Bombers Strike Syrian City of Aleppo As Offensive Continues In Homs
BY KAREN DeYOUNG and LIZ SLY, The Washington Post
It has been suggested that Russia’s veto of the U.N. resolution against the crackdown in Homs has green-lighted violence against the opposition. Meanwhile, it seems as though the U.S.’s options in the matter are limited.
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Damascus Avoids Blood of Uprising, but Not Pain
BY NADA BAKRI, New York Times
Damascus is becoming more unstable — some are leaving the country because of the lack of food and safety and those who are staying won’t venture out after dark. The army is in the streets, standing guard, as the revolt moves from Egypt and Tunisia, into Syria.
U.N. Security Council To Meet on Syria as Deaths Mount
BY CNN Wire Staff
Hours before the United Nations was scheduled to meet to draft a resolution in support of the protestors, over 200 people are killed in what was reported to be a massacre. According to unconfirmed reports, the army used bombs and snipers. The UN will have a difficult time coming up with a resolution that Russia will not veto because Russia does not want the current government overthrown in a civil war.
