Rebel activists in Syria are reporting that chemical weapons attacks by Assad’s forces have killed hundreds of people on the outskirts of Damascus.
The high number of killings committed outside the law in Syria by all sides of the conflict visualise the failure of the judiciary system and the underlying major human rights crisis in the country.
Although we had been receiving videos and photos from the city under siege, as Assad’s troops conquered most part of the strategic city of Homs, it now becomes clear what utter devastation the siege caused.
Western support for the opposition in Syria’s bloody civil war raises fears of a blowback from the European extremists who have flocked to the new land of jihad.
The violence in Syria has triggered an increasing internal migration in the areas affected by the conflict, mirroring broader divisions in society with groups on both sides fearing genocide.