The Battle of Damascus

The battle of Damascus has officially started today.

Last week the Free Syrian Army stated that it was ready to intensify its operations in Damascus. But that didn't spark the current situation as the FSA has been till then only defending the areas it was present in when regime thugs raided the areas or carried out other attacks. What has sparked the current confrontations between the FSA and regime thugs (Asad army and security thugs) is the attack that was carried out yesterday and the day before on the Palestinian refugee camp, Al Tadamon, martyring Palestinians and Syrians in the area.

Enraged by the act and the subsequent comments made by the foreign ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdesi (an idiot who said that Palestinians are guests in Syria and that they have behaved wrongly) protests have erupted in Damascus in support of Tadamon and other areas and cities being bombarded and attacked by the regime.

Predictably, the regime decided to deal with this upscale by the people of Damascus with an iron fist only to be confronted by the FSA, whom as previously stated have increased its presence in Damascus and its suburbs. A leaked document from Asad's Army General Command has given all security branches the right to use recently purchased weapons and armored vehicles where each branch sees fit to crush any protest they see. Document on the right in Arabic.

Clashes between the FSA and Asad thugs are reported in Qadam, Midan, AlQazaz, Nahr Aisheh, Sina'a, Dahadel Sayeda Zainab, Al Zahera, Yilda (Damascus Suburbs); whereas protests have erupted today in Midan, Rukn Eldeen, Baghdad Street, Aqraba, Kafr Souseh, Qoudsiya and many areas where protesters have blocked roads most importantly international road to Jordan (Deraa Highway). Images and videos below are from Damascus today, which show different areas where fitting between the FSA and Asads thugs are taking place.

  

An Orphaned Revolution

Its been a long 5 months. The last time I posted people were doubting the existence of the Free Syrian Army, there were still people that believed Asad could turn things around, Damascus was a quiet place to be, Homs still had some streets that were not destroyed and we were counting the number of martyrs everyday. 5 months later we are now counting the number of massacres, Homs is destroyed and is under siege like the siege placed by Israel on Gaza, the Free Syrian Army controls 60% of the country, and Asad and his thugs have completely lost it and have gone crazy.

Yet there are still some things that remain the same. Those things that matter the most that Syrians hoped would have helped in removing this tyrant and help them in getting their deserved freedom. Arabs, muslims and the entire world remained the same. They talk, and Syrians die.

It has been extremely difficult watching things from far, we try to help where we can, but nothing can be compared to the sacrifices those inside the country have made. Those brave, righteous, steadfast, simply amazing  people of Syria, those that have taken to the streets to protest peacefully for change, and later on carried guns to take what is rightfully thiers, are the ones that will forever change the shape of this world. I am not exaggerating. The Russian foreign minister even said it himself, that if the Syrian regime falls there will be a new world order. This just shows the importance of this revolution.

The Syrian Revolution, probably the greatest revolution against the most tyrannical, fascist regimes that ever existed will prevail. Even though the Syrian people have been left to fight out their war alone against this regime that is supported by most of the nations in this world that would rather see this regime stay than have the Syrians create something that will disrupt their plans. Abandoned by most people, abandoned by Arabs and muslims all over the world, this revolution has become an orphaned revolution.