2nd/April/2012

Umayya for Researches and Strategic Studies

The Daily Monitoring Report

The Field Situation
- Evening demonstrations in Aleppo and Salamiyah in Hama, in addition to the districts of Old Al-Zahira, Nahr - Aisha, Al-Asali, Kafr Sousseh, Jobar in Damascus, Erbin in Rif Dimashq. (Al-Jazeera) - Anti-Al-Assad Student demonstrations took place in Hamdaniyeh in Aleppo, Al-Koussor Area in Deir ezZor and in the Faculty of Arts in Daraa. (Asharq Al-Awsat) - Yesterday, many demonstrations took place in all Syrian governorates in commemoration of the murder of the first martyr in Homs. (Asharq AlAwast) the international community to that matter would lead to excluding the other forces. (Russia Today) immediately provide the FSA with weapons and ammunition. He also went on to say" The recognition of the Syrian National Council (SNC) should be translated into another recognition of the FSA whose elements' number increases day after day in spite of the lack of weapons." (Al-Jazeera) - The Free Syrian Army (FSA) is ready to immediately stop fighting on condition that Al-Assad's battalions withdraw their forces from the cities, according to Colonel Qasim Saad al-Din of the FSA. (Asharq AlAwsat, the Kuwaiti Al-Watan, AlQuds Al-Arabi, Al-Jazeera)

Statistics 1st/April Martyrs: 72

opposition to urgently convene in the Arab League's premises with a view to reaching one unified vision, asserting that the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition would not be achieved without closing up its ranks. (Al-Quds Al-Arabi)

The Internal Situation

- The number of the Syrian refugees in Jordan increased to hit 90,000. Moreover, the number of the Syrian refugees in Libya grew to hit 40,000. (Asharq AlAwsat)

International
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asserts that AlAssad broke his promise about implementing Kofi Annan's plan, noting that the international stance has completely changed in a way that would lead to forming an international force with a view to creating safe areas. She also referred to the positive change in the Russian stance, this came according to leaks from a closed session in "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference. (Asharq AlAwsat, London-based Al-Hayat, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Reuters, AFP, Al-Jazeera) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague asserts that Al-Assad's rule would be end shortly. In addition, he added that Al-Assad has not implement Kofi Annan's plan yet. Furthermore, he said that Annan's plan would not be open forever so as not to be used by Al-Assad's regime as an attempt to gain more time. (Asharq Al-Awsat, the Kuwaiti Al-watan) - A fund has been established for financing the official salaries of the Free Syrian Army (FSA)'s elements through a number of states participated in "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference. (Ashaq Al-Awsat) - The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Kimoon announced that the UN is currently considering developing a mechanism for putting an end to violence in Syria via having an international presence there but when circumstances improve; this came in a message delivered to "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference. (Russia Today) - Maltese Foreign Ministry announced seizing an Iranian oil tanker carrying Syrian oil and heading for China in violation of the international sanctions. (Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced that "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference- in which 83 states participated- had recognized the Syrian National Council (SNC) as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, asserting that Turkey is completely stick to backing the Syrian people and increasing the humanitarian aid for that people. He also announced that Turkey would completely back the neighboring countries that hosted the Syrian refugees; this came in a press conference in which the final statement of "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference was announced. (Asharq Al -Awsat, London-based Al-Hayat, the Kuwaiti Al-Watan, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Reuters, Al-Jazeera)

Political Stances Arab

- The Saudi Foreign Minister expressed resentment at the failure of the international efforts- after a whole year of meetings and after the massacres against humanity be aggravated there- to reach a solution that, in turn, would protect the Syrian people, this came in dialogues during "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference. (London-based Al-Hayat) - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, the Qatari Prime Minister and Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, called for sending Joint Arab forces to Syria. In addition, he called for the establishment of safe areas for protecting the civilians there. Moreover, he praised the Syrian political opposition forces for reaching an agreement on the project of Syria's future", this came in his word during "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference. (Asharq Al-Awsat, Al -Jazeera) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Arabi called for dealing with the Syrian crisis in terms of backing the international-Arab envoy Kofi Annan's task. In addition, he called on the Security Council to make a decision under the chapter no.7 as per which all forms of violence should be stopped. He also asserted that the final decision should be taken only by the Syrian side, this came in his word during "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference. (Asharq Al-Awsat, London-based Al -Hayat, Al-Quds Al-Arabi) - Official spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry calls on the Syrian

The Military Situation

- Clashes broke out between the Free Syrian army (FSA) and AlAssad's battalions in Ghassan Abboud roundabout in Deir ez-Zor. In addition, according to news, reinforcements- affiliated to Al-Assad's detachments- including a great number of tanks were monitored heading for AlQuria, Al Tyaneh and Al Shuhail. (Al-Jazeera) - Al-Assad's battalions besieged a hospital and set fire to a number of houses in Deir ez-Zor governorate, in addition to using helicopters in the sky of the city. (Asharq Al-Awsat) - Al-Assad's detachments launched crackdown and arrest-campaigns in Dumir, Duma and Kafr Batna in Rif Dimashq. (Asharq Al-Awsat) - Four soldiers- affiliated to AlAssad's battalions- were killed, in addition to other 11 soldiers- affiliated to the governmental forces- were injured after the Free Syrian Army (FSA) had targeted a military convoy near Ganaudih village affiliated to Jisr ash-Shugur. (Asharq Al-Awsat) - Colonel Arif Al-Hamood, of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), called on

Political Mobility
- In a press conference, following the end of "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference, chairman of the Syrian National Council (SNC) said" The Syrian people is the sole body able to liberate its country from the oppressive regime, asserting that the international support should be given more attention. He also pointed out that the current Syrian regime and power have become illegitimate." (Asharq AlAwsat, London-based Al-Hayat, the Kuwaiti Al-Watan, Al-Quds AlArabi, AFP) - Partisan and independent sources with the Syrian opposition expressed disappointment at "the Friends of the Syrian People" conference that, according to them, did not add anything new. (Londonbased Al-Hayat) - Hassan Abdul-Azim, head of the National Coordination Body, declined to recognize the Syrian National Council (SNC) as the sole representative of the opposition forces, as he considered that

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