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Human Rights Investigations: Use of Child Soldiers by Rebels in Syria Widespread, More Evidence

The side American backs is brining very young, impressionable children to their sectarian, jihadi ideology.

(ROME) - We have unearthed further disturbing evidence suggesting the use of child soldiers is widespread amongst rebel groups.

It also appears that communications equipment provided by the US and UK is being used by jihadi groups to publicise their abuses...

Thousands of US Troops Arrive Near Syrian Shore on USS Eisenhower

“The muscle is already there to be flexed,” US official

(ROME) - The USS Eisenhower, an American aircraft carrier, arrived at the Syrian coast yesterday in the midst of a heavy storm, indicating US preparation for a potential ground intervention.

More WMD Hype: Syrian Government will not Use Chemical Weapons Against its Own Citizens

Obama and NATO are sharing the same script...

(ROME) - Syria will not use any chemical or biological weapons against its own people. The Obama Administration and company are just recycling the same lines that were used months earlier against Damascus.

These statements are disingenuous and hollow. They can easily be deconstructed as rhetoric. All we need to do is look at recent history.

Resisting Hell`s Maelstrom: Syrian Volunteers Exhibit their Humanity

Despite international politicizing of emergency aid…

(DAMASCUS Al Manar) - Over the past twenty months, as the Syrian crisis continued beyond most early predictions, this observer learned something about the Syrian people that I had known for decades about Palestinians.

And that is their great concern for their countrymen wherever they are found and whatever their current condition.

Report: Russia Wants Assad to Remain in Power until Next Presidential Election

The report came as President Assad said he could only leave "through the ballot box".

(TEHRAN FNA) - Russia has proposed a new plan to resolve the crisis in Syria, based on which President Bashar Al-Assad will remain in power until the next presidential election in 2014, a report by an Egyptian daily said.

The Russian proposal stresses that the Syrian presidency will remain intact until the end of Bashar al-Assad's current term in 2014...

Syrian Arab Red Crescent Clarifies Accusations

The 7 principles of the international movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent which are humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.

(DAMASCUS) - During the past 19 months of the crises in Syria the Syrian Arab Red Crescent has been working on the front line all over Syria.

They are providing life saving first aid services to people in need where health and medical services no longer functions...

Syrian President`s Interview in Full

Assad: “I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria”

(ROME / MOSCOW RT) - In an exclusive interview with Russia Today, President Bashar Assad said that the conflict in Syria is not a civil war, but proxy terrorism by Syrians and foreign fighters.

He also accused the Turkish PM of eyeing Syria with imperial ambitions.

Free Syrian Army Targets Innocent Civilians for Supporting the Government

Syria is beleaguered in an erosive and unjustifiable war which the United States, Britain, France and their regional allies have waged with the complicity of Al-Qaeda and domestic mercenaries.

(ROME) - Almost 18 months after the beginning of unrest and violence in Syria, the Syrian people are waiting for peace and tranquility to once again rule their homeland and their destroyed lives.

The Syrian people are embattled in a war which a number of Western powers and regional states have launched against their country...

Flooding Syria with Foreign Arms: A View from Damascus

Whose weapons are in the hands of Syrian rebels?

(DAMASCUS Al Manar) - Among the top 24 countries sending weapons to Syria to achieve regime change are USA, Iraq and Israel. The 24 arms suppliers constitute the majority of NATO’s 28 country membership.

They are all benefiting from the crisis in Syria by injecting arms and watching the two sides kill and destroy their hope for a solid future.

Damascus Street Notes

Western imposed sanctions on Syria and Iran are a constant discussion.

(DAMASCUS Al Manar) - The half hour drive from the Lebanese border at Masnaa to Damascus is always pleasant; on rolling hills often are large herds of goats and sheep lazily watching the traffic below.

As this observer watched some of the herds the other day when traveling to Damascus, I noticed that there appeared to be an unusually large number of shepherds above us tending their herds.