DOZENS of Children Dead in Al-Houla Massacre [Video inside, NOT for the fucking light hearted & NSFW

[Conspiracy]

I saw another thread about condemnation, but I believe the ugly and uncensored reality of what's going on in Syria needs to be posted here - not other country's reactions to it. You guys see for yourself, and then tell me if military intervention has become logical yet.

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[B]UN confirms 'massacre' of children in Houla[/B]

[B]UN leads calls for urgent world action on Syria after confirming killing of 92 people, including 32 children.[/B]

[B]Last Modified: 27 May 2012 08:12[/B]

UN leader Ban Ki-moon and UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan have condemned a massacre of more than 90 civilians in Syria as an "appalling and brutal" breach of international law.
Ban and Annan "condemn in the strongest possible terms the killing, confirmed by United Nations observers, of dozens of men, women and children" in Houla, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said on Saturday.
"This appalling and brutal crime, involving indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force, is a flagrant violation of international law and of the commitments of the Syrian government to cease the use of heavy weapons in population centres and violence in all its forms," said the statement issued on behalf of the UN secretary-general and the Syria envoy.
"Those responsible for perpetrating this crime must be held to account," the statement said.
The UN mission said 92 bodies, 32 of them children aged less than 10, had been found in Houla after the artillery offensive on Friday.
Major General Robert Mood, the mission chief, earlier condemned the "brutal tragedy" after monitors visited the area while residents buried the victims in mass graves.

"Those using violence for their own agendas will create more instability, more unpredictability and may lead the country to civil war," Mood said to reporters in Damascus.
The statements came as the Free Syrian Army said it could no longer commit to the ceasefire brokered by Annan unless there was an immediate solution to regime violence.
"We announce that unless the UN Security Council takes urgent steps for the protection of civilians, Annan's plan is going to go to hell," a statement by the FSA said on Saturday.
The peace plan drawn up by Annan, which took effect on April 12, stipulated that UN observers be deployed in the country to monitor a ceasefire. But the violence and bloodshed have not stopped.

[B]Continued shelling

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Ban and Annan reaffirmed on Saturday that UN observers who went to Houla had "viewed the bodies of the dead and confirmed from an examination of ordnance that artillery and tank shells were fired at a residential neighborhood".
State news agency SANA blamed "armed terrorist groups" for the killings, adding that "clashes led to the killing of several terrorists and the martyrdom of several members of the special forces".
Amateur video posted online showed scores of dead bodies, including children, covered by blankets following the violence.
Activists from the region said government forces hammered Houla with mortars following a large anti-government protest on Friday.
After the bombardment, pro-government thugs, known as shabiha, raided the villages, killing men on the streets and stabbing women and children in their houses, activists said.
Houla has been the scene of frequent anti-government protests since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began in March last year. The town has also become a hub for opposition fighters.
Activists told Al Jazeera that the town came under shelling again on Saturday.
Hadi al-Abdallah, speaking from Homs, said Houla was under the control of the FSA, which meant government troops could not enter the town. Instead, they were launching shells from a distance in a bid to defeat the rebels.

[B]International action

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Syrians turned out in several locations around the country on Saturday to protest against the killings.
In Kafr Nabel, in the northern province of Idlib, scores took to the streets to honour the dead, chanting: "We sacrifice our soul and life for you, oh people of Houla," according to a video posted on YouTube.
In a Damascus neighbourhood, women filmed hiding their faces were carrying papers that read: "The Syrian regime kills us under supervision of the UN observers" and "Banish the UN tourists".
The latest violence came as the UN's Ban on Friday blamed the government for much of the "unacceptable levels of violence and abuses" occurring every day in the 14-month-long crisis in Syria.
In a report to the UN Security Council, Ban cited the government's continued use of heavy weapons, reports of shelling and "a stepped-up security crackdown by the authorities that has led to massive violations of human rights by government forces and pro-government militias".
Ban said there had only been "small progress" on implementing the six-point joint UN-Arab League plan brokered by Annan.[/quote]
[URL="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/05/201252616111118780.html"]Source[/URL]
[video=youtube;jffUNQw8Fl8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jffUNQw8Fl8&skipcontrinter=1[/video]
Watch the above video with subtitles.

[URL="http://syrianshuhada.com/Default.asp?lang=en&a=la&p=madina&v=الحولة&pp=&vv=&ppp=&vvv=&s=&sb=Picture1"]Read through the this link. It's appalling.[/URL]

[Sgt-NiallR]

oh shit.

[Deleted359224]

When he lifted the body of the child with the missing jaw my heart dropped.

Seriously what the fuck.

[smurfy]

Third thread on this but whatever, mine didn't have the video

[Conspiracy]

[QUOTE=smurfy;36099360]Third thread on this but whatever, mine didn't have the video[/QUOTE]

Yeah but I personally thought a separate thread should be made for the more gruesome reality that maybe people engaged in light debate didn't have the stomach to see.

[MajorMattem]

If we had sent in a military force sooner this could have been prevented.

[Bat-shit]

Ouch..

[gRuKz]

dat half head with the brain hanging

[sHiBaN]

I think it's sad that nobody here in California will ever know that this happened.

I think it's the ignorance of the American people or their willingness to avoid political/gruesome reality and truth

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[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;36100020]Wah wah nobody in X will hear about Y. I love to generalize about stats and entire country. I just saw the thread and learned about the massacre, did it change a thing? Not really no. But then again I don't live in Cali or US, so maybe people there possess superpowers when enough people learn about the problem, it goes away.
Average people don't really need to know about murder and gruesome images.[/QUOTE]

Yes, but being ignorant of the problem and living in a cloud, verging on the line of condoning death and terror is almost the same as doing it. In your logic, we should ignore everything in the world because "average people don't really need to know about murder and gruesome images."

I'm just saddened because celebrity stupid gossip and news are being aired on news channels than important world news here is all. Southern California is quite stuck in it's own bubble

[Freakie]

I honestly don't see why no foreign power hasn't intervened, the Syrian government is basically digging a massive hole in the Levant.

[RainbowStalin]

Just when I thought things couldn't get more fucked Syria go ahead and raise it to the next level.

And yet significant intervention is still probably a long way off.

[Drsalvador]

jesus fucking christ

[geoface]

wow I'm almost in tears

[Occlusion2018]

Why hasn't a libyan type situation arisen? Is the government just too powerful?

[salty peanut]

god [i]damn it[/i] Syria

I can't believe this is still going

[Mud]

Jesus H Christ!

[Conspiracy]

[QUOTE=Occlusion;36099553]Why hasn't a libyan type situation arisen? Is the government just too powerful?[/QUOTE]

There have been attempts to attack the Syrian military but they've been met with the shelling of the entire neighborhoods and towns that insurgents may live in, which is kind of horrifying if you consider that Israel does the exact same thing with Gaza.

[Hamburgers]

I thought this said "chickens" and was like how is this news

FUCK MAN FUCK

[Kingbob387]

What the hell, and no country is doing anything to stop this? This is ridiculous!

[Kazumi]

Fucking hell. I consider myself fairly jaded but this... this is just awful. I wasn't even able to watch it all.

[Juggernog]

What.

[TheTailor25]

-snip-

[Conspiracy]

[QUOTE=TheTailor25;36099750]Why the fuck are they shouting "God Is Great"?[/QUOTE]

[quote]The Takbīr or Tekbir (تَكْبِير) is the Arabic term for the phrase Allāhu Akbar (الله أكبر). It is usually translated "God is [the] Greatest," or "God is Great". It is a common Islamic Arabic expression. It is used in various contexts by Muslims: in formal prayer, as an informal expression of faith, [B]in times of distress,[/B] to express celebration or victory, and to express resolute determination or defiance (especially in politically charged contexts).[/quote]

[norfside noddie]

-snip-

[znk666]

No reason for anyone to care it's their culture let's not be bigots and condone it!

Seriously though,why isn't [B]anyone[/B] doing anything about this for fucks sake?

[Chrille]

[QUOTE=Occlusion;36099553]Why hasn't a libyan type situation arisen? Is the government just too powerful?[/QUOTE]

Firstly, I think, because the Syrian government have been more well-prepared, considering they were aware of the situation in Libya. And secondly, I'm pretty sure that the reason no foreign intervention has been done yet is because Russia is actively making sure that doesn't happen. They are a major supplier of weapons and equipment to the Syrian government.

[JustGman]

They just pick them up like they're pieces of meat, what the fuck.

[Conspiracy]

[QUOTE=JustGman;36099816]They just pick them up like they're pieces of meat, what the fuck.[/QUOTE]

Only to show the camera/world what happened to them because Syrian state TV is already running bullshit like 'terrorist groups are responsible' as they usually do. If you look closely they put them down gently; and all of them will obviously get a very proper individual burial by these people.

[LiquidNazgul]

[QUOTE=znk666;36099798]No reason for anyone to care it's their culture let's not be bigots and condone it!

Seriously though,why isn't [B]anyone[/B] doing anything about this for fucks sake?[/QUOTE]

I'd say a lot of it has to do with the wariness of the West with military intervention in the Middle East thanks to Dubaya's wonderfully conceived invasion of Iraq. People like to say "because Syria has no oil" but the truth is, Syria is still an important country in the Middle East, and its total destabilization will drastically affect the balance of power in the region.

[QUOTE=Chrille;36099814]Firstly, I think, because the Syrian government have been more well-prepared, considering they were aware of the situation in Libya. And secondly, I'm pretty sure that the reason no foreign intervention has been done yet is because Russia is actively making sure that doesn't happen. They are a major supplier of weapons and equipment to the Syrian government.[/QUOTE]

This.

I honestly wish the West could toughen up and do something more than economic sanctions but less than a full scale military intervention. Fuck what Russia and China says, there is almost nothing defendable about the Syrian regime anymore.

[Mr.T]

Let's nuke the Syrian army bastards.