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U.S. Syria envoy posts satellite image on Facebook to prove regime violence
haaretz Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:05:00 AM CET | info 
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Entities: Robert Ford[2]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; UN Bodies; Conflict; Security Council;
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Robert Ford wrote: "I hear the devastating stories about newborns in Homs dying in hospitals where electricity has been cut and when we see disturbing photos offering proof that the regime is using mortars and artillery against residential neighborhoods, all of us become even more concerned about the tragic outcome for Syrian civilians,"
Robert Ford wrote: "It is odd to me that anyone would try to equate the actions of the Syrian army and armed opposition groups since the Syrian government consistently initiates the attacks on civilian areas, and it is using its heaviest weapons,"
The U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, just days after closing the embassy in Damascus , posted satellite imagery on Facebook to show proof of government attacks on residential neighborhoods. The commercial satellite image, titled "Security Operations Escalate in Homs," is dated Feb....
US envoy posts satellite image as proof of Syria violence
alertnet Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:04:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Tabassum Zakaria[1]; Robert Ford[1]; Peter Cooney[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Conflict;
Quotes in this article
Robert Ford wrote: "I hear the devastating stories about newborns in Homs dying in hospitals where electricity has been cut and when we see disturbing photos offering proof that the regime is using mortars and artillery against residential neighborhoods, all of us become even more concerned about the tragic outcome for Syrian civilians,"
Robert Ford wrote: "It is odd to me that anyone would try to equate the actions of the Syrian army and armed opposition groups since the Syrian government consistently initiates the attacks on civilian areas, and it is using its heaviest weapons,"
Robert Ford said: "I can say without exaggeration that February 6 was the most emotionally taxing day of my career as a Foreign Service Officer,"
10 Feb 2012 22:29 Source: reuters // Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Syria, just days after closing the embassy in Damascus, posted satellite imagery on Facebook to show proof of government attacks on residential neighborhoods....
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Place: Damascus
Geo Path: Damascus,Syria
lat: 33.4548482172826
lon: 37.0233262877459
Place: Homs
Geo Path: Homs,Homs,Homs,Syria
lat: 34.733879
lon: 36.71817
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Robert Ford wrote: "I hear the devastating stories about newborns in Homs dying in hospitals where electricity has been cut and when we see disturbing photos offering proof that the regime is using mortars and artillery against residential neighborhoods, all of us become even more concerned about the tragic outcome for Syrian civilians,"
haaretz Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:05:00 AM CET
Robert Ford wrote: "It is odd to me that anyone would try to equate the actions of the Syrian army and armed opposition groups since the Syrian government consistently initiates the attacks on civilian areas, and it is using its heaviest weapons,"
haaretz Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:05:00 AM CET
Robert Ford wrote: "I hear the devastating stories about newborns in Homs dying in hospitals where electricity has been cut and when we see disturbing photos offering proof that the regime is using mortars and artillery against residential neighborhoods, all of us become even more concerned about the tragic outcome for Syrian civilians,"
alertnet Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:04:00 AM CET
Robert Ford wrote: "It is odd to me that anyone would try to equate the actions of the Syrian army and armed opposition groups since the Syrian government consistently initiates the attacks on civilian areas, and it is using its heaviest weapons,"
alertnet Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:04:00 AM CET
Robert Ford said: "I can say without exaggeration that February 6 was the most emotionally taxing day of my career as a Foreign Service Officer,"
alertnet Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:04:00 AM CET
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