Ya Libnan

Syrians rally as Arab League Chief Warns of Civil War

Share:

The chief of the Arab League warned Friday that Syria may be heading towards a civil war as thousands of Syrians took to the streets in support of an armed rebel group.

Arab League head Nabil Elaraby made the comments in interviews with The Associated Press and an Egyptian television station while anti-government protesters voiced support for the Free Syrian Army, composed mainly of former soldiers.

Activists say 20,000 gathered in the town of Ariha in the northwest Idlib province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says soldiers opened fire on protesters in the region, killing at least one person.

The 10-month crackdown on anti-government protests has turned more violent in recent months as defecting soldiers have taken up arms against the government.

Elaraby spoke after at least 11 members of the Arab League observer mission were injured by pro-Assad supporters earlier this week. Meanwhile, one observer quit the monitoring team, calling it a “farce,” and activists say that 11 members are expected to quit the mission soon.

VOA

Share:

Comments

15 responses to “Syrians rally as Arab League Chief Warns of Civil War”

  1. persepoliswarrior Avatar
    persepoliswarrior

    I hope Assad falls but why do all the Syrian women protesting always have their hair covered?? Makes me wonder if this revolution is going to be hijacked by religious Sunni extremists once Assad falls…….I think the secularists fear the overthrow of Assad will result in a loss of social freedoms.  When I look at Assad’s rallies, I see mostly women in modern attire.

    1. antar2011 Avatar
      antar2011

      now khabassta…the hijab really gets to you doesnt it?
      sad you do not hear what they are calling for……………….. freedom, democracy, unity of all sects and religion…
      yet you ignore their cry and concentrate on an irrelevat matter that feed your unjust discriminatry misconceptions….

      1. persepoliswarrior Avatar
        persepoliswarrior

        same in Egypt…freedom, unity, secularism, democracy AND looked what happened….Salafists who adore Osama Bin Laden won 25% of the vote.  In Egypt since the fall of Mubarak, more Christians are being killed and persecuted. Churches burned.  people waving pictures of Osama Bin Laden in Tahrir Square.  I see no progress.  It is up to the Egyptian military to preserve secularism otherwise Egypt will turn into a new Saudi Arabia  Or excuse me, in your terms, let’s blame the Zionists. Everything is the Zionists.  OMG  HELP!! the Zionists are coming to get us all!!! AHHHHHHHHH!   cry cry cry cry I am so scared of a bunch of Jews who just want to live in their ancestral homeland.  cry cry cry somebody get my diaper

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Now who’s being silly.

        2. antar2011 Avatar
          antar2011

          get ur facts right u idiot… before the fall of Mubarak, coptics had only 10 seats in the parliament after his fall they have now 25 seats…
          the pple who used violance and targetted their attacks against some coptics turned out to be from Mubarak’s thugs who wanted chaos after the revolution…..read the news u #$%.

          as fo the salafis….whatr’s it to u who was elected or not? do not worry they won’t come to ur house and blow themselves up….read the news u %^&$ …they are becoming more moderate…

          read something but perhaps u r not used to reading……….from different sources…be flexible.

        3. antar2011 Avatar
          antar2011

          get ur facts right u idiot… before the fall of Mubarak, coptics had only 10 seats in the parliament after his fall they have now 25 seats…
          the pple who used violance and targetted their attacks against some coptics turned out to be from Mubarak’s thugs who wanted chaos after the revolution…..read the news u #$%.

          as fo the salafis….whatr’s it to u who was elected or not? do not worry they won’t come to ur house and blow themselves up….read the news u %^&$ …they are becoming more moderate…

          read something but perhaps u r not used to reading……….from different sources…be flexible.

  2. Avatar
    Anonymous

    I hope Assad falls but why do all the Syrian women protesting always have their hair covered?? Makes me wonder if this revolution is going to be hijacked by religious Sunni extremists once Assad falls…….I think the secularists fear the overthrow of Assad will result in a loss of social freedoms.  When I look at Assad’s rallies, I see mostly women in modern attire.

    1. Avatar
      Anonymous

      now khabassta…the hijab really gets to you doesnt it?
      sad you do not hear what they are calling for……………….. freedom, democracy, unity of all sects and religion…
      yet you ignore their cry and concentrate on an irrelevat matter that feed your unjust discriminatry misconceptions….

      1. Avatar
        Anonymous

        same in Egypt…freedom, unity, secularism, democracy AND looked what happened….Salafists who adore Osama Bin Laden won 25% of the vote.  In Egypt since the fall of Mubarak, more Christians are being killed and persecuted. Churches burned.  people waving pictures of Osama Bin Laden in Tahrir Square.  I see no progress.  It is up to the Egyptian military to preserve secularism otherwise Egypt will turn into a new Saudi Arabia  Or excuse me, in your terms, let’s blame the Zionists. Everything is the Zionists.  OMG  HELP!! the Zionists are coming to get us all!!! AHHHHHHHHH!   cry cry cry cry I am so scared of a bunch of Jews who just want to live in their ancestral homeland.  cry cry cry somebody get my diaper

      2. Avatar
        Anonymous

        same in Egypt…freedom, unity, secularism, democracy AND looked what happened….Salafists who adore Osama Bin Laden won 25% of the vote.  In Egypt since the fall of Mubarak, more Christians are being killed and persecuted. Churches burned.  people waving pictures of Osama Bin Laden in Tahrir Square.  I see no progress.  It is up to the Egyptian military to preserve secularism otherwise Egypt will turn into a new Saudi Arabia  Or excuse me, in your terms, let’s blame the Zionists. Everything is the Zionists.  OMG  HELP!! the Zionists are coming to get us all!!! AHHHHHHHHH!   cry cry cry cry I am so scared of a bunch of Jews who just want to live in their ancestral homeland.  cry cry cry somebody get my diaper

      3. Avatar
        Anonymous

        same in Egypt…freedom, unity, secularism, democracy AND looked what happened….Salafists who adore Osama Bin Laden won 25% of the vote.  In Egypt since the fall of Mubarak, more Christians are being killed and persecuted. Churches burned.  people waving pictures of Osama Bin Laden in Tahrir Square.  I see no progress.  It is up to the Egyptian military to preserve secularism otherwise Egypt will turn into a new Saudi Arabia  Or excuse me, in your terms, let’s blame the Zionists. Everything is the Zionists.  OMG  HELP!! the Zionists are coming to get us all!!! AHHHHHHHHH!   cry cry cry cry I am so scared of a bunch of Jews who just want to live in their ancestral homeland.  cry cry cry somebody get my diaper

        1. Avatar
          Anonymous

          Now who’s being silly.

        2. Avatar
          Anonymous

          get ur facts right u idiot… before the fall of Mubarak, coptics had only 10 seats in the parliament after his fall they have now 25 seats…
          the pple who used violance and targetted their attacks against some coptics turned out to be from Mubarak’s thugs who wanted chaos after the revolution…..read the news u #$%.

          as fo the salafis….whatr’s it to u who was elected or not? do not worry they won’t come to ur house and blow themselves up….read the news u %^&$ …they are becoming more moderate…

          read something but perhaps u r not used to reading……….from different sources…be flexible.

  3. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    the chief does not realise that wasting time on the monitors also results in that civil war he is warning about…the hypocrite!

  4. Avatar
    Anonymous

    the chief does not realise that wasting time on the monitors also results in that civil war he is warning about…the hypocrite!

Leave a Reply