As Opposition Organizes, Civil War Looms In Syria -- The Atlantic
Over the past six months, Western news outlets have generally dismissed the Syrian regime's claim that it's cracking down on "armed terrorist groups," suggesting instead that the government is brutally suppressing peaceful protesters. But on Wednesday Reuters ran a startling headline, one that seems ripped from the struggle between the Libyan rebels and Muammar Qaddafi: "Syrian Tanks Pound Anti-Assad Fighters for 2nd Day." The news agency, citing a resident reached by satellite phone, reports that at least 1,000 military defectors and armed villagers--members of the "Free Syrian Army"--are battling Syrian tanks and security forces for control of the central town of Rastan.
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