Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Dailymonitoringreport 5-28-2012
Dailymonitoringreport 5-28-2012
Dailymonitoringreport 5-28-2012
Statistics
Political Mobility
- Demonstrations took place countrywide in solidarity with the town of Houla.(1)(4) - An all-out strike has been staged in various towns in Rif Dimashq and Hama.(1) - Burhan Ghalyoun, who has recently resigned as head of the Syrian National Council (SNC), calls on the Syrian people to fight a "war of liberation", relying on their own forces in the event the international community failed to take a decision on Syria under Chapter VII of the UN Security Council.(1)(2)(4) - The Free Syrian Army (FSA)'s joint command said that the FSA could no longer continue honoring its commitment to the cease-fire plan brokered by the UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, unless an immediate solution to the violence perpetrated by the Assad regime is reached.(1) - Mohammed Sarmini, member of the Syrian National Council (SNC), emphasizes the Free Syrian Army (FSA) is ready to militarily move and end the battle on the ground in its favor, pointing out that over 50% of Syria is now under the FSA control in spite of its modest arms. Sarmini called on the international community to supply the rebels in Syria with qualitative weapons.(1)
- Blasts rocked Damascus' Al-Maidan neighborhood amid heavy gunfire. Al-Assad's forces made random arrests and crackdowns on houses during storming into Barzeh neighborhood in Damascus.(2) - Yesterday midnight, violent clashes erupted between the FSA and Al-Assad's troops in AlBukamal, Deir Al-Zour, as well as in theAlepoo neighborhoods of Al-Zahra and New Aleppo.(2) - Government forces stormed into the Idlib village of Jabal Al-Zawiya, raiding, searching and setting fire to houses and shops.(1)
Page 1
28th/May/2012
Activities of Civil Organizations
- Nadim Houry, an official with "Human Rights Watch", accused Al-Assad's troops of committing Houla crime, noting that there are sufficient evidences that confirm Assad troops' involvement in coldbloodedly killing those victims.(2)
Sources:
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Asharq Al-Awsat AlJazeera net Reuters AFP AP Guardian Telegraph
- Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Maqdessy claims that Assad regime's forces are not responsible for Houla massacre, announcing that the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan would visit Syria shortly.(1)(2)(4)(5)
- The military maneuvers of "Eager Lion 2012" in Jordan were completed three days before its official date, after continuing controversy about their relations with the Syrian crisis, among an American officials' confirmation and Jordanian officials' denial.(2) - Russia's deputy Permanent Representative at the
United Nations (UN) Igor Pankin questioned the allegations that Al-Assad's regime is responsible for Houla massacre, hinting that the number of victims is inconsistent with the destruction witnessed in the area.(4)(5)
This Report was issued by Umayya for Researches and Strategic Studies, and it contains pure news that do not reflect an opinion. Edited by Abed Alrhman Alsarraj Page 2