(Image Source: SANA)

BY ADNAN S. KHAN

ANCHOR ZACH TOOMBS

The videos are unconfirmed, but reports of military strikes on civilians continue to come out of Syria.


“Here amateur footage seems to show a field hospital under attack. People scream in pain as medical staff do all they can do to help.” (SOURCE: ITN)

“Take a look around, we lack medicines, equipment, medical staff. We don’t have any doctors. The Red Crescent ambulances cannot enter … because of the shelling by Assad army.” (SOURCE: The Telegraph)

And reports indicate Assad’s forces are suffering casualties as well.


“Violence has also spread to Syria’s second largest city Aleppo with two massive explosions on Friday. State television called it a terrorist attack. Both civilian and military officials were reported to have been killed.” (SOURCE: Al Jazeera)
 

“Gunmen assailing an army general in Damascus today. This marks the first killing of a high ranking military officer ... The attack indicate the violence is reaching the tightly controlled capital though.” (SOURCE: MSNBC)

The assassination of a military general has particularly shocked the Assad regime.
Calling the general a “martyr,” state-run Syrian Arab News Agency, or SANA, says he is one of many top officials that have been targeted.


“Over the past period, a number of efficient, skilled and specialized national cadres were assassinated by armed terrorist groups.”
 

In a separate article, the news agency claims foreign powers are behind the killing of innocents in Syria.

“The Ministry [of Interior] also held the regional and international forces and countries which support terrorist groups and provide them with funds and weapons responsible for the Syrian blood which is being shed every day in several Syrian cities.”


Meanwhile, the BBC reports Saudi Arabia is circulating a resolution similar to the one vetoed in the Security Council.


“The draft resolution circulated by Saudi Arabia ‘fully supports’ the Arab League peace plan published last month, which called on Mr Assad to hand over power to his vice-president, and make way for the rapid formation of a national unity government including the opposition.”


But will disposing of Assad work? A contributor for Fox News says not necessarily.

“…anyone who believes that just forcing President Assad out is going to magically bring a nice bright shiny new perfect democracy with leaders who carefully read the New York Times every day belongs in Cloud Cuckoo Land alongside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.”


For many Syrians, inaction is worst the possible path.


“Why isn’t anyone helping us? Where is the humanity in the world? Where the **** is UN? Why isn’t anyone doing anything about this? Now this animals harming civilian houses. Aren’t these human beings living in these…(explosion)”