Voice From Inside Syria: World Powers Are the Only Hope for Resolution
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With civil conflict raging in Syria, and the Syrian government making it almost impossible for most international journalists to enter the country and see things for themselves, I’ve had to rely on other sources for information.
Local activist organizations inside Syria send a dozen or more emails every day with running tallies of the dead, news of recent flare-ups in every corner of the country, and several video recordings of daily events. Outside activists and organizations also send me material every day.
As well, I’ve been in telephone and email contact with people in Syria whom I’ve met on previous visits to Syria.
One of those people is Sami Moubayed, editor of Forward magazine, a Damascus-based monthly publication with surprising freedom to express opinions. In columns published in the Asia Times and The Huffington Post, Mr. Moubayed has expressed great criticism of Syria’s Baath Party and the current regime. He also drew early attention to the Russian initiative for resolving the current conflict.
When two suicide car bombings hit Aleppo on Friday, ending the peace that city had enjoyed until then, I asked Mr. Moubayed what he thought the effects of the bombings would be. His email response came only today [Feb. 13] after my story already had appeared. But his comments are worth seeing.