22 March 2011

"No politics please, we're Syrian"

Protests continue to happen across Syria. The most serious are happening in the Houran region (Daraa and surrounding towns and villages), where the Syrian governments efforts at a mix of repression and conciliation have so far failed to dispel anger over the arrest of children and the subsequent killing of protesters.

Maysaloon, a Syrian blogger has written an analysis of the situation which I think is brilliant. So brilliant that I have nothing more to add today. I urge you all to read it to get an understanding of some of the dynamics of the situation.

There are some Facebook groups who are spreading information and news in English which may be worth searching for if you are curious to learn more.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

thank you for all the good info Dave but don't refrain from sharing rumors and not yet verified info or maybe a twitter.

Nancy B said...

He seems to have pulled the post down... such a shame.