Syrian government forces are using detained civilians as human shields, placing them on tanks in the besieged city of Homs to prevent the opposition Free Syrian Army from fighting back, an opposition activist said.
The latest tactic came as shelling rained on city's Baba Amr neighborhood once again Sunday, residents say, marking at least the eighth straight day President Bashar al-Assad's troops have pummeled Homs in an attempt to wipe out the opposition.
"My house is dancing. I am almost dead because of the siege," said the opposition activist, named Omar.
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Sooner or later these people are going to get caught with and assad is going down by the hands of his own, hey ASSAD, remember khadafi? Well your in the same boat as him there is to be no trial for you in this life,but in the life here after! His people will tear him apart in the streets. First have him view the carnage that he brought his people and than dig some graves and then execute him striped of his clothes! Tyrants only last so long, and than they fall hard.
human tank shields,, good idea...
I would have to think steell would be more effective for stopping rounds.Dam dummies
When will the killing of innocent PPL stop?? What do these killers want, that is so important, that they are willing to murder others to attain it?? I just don't understand, will someone please tell me?
@tully: power. it's all about power. he knows after all he's done, there's no 'ex-president' speaking engagements, no retiring to the country.. if assad loses power, he's dead.
he's never known anything but ruling. he grew up in the tyrant's palace, learning how to oppress his people, the people he's quite brainwashed to believe 'need' him.
it really isn't assad's fault. he doesn't know any better.
Hes an egotrippinmaniac!
you know this isn't the first time this has happen..
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they probally got this idea from "mad max2" the road warrior..
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lol. *they* probably got it from assad, senior
This Assad guy is a psychopath. If this psycho is held up in his government compound, how long can he and his people live there? I mean how are they getting food and other things? Do they have water and sewage working or? It seems that they don't have any problems getting weapons though.
DO they unchain the people to feed them? or do they take them thru the drive-thru
@ruffie your certified loco
also.. what about bathroom breaks? do they put a porto-potty on top or wear diapers?
al-Assad wants to tie unarmed citizens to tanks as human shields eh? Tie him off to a scud missile and give him the ride of his life...probably the last one too.
didnt slim pickens do that?
that was an a-bomb.. YEEEE-HAAAA
Assad would look funny as hell to do that to
Israel does the same thing. Also, look at the Islamist who took over in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya etc and the US helped those people. How come they don't recognize the government in Gaza, it was democratically elected?