Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Government, Ground Assault, Gunfire, India, Lebanon, Middle-East, Military, Property Damage, Protesters, Shelling, Syria, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, United Nations, United States, tagged Bashar al-Assad, Civilian Casualties, Lebanon, Middle-East, Protesters, refugees, security forces, shelling, snipers, Syrian unrest, Turkey, United Nations Security Council, United States on August 4, 2011|
REUTERS | Khaled Oweis | August 4, 2011
At least 45 civilians were killed in a tank assault by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces to occupy the centre of Hama, an activist said on Thursday, in a sharp escalation of a military campaign aimed at ending an uprising against his rule.
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Government, Gunfire, Middle-East, Military, Night Raid, Protesters, Shelling, Syria, Targeted Death, tagged arrests, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, demonstrators, hezbollah, human rights, Lebanon, Middle-East, military raids, opposition figures, protestors, protests, security forces, Shiite, shooting, sunni, Syria, Syrian unrest on July 11, 2011|
REUTERS | Khaled Yacoub Oweis | July 11, 2011
Syrian forces killed at least one civilian and injured 20 in Homs on Monday during the heaviest raids on the city since troops deployed there two months ago to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad, residents said.
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Grenade, Gunfire, Lebanon, Middle-East, Military, Protesters, Uncategorized, tagged civilian death, civilian deaths, Islam, Lebanon, Middle-East, sunnis, Syria, Syrian unrest on June 18, 2011|
AFP | June 18, 2011
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Soldiers deployed in force in Lebanon’s main northern city Tripoli Saturday after seven people were killed in clashes between Alawites and Sunnis over a rally against the Syrian government.
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Government, Gunfire, Internal Displaced Persons, Middle-East, Shelling, Syria, tagged bombings, Gunfire, Lebanon, refugees, Syria on May 17, 2011|
ReliefWeb, By Rana Moussaoui
17 May, 2011
WADI KHALED, Lebanon — Hundreds of Syrians fleeing a deadly crackdown on two-month-old protests are pouring into Lebanon, some saying they had to wade through rivers and find new routes to avoid gunfire.
“Anyone crossing those rivers is risking their life,” said Tarek, a labourer who arrived in Lebanon late on Sunday, when close to 1,000 Syrians crossed the border. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged civilian, Hariri, hezbollah, Lebanon, Mikati, protests on January 25, 2011|
Interesting BBC article explores Lebanon’s current political situation, as well as potential future implications for the stability of civilian society there…
BBC News
25 January 2011
Lebanon’s president has appointed Najib Mikati, who is backed by the Shia Islamist group Hezbollah and its allies, as prime minister-designate. (more…)
