Independent: Assad accused of hiding tanks to appease observers

Independent: Assad accused of hiding tanks to appease observers

clip from article:The tanks that have terrorised the bullet-pocked, rubble-strewn streets of Homs were seen pulling out of its most restive neighbourhoods yesterday – but they are unlikely to have gone far.

Eleven tanks and other military vehicles were seen withdrawing from Baba Amr, the district that has borne the brunt of the army's bloody crackdown over the past few days, just ahead of the arrival of Arab League monitors.

However, human rights groups said the vehicles had not gone far, remaining hidden in government buildings and warehouses. "There's nothing to say they have left Homs. They will be back on the streets as soon as the observers have left," said Wissam Tarif, head of the human rights group Insan.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, described the withdrawal as a "show" which "proves the regime's continuation in deception".
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