Bombings rock the Syrian capital killing 27, injuring 100

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Twin bomb blasts killed 27 people and wounded almost 100 others in central Damascus on Saturday.

The early morning terrorist attacks, timed minutes apart, targeted criminal police headquarters in the Duwar al-Jamarek area and air force intelligence offices in Al-Qasaa district, state television said.

“Twenty-seven people, mostly civilians, were killed and 97 others wounded in the two explosions,” Health Minister Wael al-Halaqi said on Syria News, another official channel, as angry residents vented their fury at Arab supporters of anti-regime activists.

“According to our initial information, they were car bombs,” state television said.

The broadcaster ran footage of a charred body inside the mangled remains of a smoldering vehicle in Duwar al-Jamarek. “First pictures of the body of one of the terrorists who targeted Damascus today,” a message on the screen read.

The front of a multi-story building was gutted by the impact of the other blast and several cars destroyed. The television broadcast images of wrecked apartments and blood-splattered streets.

Commentators on state television blamed Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the fiercest Arab critics of President Bashar al-Assad over his regime’s deadly crackdown on dissent since last March, which have both called for rebels to be armed.

They carried “political, judicial and religious responsibility,” one charged.

A spate of bombings have hit Syria’s big cities in recent months amid growing concerns that Al-Qaeda has taken advantage of the year-old uprising against Assad to shift its focus of operations from neighboring Iraq.

On March 3, a suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in Daraa, south of Damascus, cradle of the protest movement that erupted in March last year, killing two people and wounding 20, including security personnel, state news agency SANA reported.

On January 6, a car bomb exploded in Damascus killing 26 people and wounding dozens more, most of them civilians. State media said it was a suicide attack and blamed “terrorists.”

The blast came after twin bombs hit security services bases in the capital on December 23, with state media pointing the finger at Al-Qaeda.

Twin car bombs in the northern city of Aleppo on February 10 killed 28 people and wounded 235.

The United States has resisted mounting calls from its Gulf Arab allies Qatar and Saudi Arabia for the arming of rebels fighting loyalists troops for fear that the weapons might fall into the hands of the jihadists.

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri voiced his support for the Syrian uprising in a February video message released on jihadist Internet forums.

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31 responses to “Bombings rock the Syrian capital killing 27, injuring 100”

  1. Hannibal Avatar

    That is either the work of Al-Qaeda or the regime… The free Syrian army won’t harm civilians if they can help it. and pelllleeeeeeze nobody says it is the zionists’ work… It’s getting too used up.

    1. master09 Avatar

      What the zionists or America, America was not involved are you kidding. Well I will bet $10,   5 people will say it was. lol ….All news should not waste  time any more and the heading should be Zionist or AMerica, so they can just copy and paste……..The land of the Arabs has been a shit hole for hundreds of years and will be the same for another 1500 yearssss….. 

      1. wargame1 Avatar

        The Romans used to ask a question after this type of incident i.e.  Cui bono (“To whose benefit?”, literally “as a benefit to whom?”, a double dative construction), also rendered as Cui prodest, is a Latinadage that is used either to suggest a hidden motive or to indicate that the party responsible for something may not be who it appears at first to be. 
        Commonly the phrase is used to suggest that the person or people guilty of committing a crime may be found among those who have something to gain, chiefly with an eye toward financial gain. The party that benefits may not always be obvious or may have successfully diverted attention to a scapegoat.

        We dont know who bombed. It is Assad the butcher who is telling us about armed gang. 

  2. That is either the work of Al-Qaeda or the regime… The free Syrian army won’t harm civilians if they can help it. and pelllleeeeeeze nobody says it is the zionists’ work… It’s getting too used up.

    1. master09 Avatar

      What the zionists or America, America was not involved are you kidding. Well I will bet $10,   5 people will say it was. lol ….All news should not waste  time any more and the heading should be Zionist or AMerica, so they can just copy and paste……..The land of the Arabs has been a shit hole for hundreds of years and will be the same for another 1500 yearssss….. 

      1. wargame1 Avatar

        The Romans used to ask a question after this type of incident i.e.  Cui bono (“To whose benefit?”, literally “as a benefit to whom?”, a double dative construction), also rendered as Cui prodest, is a Latinadage that is used either to suggest a hidden motive or to indicate that the party responsible for something may not be who it appears at first to be. 
        Commonly the phrase is used to suggest that the person or people guilty of committing a crime may be found among those who have something to gain, chiefly with an eye toward financial gain. The party that benefits may not always be obvious or may have successfully diverted attention to a scapegoat.

        We dont know who bombed. It is Assad the butcher who is telling us about armed gang. 

  3. Prophettttt Avatar
    Prophettttt

    “Insanity is when you do the same thing over and over ,yet you expect different results”.This applies to both the regime,and to the external opposition.
    Everyone should put emotions aside and start looking at this  with a more logical and realistic  approach. 
    The deadly bombings in Damascus this morning is another indication that the Syrian uprising has been hijacked by extremists and bomb planters who are killing civilians .. Both sides, the regime and the extremists are as responsible  and as guilty of killing, massacring,and destroying their country.This is no longer a revolution against a dictatorship, The demonstrators,and protesters have gone home,and the extremists who are being supported  by Petro dollars,and by imported extremists who are ready for any battle anywhere,and by western countries took over this uprising.
    For those who still support this military  conflict , they have to realize that no matter who wins militarily-if any side can at all-  Syrian people are the biggest looser because there won’t be much left  for the future of their children..Car bombs,and suicide bomber will not bring freedom and democracy to the Syrian people.At the same time, inheriting a throne ,and  oppression  of own people will never end in true democratic reform.
    Syria is heading toward a long cycle of violence and wars.Arab dictators are paying back  one of their own,and fooling the Syrian people with their support for democracy and freedom because They can’t give what they don’t have..Western countries are also paying back Assad for his alliance with Iran and His support for HA and Hamas.Their support for democracy and freedom is nothing but a joke.
    Syrian people are paying  the price. Neither Assad will reform,nr the extremist will bring democracy and freedom or security to the Syrian people.
    Lebanese, of all people, should understand the gravity of the Syrian situation because we have been there,and we have yet been able to get out of our problems.We allowed everyone to get involved in our affairs,and the Syrians are doing exactly the same.
    I’m sorry to sound cold, but you can’t be emotional and think rationally. The opposition has to turn this uprising back to civilian uprising and bring back the Syrian people back to the streets.The regime will continue killing, no matter what, but the chances are much better to topple the regime with protests and civil disobedience than by force.
    The majority of Syrian people want Assad and his regime to go, but the alternative being offered to them is making many people think  twice.The silent majority is being split ;some are supporting the regime,and others are standing on the side line. Both groups share same fears of  religious extremist ,turning their country into another Iraq or Afghanistan.The opposition needs those people back on their sides and on the streets of Syrian cities.

    1. Hannibal Avatar

      One simple question for you Prophet. Let us for one instance put logic and what is right aside. Let us forget everything there is to know about all this situation. I ask you a simple question: if today people can vote FREELY with NO restriction whatsoever, do you believe a Alouite will make it to the presidency in Syria? I have the feeling you already know the answer… 😉 Forget the opposition or the government or outside interference and forget politics and assume it is a democracy. 

      1. hannibal i ask you this….why does everything have to have a sectarian line? when we talk of democracy the word is defeated when we bring up sectarianism…the question should be simply…if there was free and fair elections who do you think will win?…same applies to jordan,saudia arabia,qatar,bahrain

        1. Hannibal Avatar

          Keep dreaming… I lived long enough among the Middle Eastern people to know better. I wish it weren’t but it is… Let us start with the Islamic resistance in Lebanon… Why not simply Hezbollah: The resistance in Lebanon but what do we see? Islamic… What do you see as the LF flag? a red cross defining the movement as Christian. Amal and Hezbollah is Shia, Hamas is Sunni, Future movement is Sunni, Baath is Alaoui should I continue? Great let us move to Iraq… Who ruled before? It was the minority Sunnis. Who rules now? The Shiites. Syria in its constitution has a prerequisite that a Sunni should be president. So Bashar had to convert (ON PAPER) to Sunni Islam. A Durzi or a Christian or even a Sunni has no chance whatsoever to become president. And let us not open the pandora box of other countries around us. It is a reality that the whole of the Middle East including South East Asia and Africa and wherever you have religion it is sectarian defined. People vote religion NEVER for who is best for the country and I’ve heard many tell me that Only a Moslem should rule Moslems. The MidEast is a home of vipers and that is why I am no longer there.

      2. Prophettttt Avatar
        Prophettttt

        .

        Hannibal,
        I don’t see the relevance of your question ,nor do I see the relevance of a particular result of
        a free election to my comment. My concern is how to stop Syria from falling into a chaos, and
        how to prevent a civil war ,which  would destroy everyone,and might spill over. If that could be acomplished, a political
        structure would have to be found.  A
        Taief like agreement would have to be negotiated.

        If a Sunni,
        and most likely will be, is to be elected president in Syria, then be it. In
        the US, A catholic was elected against all odds once, and still, many people
        talk about how Chicago Mayor cooked the election to ensure that Chicago went to
        Kennedy.

        The US
        will be tested again this year, when the GOP decides if It wants a Mormon to
        represent its party in the presidential elections.

        My point
        is that,EVEN in one of the best functioning democracies in the world, Religion and
        sects plays some role in electing a president. Most evangelists would not vote
        for a Catholic or Mormon.The surprise was that Kennedy was elected,and It would also be a surprise is a Mormon is to be elected. Obama’s election was a surprise to most people.My own explanation is that american society has matured enough to keep surprising people like us who have yet to mature.
        Ok typing on a smart phone is not that smart.lol

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Yes. Give me a full-size keyboard any day. 🙂

  4. Prophettttt Avatar
    Prophettttt

    Insanity is when you do the same thing over and over ,yet you expect different results.This applies to both the regime,and to the external opposition.
    Everyone should put emotions aside and start looking at this  with logical and realistic  approach. 
    The deadly bombings in Damascus this morning is another indication that the Syrian uprising has been hijacked by extremists and bomb planters who are killing civilians .. Both sides, the regime and the extremists are as responsible  and as guilty of killing, massacring,and destroying their country.This is no longer a revolution against a dictatorship, The demonstrators,and protesters have gone home,and the extremists who are being supported  by Petro dollars,and  extremists who are ready for any battle anywhere,and by western countries took over.
    For those who still support this military  conflict , they have to realize that no matter who wins militarily,if any side can, Syrian people are the biggest looser because there won’t be much left  for the future of their children..Car bombs,and suicide bomber will not bring freedom and democracy to the Syrian people.At the same time, inheriting a throne ,and  oppression  of own people will never end in true democratic reform.
    Syria is heading toward a long cycle of violence and wars.Arab dictators are paying back  one of their own,and fooling the Syrian people with their support for democracy and freedom.Western countries are also paying back Assad for his alliance with Iran and His support for HA and Hamas.Syrian people are paying  the price. Neither Assad will reform,nr the extremist will bring democracy and freedom or security to the Syrian people.
    Lebanese, of all people, should understand the gravity of the Syrian situation because we have been there,and we have yet been able to get out of our problems.We allowed everyone to get involved in our affairs,and the Syrians are doing exactly the same.
    I’m sorry to sound cold, but you can’t be emotional and think rationally. The opposition has to turn this uprising back to civilian uprising and bring back the Syrian people back to the streets.The regime will continue killing, no matter what, but the chances are much better to topple the regime with protests and civil disobedience than by force.
    The majority of Syrian people want Assad and his regime to go, but the alternative being offered to them is making many people think  twice.The silent majority is being split ;some are supporting the regime,and others are standing on the side line. Both groups share same fears of  religious extremist ,turning their country into another Iraq or Afghanistan.The opposition needs those people back on their sides and on the streets of Syrian cities.

    1. One simple question for you Prophet. Let us for one instance put logic and what is right aside. Let us forget everything there is to know about all this situation. I ask you a simple question: if today people can vote FREELY with NO restriction whatsoever, do you believe a Alouite will make it to the presidency in Syria? I have the feeling you already know the answer… 😉 Forget the opposition or the government or outside interference and forget politics and assume it is a democracy. 

      1. hannibal i ask you this….why does everything have to have a sectarian line? when we talk of democracy the word is defeated when we bring up sectarianism…the question should be simply…if there was free and fair elections who do you think will win?…same applies to jordan,saudia arabia,qatar,bahrain

        1. Keep dreaming… I lived long enough among the Middle Eastern people to know better. I wish it weren’t but it is… Let us start with the Islamic resistance in Lebanon… Why not simply Hezbollah: The resistance in Lebanon but what do we see? Islamic… What do you see as the LF flag? a red cross defining the movement as Christian. Amal and Hezbollah is Shia, Hamas is Sunni, Future movement is Sunni, Baath is Alaoui should I continue? Great let us move to Iraq… Who ruled before? It was the minority Sunnis. Who rules now? The Shiites. Syria in its constitution has a prerequisite that a Sunni should be president. So Bashar had to convert (ON PAPER) to Sunni Islam. A Durzi or a Christian or even a Sunni has no chance whatsoever to become president. And let us not open the pandora box of other countries around us. It is a reality that the whole of the Middle East including South East Asia and Africa and wherever you have religion it is sectarian defined. People vote religion NEVER for who is best for the country and I’ve heard many tell me that Only a Moslem should rule Moslems. The MidEast is a home of vipers and that is why I am no longer there.

      2. Prophettttt Avatar
        Prophettttt

        .

        Hannibal,
        I don’t see the relevance of your question ,nor the relevance of the result of
        a free election. My concern is how to stop Syria from falling into a chaos, and
        how to prevent a civil war ,which  would destroy everyone,and might spill over. If that could be acomplished, a political
        structure would have to be found.  A
        Taief like agreement would have to be negotiated.

        If a Sunni,
        and most likely will be, is to be elected president in Syria, then be it. In
        the US, A catholic was elected against all odds once, and still, many people
        talk about how Chicago Mayor cooked the election to ensure that Chicago went to
        Kennedy.

        The US
        will be tested again this year, when the GOP decides if It wants a Mormon to
        represent its party in the presidential elections.

        My point
        is that,EVEN in the one of the best democracies in the world, Religion and
        sects plays some role in electing a president. Most evangelists would not vote
        for a Catholic or Mormon.
        Ok typing on a smart phone is not that smart.lol

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Yes. Give me a full-size keyboard any day. 🙂

  5. Nopressure Avatar
    Nopressure

    Prophet,

    I totally agree with your analysis of the situation in Syria. There are way too many people who let their emotions cloud their judgment and resist any other explanation but their own to the extent they refuse to even consider any other scenario being suggested. 

    I admire your steadfastness and perserverance and hope all the time you spent on this site trying to usher people into thinking outside the box is not having any negative impact on your family or livelihood. TC.. 

    1. Prophettttt Avatar
      Prophettttt

      Nopressure,Thank you. I’m not on this site as often as it seems. With easy access to Pc,Lap top,and Smart phones, One can check in anytime, and from anywhere without having to sit still in front of a monitor.
      My family has been and will always be my first priority.TC

  6. Nopressure Avatar
    Nopressure

    Prophet,

    I totally agree with your analysis of the situation in Syria. There are way too many people who let their emotions cloud their judgment and resist any other explanation but their own to the extent they refuse to even consider any other scenario being suggested. 

    I admire your steadfastness and perserverance and hope all the time you spent on this site trying to usher people into thinking outside the box is not having any negative impact on your family or livelihood. TC.. 

    1. Prophettttt Avatar
      Prophettttt

      Nopressure,Thank
      you. I’m not on this site as often as it seems. With easy access to Pc,Lap top,and
      Smart phones, One can check in anytime, and from anywhere without having to sit
      still in front of a monitor.

       My family has been and will always be my first
      priority.

      Thank
      you. I’m not on this site as often as it seems. With easy access to Pc,Lap top,and
      Smart phones, One can check in anytime, and from anywhere without having to sit
      still in front of a monitor.

       My family has been and will always be my first
      priority.

  7. Nopressure Avatar
    Nopressure

    Hannibal, Let me be clear, I am not siding with anyone, here in the west where we live they always say “innocence until proven guilty”, but my question to you, what facts or evidence do you have to be able with certainty to accuse one side and exonerate the other side?

     

  8. Nopressure Avatar
    Nopressure

    Hannibal, Let me be clear, I am not siding with anyone, here in the west where we live they always say “innocence until proven guilty”, but my question to you, what facts or evidence do you have to be able with certainty to accuse one side and exonerate the other side?

     

  9. Fauzia45 Avatar

    Whenever there is some kind of peace initiative, ¨bombings rock the Syrian capital ¨!!!

  10. Fauzia45 Avatar

    Whenever there is some kind of peace initiative, ¨bombings rock the Syrian capital ¨!!!

  11. This is not the work of the regime or the opposition. This is the work of those who want the situation to collapse. The regime would kill some Allawite and blame it on the Sunni over and over, but I dont see them blowing up a intelligence base in the capital a few KM from where Bashar lives. This type of attack shows the regime losing its grip in security when they want to look strong. I dont know who or why this happened but I do know these types of attacks look like the work of a Islamic CIA / Mossad controlled group like AL-Quaida.

    The regime in Syria is Doomed one way or the other. Even if they stay in power the country will be torn apart. Nothing is going to change except the amount of weapons coming into the country to both sides. Even if the regime falls the situation will remain the same.

    The war in Lebanon took about 10 years to blowup. Things in Syria are moving faster but are basically the same.

  12. This is not the work of the regime or the opposition. This is the work of those who want the situation to collapse. The regime would kill some Allawite and blame it on the Sunni over and over, but I dont see them blowing up a intelligence base in the capital a few KM from where Bashar lives. This type of attack shows the regime losing its grip in security when they want to look strong. I dont know who or why this happened but I do know these types of attacks look like the work of a Islamic CIA / Mossad controlled group like AL-Quaida.

    The regime in Syria is Doomed one way or the other. Even if they stay in power the country will be torn apart. Nothing is going to change except the amount of weapons coming into the country to both sides. Even if the regime falls the situation will remain the same.

    The war in Lebanon took about 10 years to blowup. Things in Syria are moving faster but are basically the same.

  13. This is not the work of the regime or the opposition. This is the work of those who want the situation to collapse. The regime would kill some Allawite and blame it on the Sunni over and over, but I dont see them blowing up a intelligence base in the capital a few KM from where Bashar lives. This type of attack shows the regime losing its grip in security when they want to look strong. I dont know who or why this happened but I do know these types of attacks look like the work of a Islamic CIA / Mossad controlled group like AL-Quaida.

    The regime in Syria is Doomed one way or the other. Even if they stay in power the country will be torn apart. Nothing is going to change except the amount of weapons coming into the country to both sides. Even if the regime falls the situation will remain the same.

    The war in Lebanon took about 10 years to blowup. Things in Syria are moving faster but are basically the same.

  14. So then Hannibal if that’s what your saying then democracy cannot exist in the middle east? Who is to blame? Il give u an example…in 1952 mossadeq then pm of Iran was voted by time magazine person of the year in part for his democratic reforms…. A year later he was overthrown by the CIA using operation Ajax ( check it out on YouTube )… And the shah was Installed….things are never as they appear…..

  15. So then Hannibal if that’s what your saying then democracy cannot exist in the middle east? Who is to blame? Il give u an example…in 1952 mossadeq then pm of Iran was voted by time magazine person of the year in part for his democratic reforms…. A year later he was overthrown by the CIA using operation Ajax ( check it out on YouTube )… And the shah was Installed….things are never as they appear…..

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