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March 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
With the uprising entering its second year, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan
reportedly told the Security Council that Syria’s response to his plans for
peace were disappointing and urged major powers to put aside their divisions
over Syria. While the West and much of the Arab world have lined up to
denounce Assad, his allies Russia, China and Iran have defended him and
warned against outside interference.
“The stronger and more unified your message, the better chance we have of
shifting the dynamics of the conflict,” an envoy said, summarising Mr
Annan’s remarks to the Security Council.
Refugees were crossing hills into Turkey, evading Syrian forces and minefields
to reach refugee camps. The growing flow, and memories of some 500,000
fleeing into Turkey from Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War, are causing growing
concern in Ankara.
Turkey urged its citizens to leave Syria on Friday because of the growing
insecurity and raised the prospect of creating a safe zone on its border to
protect the refugees.
“A buffer zone, a security zone, are things being studied,” Turkish
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said, adding this was not the only proposal
under consideration.
Ankara is wary of military intervention and has made clear any creation of a
‘security zone’ would need some form of international agreement, not least
because it would require armed protection and could alter the dynamics of
the uprising. Turkish officials were expected to discuss a buffer zone and
other ideas at a meeting of Assad opponents in Istanbul on April 2. Turkey
has become a hub of the anti-Assad movement, hosting the main opposition
umbrella group and rebel Free Syrian Army.
Pro-Assad supporters staged mass rallies around Syria on Thursday to mark the
anniversary of the uprising, but anti-regime protesters were met with live
fire when they tried to take to the streets, opponents said.
Activists said security forces fired heavily in southern Damascus’s Qadam
suburb on Friday to chase demonstrators off the streets. They also reported
firing in the western suburb of Daraya and clashes with army deserters in
Ghouta, east of the capital, which has seen gun battles in the past.
Reports from Syria cannot be independently verified as authorities have barred
outside rights groups and journalists.
The Syrian government denies accusations of brutality against civilians. It
says it is grappling with an insurgency by terrorists and foreign-backed
militants.
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