Rights Group Says Syria Hid Prisoners Ahead of Observer Visit | War & Peace in the Middle East
clip from article:The Observatory confirmed amateur video showing troops also fired live ammunition on demonstrators in Homs. It said six people were killed in the city Tuesday, among 15 protest-related deaths nationwide.
The activists said violence continued Wednesday, with army defectors killing at least four government soldiers and wounding 12 others in Daraa province.
The United States on Tuesday condemned the recent violence in Syria, saying the government’s actions go against its agreement with the Arab League. The State Department said Tuesday that if Syria continues to ignore the Arab League’s efforts, the international community will consider other ways to protect civilians.
Rights groups have questioned whether monitors can work independently and if the relatively small number of observers will render the mission ineffective. Initially 500 monitors were to have entered Syria, but now only 150 are likely to be allowed into the country.
Middle East analyst Jonathan Adelman of the University of Denver says the Arab League is hoping to push Assad away from fighting and into negotiations, but that the size of the observer mission is too small.
“It’s also simply not backed up by what really would get Bashar [al-] Assad to do something, which is the threat of foreign military intervention which we saw in Libya for example. But without that I think he’s going to play with them as long as he can,” said Adelman.
Fifty observers and 10 other Arab League officials arrived in the capital, Damascus, on Monday. The Arab League says the monitors also will visit several other Syrian cities, including Idlib, Hama and Daraa.
Syrian authorities agreed to the Arab League observers under international pressure and threats of Arab sanctions. The plan requires Syrian authorities to give the monitors freedom of movement everywhere except sensitive military sites. [read more at link]
The color temperature of HID bulbs are more than 5000 Kelvin compared to 2300 Kelvin Halogen bulbs. Despite the large difference, the dodge ram hid lights system uses less electricity from your car's electrical system and the HID bulbs generates lower heat during operation.
ReplyDelete