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I am from Syria. I've been following events there from the very beginning. The protests were indeed peaceful, despite your use of air quotes in an attempt to de
by ralmidani 10y ago
I am from Syria. I've been following events there from the very beginning. The protests were indeed peaceful, despite your use of air quotes in an attempt to defame.
- finid 10y agoThe protests were peaceful, eh? So the govt forces that were killed during those "peaceful" protests shot themselves.
- ralmidani 10y agoThat's the problem with ideology. Facts don't matter, and history can be revised to fit the desired narrative. Countless videos show assad forces shooting at unarmed protesters, in some cases killing and wounding dozens. I do not deny some soldiers were killed in the early stages of the Revolution. Some were killed for refusing to follow orders. Others may have been killed in isolated incidents. But again, the protests were largely peaceful, and assad forces were (and still are) responsible for the majority of deaths. Edit: typo