UN peacekeepers blocked from reaching new Syrian massacre site
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UNITED NATIONS - The head of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Syria General Robert Mood Thursday said observers were still unable to reach Mazraat al-Qabeer to verify reports of large scale killings.
On Wednesday night media accounts reported that 78 people, including 40 women and children, in Mazraat al-Qabeer near the city of Hama were allegedly killed in government military operations. Preliminary accounts also claim Shabiha militia members are responsible for some of the casualties.
The UN says it has not been able to get peacekeepers to the area.
“They are being stopped at Syrian Amry checkpoints and in some cases turned back. Some of our patrols are being stopped by civilians in the area.” he said in a statement.
General Mood says the UN mission has also received information from residents of the village warning that unarmed military observers were at risk.
“Despite these challenges, the observers are still working to get into the village to try to establish the facts on the ground” he said.
The attack is believed to be similar to one that occurred two weeks ago in Al Houla. where the UN says Syrian government shelling and subsequent attacks by the pro-government Shabiha militia killed 109 people, including 49 children.
Assad regime officials have blamed foreign backed terrorists for both attacks.
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on Jun 7 2012. Filed under Breaking News, Human Rights, Top stories, World.
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WY DONT THE UN KEEP OUT OF THERE NATO MADE A MESS IN LIBYA
This situation is becoming more and more tragic… Assad is becoming more and more brazen about SUNNI genocide, all the while blaming “western backed terrorists”
Because he thinks he has (and does to a certain extent) Russian and Iranian backing . (Syria is a HUGE militia client for both countries)
The problem IS…. it is becoming more and more difficult for him to wipe out SUNNI enclaves and blame it ON Sunni opposition…
Once and since the UN observers have been not allowed to witness even post mortem carnage, he has basically done an admission of guilt and threatened the neutral observers safety already.
He is in total denial. He must either step down voluntarily which isn’t likely, or be taken down militaristically. if it can be done as a “civil war” as Gadaffi’s, he will meet the same end.. ( he has already tried to spirit his family out and their motorcade was turned back from the airport), so they wont be as fortunate asGadaffi’s wife & surviving children.
The ONLY solution I see here is for Russia or Iran to DEMAND he take assylum or he will be taking personal responsibiltiy for starting WWIII