Syria Rebels to Leave Aleppo under Evacuation Deal
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Civilians and rebel fighters were to start evacuating from Syria's Aleppo "within hours" under a deal reached Tuesday that would end years of opposition resistance in the city.
Rebel officials, Russia and Turkey confirmed the agreement which, if implemented, would mark a major victory for President Bashar Assad over opposition forces who rose up against him in 2011.
Russia's U.N. envoy Vitaly Churkin said the Syrian military had stopped its operations in Aleppo under the agreement, adding: "The fighting around eastern Aleppo is over."
Green government buses gathered at the edges of the divided Salaheddin district late on Tuesday, with some entering briefly but returning empty and parking on the outskirts again, an AFP correspondent said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said the evacuations were now expected to begin around 0300 GMT.
The agreement came amid mounting global outrage over reports of atrocities, including dozens of summary executions, as forces loyal to Assad closed in on the last pocket of rebel territory in Aleppo.
Officials from several rebel groups told AFP there was a deal to allow civilians and fighters to leave Aleppo for opposition-held territory to the west of the city.
"An agreement has been reached," said Yasser al-Youssef from the political office of the key Nureddin al-Zinki rebel group, adding that the deal had been "sponsored" by Russia and Turkey.
"The first stage will be the evacuation of civilians and wounded, within hours, and afterwards fighters will leave with their light weapons."
As the U.N. Security Council met in emergency session to discuss Aleppo, Churkin said: "There is indeed an arrangement achieved on the ground that the fighters are going to leave the city."
- U.S. calls for observers -
Turkey said that under the agreement civilians would first evacuate, followed by a withdrawal of rebel groups.
"While we are pleased with today's step taken to secure a ceasefire, at the same time we must always be aware of the fragile situation in front of us and it is wise to be cautious," said foreign ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu.
U.S. ambassador Samantha Power told the Security Council Washington wanted international observers in Aleppo to oversee the evacuation.
She raised concern for "people who wish to leave but who, justifiably, fear that if they try they will be shot in the street or carted off to one of Assad's gulags."
In east Aleppo, a spokesman for the White Helmets rescue group said the prospect of leaving the city was devastating.
"How can someone leave his city?" said Ibrahim Abu al-Leith.
"Don't think that we're very happy about leaving. No one who gets kicked out of their country is happy."
An AFP correspondent in west Aleppo said there had been no sounds of fighting or bombardment since around 3:00 pm (1300 GMT) Tuesday and the Observatory also said it was quiet.
The United Nations and aid agencies had been pleading for an agreement to allow for the evacuation of thousands of civilians trapped in rebel territory.
After weeks of heavy fighting, forces loyal to Assad were on the verge of taking all of the city, dealing the biggest blow to Syria's rebellion in more than five years of civil war.
- Scenes of carnage -
The United Nations said it had received credible reports of at least 82 civilians, including 11 women and 13 children, being executed by pro-government forces in Aleppo in recent days.
In Geneva, U.N. rights office spokesman Rupert Colville said pro-government fighters had in some cases entered homes and killed those inside, and in others "caught and killed on the spot" fleeing civilians.
The U.N. was "filled with the deepest foreboding for those who remain in this last hellish corner of opposition-held eastern Aleppo," he said.
Witnesses in Aleppo described scenes of carnage in rebel areas, with bodies lying amid the rubble of city streets, as desperate residents sat on pavements with nowhere to shelter.
Syria's army has taken more than 90 percent of the territory once held by rebels in east Aleppo, after launching an all-out offensive last month to seize control of the entire city.
Aleppo, a cultural and economic hub in northern Syria second only to Damascus in importance, had been split between a rebel-controlled east and government-held west since 2012.
- 'Last chance' -
It was unclear how many civilians remained in rebel territory, after an estimated 130,000 fled to other parts of Aleppo during the government advance.
Jan Egeland, head of the U.N.-backed humanitarian taskforce for Syria, told AFP that thousands of civilians were in need of evacuation and safe passage, including hundreds of wounded.
"We need a pause in the fighting but we also need to get the people inside to help organize an evacuation," he said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said there was only a "last chance to save lives" in Aleppo.
The government assault has been backed by heavy artillery fire and air strikes, with at least 463 civilians, including 62 children, killed in east Aleppo since mid-November, according to the Observatory.
Another 130 people including 40 children have been killed in western districts by rebel rocket fire, the monitoring group says.
More than 310,000 people have been killed since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011, and over half the population has been displaced, with millions becoming refugees.
13 December 2016, 11:16
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tfou 3leik, do not taint the memory of the heroes who defended Beirut and won, with those terrorist scumbags who took Aleppo hostage and got crushed as they deserved.
13 December 2016, 12:02
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laughing uncontrollably is a sign of mental illness, as one of your fake accounts used to repeat every day.
13 December 2016, 12:07
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on the contrary laughing at your stupidity is a sign of mental health..
you are the one who is rejoicing uncontrollably for the deaths of hundreds of innocent people... which is a sign of psycopaths you hezbis are....
13 December 2016, 12:14
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you may think those terrorist scumbags are babies and innocent darlings, but dont expect us to share your delusions. millions of syrians are rejoicing at the liberation of their towns and cities from the hordes of beasts sponsored by medieval saudi arabia.
13 December 2016, 12:18
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Mowaten is the modern day version of Joseph Goebbels who said “ “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
if you don't know who I mean ..you should !
look it up
13 December 2016, 12:24
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"millions of syrians are rejoicing at the liberation of their towns and cities from the hordes of beasts sponsored by medieval saudi arabia."
lol @ the shia troll and 'millions'. When your filthy iranian militia liberated Qusayr from its own inhabitants, did you allow them to come back and reclaim their homes and village from those beasts or you made it a military barracks, a drug manufacturing hub, and a sunday market for stolen goods.
Go spread your filth on shia Manar.
13 December 2016, 12:31
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lol marcus, with every sectarian remark you confirm what you and the scumbags really are deep down. so glad to know they're being cleansed from the genepool, and here's hoping you'll follow suit.
13 December 2016, 12:35
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Mowaten you are stepping on people whilst they are on the ground crying, you can clearly see their sadness over this great defeat.
13 December 2016, 12:37
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Some of you people probably donated money to the opposition, how does it feel to see your money go up in flames?
13 December 2016, 12:38
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dont you find it weird btw that all those who support the myth of "syrian rebels" are those who hate syria and syrians, and despise or fear the rise of secular arab nationalism? right-wing lebanese, israelis, americans, turks, sauds...
13 December 2016, 12:38
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lol Mystic, I wouldnt kick a person while they're down, but these are not really "people" so it's okay ;)
13 December 2016, 12:45
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as usual mowaten falls back on his trolling brinksmanship. The guy asked you a question if your sectarian militia allowed the syrians to return to their homes after you "liberated" them from those who were taking them hostages. ... and what was your answer? Your answer was : " lol marcus, with every sectarian remark you confirm what you and the scumbags really are deep down. so glad to know they're being cleansed from the genepool, and here's hoping you'll follow suit."
13 December 2016, 12:48
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btw, to the troll mowaten who was giving advice on mental health when you say "and "marcus" !? lol more like "mohammadus"
was that not "laughing uncontrollably and is a sign of mental illness" or your 'lol' is different from @peace's 'lol'?
You are beyond pathetic!
13 December 2016, 12:59
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poor mooowaten thepsychopath souri....
"who hate syria and syrians, and despise or fear the rise of secular arab nationalism? right-wing lebanese, israelis, americans, turks, sauds."
then i guess aoun falls into your category of people as he used to say that syria is a terrorsit country that sponsored financed and sent its terrorist into lebanon to spread chaos...
and please don't put syrians into the same category as the terrorist regime of damascus...
pityful you are.... tfou 3aleik
13 December 2016, 13:05
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Bold, and Hilarious
Whip-Smart comment
@mowaten
What can one say, another E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T comment. I particularly enjoyed the part where you said " lol more like "mohammadus"
Thank you for making this forum lovely, lively and vibrant.
Still laughing since January 2015.
Thank you
Yours Sincerely
@CFTC
13 December 2016, 13:13
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Mowaten I'm not a big poster here but I have been using this site for over 43 years and recently I have been liking your posts, your the only one informing these deluded ignorants. :)
13 December 2016, 13:19
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I respect Mr. Mowaten and his twin Mr. Flamethrower for different reasons. Mr. Mowaten because he is light hearted and does not glorify sectarian remarks with serious answers, and Mr. Flamethrower for his expertise in urban development for refugees.
13 December 2016, 13:49
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I will not glorify marcus' sectarian remarks with serious answers justince, no matter how sad this makes you.
13 December 2016, 14:13
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The UN said Tuesday it had credible reports of pro-government forces in Syria's Aleppo executing dozens of civilians including women and children as the crucial battle for the city neared its end.
The UN human rights office said at least 82 civilians, including 11 women and 13 children, had been killed in recent days.
and that is how according to the irani troll syrians in their 'millions' are rejoicing at the liberation of their towns and cities from the hordes of beasts.
13 December 2016, 14:19
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"credible reports" == al qaeda terrorists crying over a phone call to their sugar daddies.
13 December 2016, 14:55
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funny how those two psychopath syrians take for granted that bashar's army is incapable of commiting massacres... incapable of killing civilians... proof how biased and brainwashed they are.
short memory they have those alzheimers two are...
13 December 2016, 15:03
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"poor mooowaten thepsychopath souri"
see? when trying to insult me you call me "psychopath" and "souri" as if "souri" was a bad thing. Come now and pretend you care a lot about the syrians and the civilians suffering. scumbag.
13 December 2016, 15:12
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souri? what souri???? mowateh in his younger years risked his life and broke through ISF barriers protesting assad's atrocities against his so called country (Lebanon) and in the process he got beaten up and his head scars bear testimony to his struggle. Then, on March the 8th it led the iranian militia's march in Riad El Solh Square and chanted " Shoukran Souriya, Shoukran Bashar".
13 December 2016, 15:15
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i call you souri moooowaten because you are more concerned about syria than about lebanon, all your posts are about supporting bashar your new president it seems....
now if you feel offended by being called souri then i guess it is because you are in fact iranian as you pledged allegiance to the islamic revolution....
as for psychopath it is what you are, someone cheering massacres is a psychopath....
13 December 2016, 15:18
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stop making cheap excuses and admit the obvious: you hate syria and syrians, and all that hypocrite talk about human rights and your fake caring about alleged massacred civilians is nothing more than a cover to express your hatred.
13 December 2016, 15:24
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and here we are again with hezbis binary thinking! i hate the syrian regime thus i hate syria and syrians... like if i hate hezbis it is because i am a zionist....
what a shallow brain you have....do you even have one, i wonder.
btw i have syrian relatives....LOL
13 December 2016, 17:05
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the sectarian shia troll thinks the readers are naive. Those committing the massacres and mass executions are in addition to the Syrian Iranian Army, your terror militia, the iraqi shias and afghanis all under the slogan of labayka ya khosain.
13 December 2016, 20:26
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You people talk about foreigners fighting on behalf of Assad.
What is this black Salafi guy with a wahabi beard doing in Syria then?
It is not his native land, and he talks as if it was his "Ummah".
https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline/videos/10154283178511636/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhyvTyLeLmo
14 December 2016, 05:43
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Have you asked yourself a simple question, why are the civilian being evacuated first? And why the nation so called army killing 82 civilians including 11 women and 13 children AFTER winning ? Maybe they are invading like the Israeli? Retaliating? If these civilians people own the land then it's likely Assad army is leveling to the ground everything that moves, so no life should exist in Aleppo anymore.
13 December 2016, 12:52
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even the Americans are acknowledging the defeat of the so-called "Syrian Revolution", the gran plot and Aleppo is the beginning, but salafists still believe that Syria and Iraq will become their headquarter to practice their favourite sport , the beheadings and cannibalism!
btw, i can't beleive that some in this forum are that dumb to follow this doctrine.
13 December 2016, 14:46
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you mean that the British and the French must bomb Germany now for revenge!
13 December 2016, 14:50
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they already bombed germany, learn your history brainless southern....
13 December 2016, 16:23
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poor FT the brainless idiot... france and britain already had their revenge in WWII. southern is suggesting to bomb them again...
you really have difficulties in understanding what you read, didn't you take your pills yet at dar elsaleeb?
13 December 2016, 13:01
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but you follow the doctrine of the regime of damascus that killed tortured and kidnapped lebanese and destroyed numerous villages in lebanon and its economy ....
13 December 2016, 13:01
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but you follow the doctrine of the regime of damascus that killed tortured and kidnapped lebanese and destroyed numerous villages in lebanon and its economy ....
13 December 2016, 13:09
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sure you saw us as we were paying you a visit and watch you scream in your padded room where you are locked in.....
13 December 2016, 13:18
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don't stick to that period, the dark period when the Lebanese persecuted each other... the Syrians were invited and got trapped there sharing the "Lebanese Misery".... this doesn't mean i do agree with what the Syrian army did, but that was history.
13 December 2016, 13:19
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The Hamas Movement has strongly denounced the "heinous massacres" that are being committed by the Syrian and Russian regimes against the civilians in Aleppo city.
https://english.palinfo.com/816
i guess hamas are also part of what mooowaten the psychopath souri refers to as "right-wing lebanese, israelis, americans, turks, sauds..." lol
13 December 2016, 13:22
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Hama embraces Qatari dollars over Resistance for their own country.
Even in 2014, when they turned the back on the Resistance, Iran still supported them against the Zionist.
Ungrateful salafis, no dignity.
13 December 2016, 13:23
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sure hamas are now zionists and israelis mooo hek? what a clown you are
13 December 2016, 13:26
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"Another Hamas leader requesting anonymity said, “Relations between Hamas and "Iran never ended and were not affected during recent years. They diminished on some levels at certain times, but the relationship remained ongoing, at least on the military level.”
He added, “The difference today is that Hamas and Iran decided to make this relationship public and saw no need for it to remain clandestine. Public rhetoric about the resumption of relations is now clear and explicit."
Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/06/gaza-hamas-resume-relations-iran.html#ixzz4SiTknzdz"
another BS story by miss tic unable to assume the massacres of his president
13 December 2016, 14:35
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sure now it is clear you do not give a damn about palestine, all that rhetoric is just BS to sell your propaganda, you are only interested in having power over the region....
lol
13 December 2016, 13:21
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oh ! really! because the syrian regime has changed? no more baathist party ruling nor any of the former staff of hafez?
your excuses really shows how low and hypocrit you people are... all of a sudden syrian regime changed that is a real scoop!
13 December 2016, 13:26
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flametroller once explained the reason he posts on "nakharnet":
"...flamethrower--
unlike people like you, fake humble, I'm into conversing with the opposite side, which explains my presence on nakharnet."
and its comment above is a perfect example of 'conversing' with the opposite side.
13 December 2016, 13:32
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And then they wonder when people blow themselves up angry at life. Thanks Obama. Thanks Erdogan. Thanks Putin. Enjoy your bloodbath.
13 December 2016, 14:03
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"but that was history...."
but the death of your hussain is still not history and is your vengeful present and future.
13 December 2016, 14:40
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only elmanar and irna are credible mooo hek? all other media are just fabricated lies, we get it....
13 December 2016, 14:46
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i don't think russia will let iran have an influence over syria once this war is over, they will rather kick them out and hezbis will call them zionists after, like they call everyone against their islamic republic zionists....
13 December 2016, 15:05
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The Syrian Arab Army could never do such things, can it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOIias6l3Lc
13 December 2016, 15:11
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Lest we forget
1 - نقلت 73 جثة ضابط وجندي الى مستشفى بعبدا الحكومي بعد ظهر 13 تشرين الاول . واكدت تقارير الاطباء الشرعيين ان كل جثث الشهداء اصيبت برصاصة في اسفل الجمجمة من الوراء .
2 - نقلت ثلاث جثث لعسكريين في الجيش اللبناني الى مستشفى قلب يسوع في الحازمية وافاد الاطباء ان احد الشهداء قد ذبح بواسطة السكين اما الثاني فأطلقت النار على راسه وكذلك الجندي الثالث الذي انتزعت اعضائه التناسلية .
3 - قدم احد ضباط الجيش اللبناني اللائحة الآتية من الشهداء الذين اعدمهم الجيش السوري :
- الرائد جورج زعرب .
- النقيب البر طنوس (يقال انه معتقل في السجون السورية ولم يقتل .
- الكتيبة 101 : 17 جنديا اعدموا رميا بالرصاص منهم الرقيب ابراهيم عيد , الرقيب شعلان البيطار , الرقيب حنا ابو ملهب , الجندي اوهانس باداسليان .
13 December 2016, 16:45
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So far three gigahabibs denying the October 13 1990 executions ever happened by voting this post down.
13 December 2016, 15:07
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my bad flametroller.... i forgot to mention you post for 2 reasons: 1) conversing with the opposite side and 2) entertainment.
Your comment above must have been for entertainment purposes;)
13 December 2016, 15:13
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Lest we forget
- لواء الانصار : اعدم منه السوريون العريف روني ابو نقولا والجندي كلود متى .
- اللواء اللوجستي : اعدم منه السوريون الجنود رالف سركيس والياس القاضي والرقيب اول مارون يونس .
- المدرسة الحربية : اعدم السوريون منها التلامذة الضباط بيار ابو يوسف , علي لبيب , ربيع بو زيدان .
- فوج المغاوير : اعدم منه السوريون الجندي وليد ابو اسعد .
- الحرس الجمهوري : اعدم منه السوريون العريف سمير اسطفان , الرقيب جورج اسحق , الرقيب سيمون مخول , الرقيب شاهين شاهين , الرقيب اول سهيل رزق , الرقيب اول نعيم متري , الرقيب اول محمد الحدشيتي , الرقيب اول شربل حنيني , الرقيب اول جورج لطوف , الرقيب اول غسان ابو عباس والجنود غابي مخلوف , خازم صالح واحمد العموجي .
4 - نقل شهود عيان من بلدة بيت مري - جبل لبنان ان وحدة خاصة من الجيش السوري اعتقلت 24 جنديا من الجيش اللبناني في موقع دير القلعة الآثري واقتادتهم الى احد المغاور المهجورة واجهزت عليهم بواسطة القنابل اليدوية والرشاشات
13 December 2016, 15:13
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Lest we forget
- الكتيبة 102 : اعدم السوريون 26 جنديا من عديدها فيما تمكن جنديان من الفرار . ومن اسماء الشهداء الملازم اول جورج سولهم , الرقيب اكرم حنا , الجندي غسان علي , الرقيب اول كميل مخلوف , الرقيب موريس سلامة , الجندي سمعان ادم , الرقيب بطرس يمين , الرقيب اول فادي عبد الكريم , العريف رونالد سلامة , الجندي مارون هنود , الرقيب اول جورج شمعون , الرقيب اول ريمون حدشيتي , الرقيب فريد فريحة, الرقيب جوزف راشد , الرقيب نبيل فارس , الجندي عامر البايع , العريف حيدر عبدو .
- الكتيبة 103 : اعدم السوريون 28 من عناصرها .
- الكتيبة 104 : اعدم السوريون خمسة من عناصرها عرف منهم العريف فارس يواكيم .
- الكتيبة 105 : اعدم السوريون اربعة من عناصرها .
- الكتيبة 54 : قتل السوريون منها الجندي عماد سلامة .
- الكتيبة 81 : اعدم منها السوريون الرقيب بسام شاهين والجندي حسين مرعي .
- الكتيبة 85 : اعدم منها السوريون الرقيب مروان الزغبي .
- الكتيبة 95 : اعدم منها السوريون الرقيب اول ماجد عطايا .
13 December 2016, 20:22
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Don't like turkeys, I prefer chicken a l'orange, but you guys do, you know my bro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yhQczxLtxM
13 December 2016, 15:18
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Lest we forget
1- اختفت اثار الراهبين الانطونيين البر شرفان وسليمان ابي خليل من دير القلعة _ بيت مري اثر دخول القوات السورية اليه .
2- ارتكب السوريون مجزرة جماعية في بلدة بسوس - بعبدا ذهب ضحيتها ستة من عائلة صياح وخمسة من عائلة صادر واربعة ضحايا من عائلات مختلفة .
قابل فريق التحقيق عددا من الضحايا وشهود العيان في منطقتي المتن وبعبدا الذين اكدوا وقوع الاعتداءات لكنهم اصروا على عدم الادلاء بأي تفاصيل نظرا الى حساسية هذا الموضوع اجتماعيا في لبنان .
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اقدم السوريون على اختطاف عشرات الجنود اللبنانيين ونقلهم الى مقر قيادة الاستخبارات السورية في عنجر ومنها الى المعتقلات السورية .
: المعاملة السيئة وانتهاك كرامة المواطنين اللبنانيين .
التقى الفريق عشرات المواطنين اللبنانيين الذين افادوا انهم تعرضوا للضرب المبرح ب "الكرابيج" واعقاب البنادق والطعن بحرب البنادق عند الحواجز السورية . وفي بلدة الحدث - بعبدا أجبر الجنود السوريون المؤمنين الذين وجدوا في كنيسة البلدة على الركوع في باحة الكنيسة تحت اشعة الشمس الحارقة وايديهم على رؤوسهم والهتاف "حافظ الاسد الى الابد".
13 December 2016, 15:47
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The Arab League needs to implore the UN SC and UNHRC to condemn these civilian killings. Presumably they will do so immediately upon returning from their Christmas holiday.
13 December 2016, 20:46
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yeah we know the syrian regime is incapable of any massacres of any sorts... brave syrian regime puppet....
13 December 2016, 15:58
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The same regime that massacred these Lebanese is murdering Syrians
13 December 2016, 16:11
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When it goes bad for Nusra, the lies about civilian massacres start coming.
13 December 2016, 16:25
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yes we know bashar is unable of massacring people nor torturing anyone... he never did that and never will, mooo hek?
13 December 2016, 16:55
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ISIS has fired their recruiting officers, the post has become surplus to requirement now that Bashar is doing the job so effectively.
13 December 2016, 19:56
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http://www.europe1.fr/international/alep-nous-sommes-victimes-dun-des-pires-massacres-de-lhistoire-moderne-2925548#xtor=CS1-15
In French.
13 December 2016, 20:44
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M8ers deny any massacres perpetrated by the syrian regime... they are just victims and are nice people....
no lebanese has ever been killed nor tortured by the syrian regime....how come? this regime never does any massacres ... no civilian syrians have been killed by the regime it is all fabricated lies according to their standards.
how lower can you fall, lower than animals they are...
13 December 2016, 23:44
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good bashar dog you are... always here to support your regime mooo hek? 3aw 3aw!
now go and read more honorable objective news on el manar or sana stop wasting your time on this corrupted media, will you?
13 December 2016, 23:48
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"why do you keep linking syria to lebanon as if you consider them one country?"
then why are hezbis and your friends so desperate to save that regime if there is no link?
oh! i get it: there is a link when you decide there is one but no link when it does not suit your brainwashed rhetoric mooo hek?
14 December 2016, 18:22
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And Yes! I vomit my bile in your face, because this regime that repressed US Lebanese, now perform atrocities on civilian and children... sorry if I care.
You're a freak!
