The image shown above was taken from a video uploaded to YouTube on April 19, 2012. It depicts fire rising from the district of Khalidiya. This district is the flashpoint center in the city of Homs. The fire billowing over the building is reportedly from shelling by the Syrian government.
Syria violence reportedly kills dozens
The article that accompanies this image
details the ongoing violence in Syria. After 13 months of bloodshed the latest
efforts to end the violence has failed. Activists reported on Friday that after
thousands of protesters exited the mosques at noon, Syrian troops fired tear
gas and bullets into the crowds. It is reported that at least 11 were killed
during the attack. This article alludes that a “truce is seen as the most
viable way to end the bloodshed, simply for a lack of other options.” What do
you think must be done in order to end the violence?
At this point an intervention may be a viable option. I think countries are waiting to see if the UN resolution is going to have any long-term effects.
ReplyDelete230,000 people being displaced is an enormous number and hearing that makes me think of Bashir's family from "The Lemon Tree" and what "displacement" meant for them. Having to walk to a refugee camp far away from their home in the heat not knowing what tomorrow will bring or if they could even go home soon was devastating and to think many of these people may be going through the same experience. I know that now they are going to send in 300 observers who are unarmed but does anyone else think that maybe the U.S. and the U.N. intervening on a larger scale may need to ultimately happen?
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