Bombs target Damascus again - at least 55 killed

Story here and updated.

"DAMASCUS,Syria(AP) - Two suicide car bombs ripped through the Syrian capital Thursday, killing 55 people and tearing the facade off a military intelligence building in the deadliest explosions since the country's uprising began 14 months ago, the Interior Ministry said.

There was no claim of responsibility for Thursday's blasts. But an al-Qaida-inspired group has claimed responsibility for several past explosions, raising fears that terrorist groups are entering the fray and exploiting the chaos."

do people still believe this fight is between Assad and the poor freedom loving people of Syria? The opposition is full of terrorists.

do people still believe this fight is between Assad and the poor freedom loving people of Syria? The opposition is full of terrorists.

Harisemo

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do people still believe this fight is between Assad and the poor freedom loving people of Syria? The opposition is full of terrorists.

-Sun_Tzu-

They hate our Western freedom, bro

More of the same old depressing crap.

That's a 50% increase over the usual daily total.

The middle east is one scary place.

There are no good guys here.

Killing innocent people to achieve revolution is as abhorrent as killing innocent people to keep yourself in power.

I will never understand about bombing your own people.

DEMACIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a feeling the worse is yet to come.

jetpower3

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I have a feeling the worse is yet to come.

BranKetra

Alertnet seems to do that a lot.

Here's an updated story and toll.

[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="jetpower3"]

I have a feeling the worse is yet to come.

jetpower3

Alertnet seems to do that a lot.

Here's an updated story and toll.

There are no good guys here.

Killing innocent people to achieve revolution is as abhorrent as killing innocent people to keep yourself in power.

ZombieKiller7

I have little doubt that there is at least some possibility that Assad is turning a blind eye to the planning and execution of these attacks in order to discredit the opposition and have his support base fear for a future without him.

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[QUOTE="BranKetra"] Indeed. The page you linked has 404 load error, by the way.BranKetra

Alertnet seems to do that a lot.

Here's an updated story and toll.

They should start with a better counterinsurgency strategy. So far, they've successfully alienated most Sunni Muslims, which are still the majority of the population, with their brutal tactics that evoke the kind of sectarian war that still goes on in places like Iraq.

Add that to Assad's complete inability of conceding real reforms, and instead writing off the whole opposition as a "conspiracy" against Syria. Taken together I don't think he has any idea what kind of existential threat his regime is facing. Or at least he is too unsophisticated to know how to deal with it (but what can you do for a man whose e-mail password was "12345"?).