Tag Archives: Maher al-Assad

A new prison massacre?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

The ‘Syrian Human Rights Committee’ report, from eye witness accounts in Hama, of a massacre committed in Hama’s central prison, during which the prison was shelled, resulting in the northern section of the prison being completely burnt down. Prior to the shelling, the … Continue reading →

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Army defections and the military onslaught on Jisr as-Shughour

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

The Syrian interior minister (a murderous criminal, who headed the Tadmor prison, during the infamous massacre committed by Rif’at al-Assad’s Defence Brigades), followed by the minister of information, came out to deliver communiqué on a supposed armed revolt in the … Continue reading →

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An armed confrontation within the Syrian army?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Taleb Ibrahim, a regime propagandist, claimed there was near 500 army and security personnel killed in the siege and assault on Dera’a. Of course, he blamed ‘armed extremists’ for this, to maintain the government propaganda of an armed uprising across Syria. Seemingly this is … Continue reading →

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Times have changed but the Syrian regime hasn’t

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

A previous post noted Bashar al-Assad’s full and detailed know-how of the systemic repression in Syria, despite the claims otherwise from his supporters. The appointment of Major General Mohammed Ibrahim al-Shaar as minister of interior and the release of a statement by his ministry … Continue reading →

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