Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Bashar Assad Toast? Say It's So...

As you scroll down, this site claims that there's been a coup against Bashar in Syria, and that he's not in control.
A Coup d' Etat took place in Damascus late last night. Intelligence reports coming from within the Syrian Military Command indicate the following:

A rebellion split The Syrian Army in two factions .

Since yesterday , Damascus is under the de facto control of the Syrian Army, under the command of Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan, and supported by Syrian Intelligence General Rustom Ghazaleh, Syrian military General Ali Safi, and Firas Tlass son of former Minister of Defence, Mustafa Tlass. The group rebelled against the decision of President Bashar el Assad to withdraw from Lebanon and seized the Damascus military yesterday.

Around 3 am, Damascus time, the Syrian Air Force bombarded two military airfields around Damascus, the Air force base of Dumair, and the Air force base of Katana. Also, late night around 3 am, the Syrian Air force bombarded military positions of the Syrian Army west of the city of Homs.
It's hitting the fan, but I'm not sure who has the upper hand. In either case, the fact that the Syrians are busy shooting at each other at home makes it more difficult for them to keep their focus on events in Lebanon, which bodes well for the free Lebanon movement.

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