him he is going to remain in power. A lot of martyr’s blood has been spilled to go to waste. People of Syria keep up the momentum this dog will vanish into the dark pages of history very soon. Take your affairs into your own hands because it seems western nations will only help you if you have vast reserves of oil to trade.
     
    Time for this once great Arab nation to rise again from beneath the destruction wrought by these baathist pigs. It should be the goal to hunt down each one of these traitors and bring them to justice. Enough oppression. The people have had enough.

  9.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Assad’s government should be met with the same fury metted out to colonialists in the 30’s and 40’s. Enough with this peaceful revolution crap. I urge every disgruntled Syrian not happy with the current status quo to take to the vast mountains and the forests of Syria and start organizing themselves into fighting groups and launch a ferocious guerrilla war against this son of a dog Assad and his supporters. I urge every Lebanese, Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi citizen concerned for the welfare of the Syrian people to fund these guerrilla groups.
     
    This bastard is sticking and he appears to be sticking for the long haul so unless something drastic is done soon to dislodge him he is going to remain in power. A lot of martyr’s blood has been spilled to go to waste. People of Syria keep up the momentum this dog will vanish into the dark pages of history very soon. Take your affairs into your own hands because it seems western nations will only help you if you have vast reserves of oil to trade.
     
    Time for this once great Arab nation to rise again from beneath the destruction wrought by these baathist pigs. It should be the goal to hunt down each one of these traitors and bring them to justice. Enough oppression. The people have had enough.

  10. 316909 Avatar

    WHERE IS THE ARAB LEAGUE AND THE WORLD! LIBYA HAS OIL SO YOU JUMP IN AND SYRIA IS LEFT TO DIE?

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      As we see here, the world is watching – at least.

  11.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    WHERE IS THE ARAB LEAGUE AND THE WORLD! LIBYA HAS OIL SO YOU JUMP IN AND SYRIA IS LEFT TO DIE?

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      As we see here, the world is watching – at least.

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