Author: Ammar

A Syrian dreamer & dissident, not necessarily in that order.

‘The Time for Action has Come’

USA Today

Yes, the United States should intervene in Syria. With so much at stake, in both humanitarian and political terms, the U.S.simply does not have the luxury of inaction. If we allow the war to spiral out of control, the consequences will haunt us for decades to come.

The fighting in Syria will decide the fate not only of one country, but an entire region. In Lebanon, militiamen who support Bashar Assad‘s dictatorship show little respect for international borders as they pursue rebels, and their attacks have polarized the country, leading to clashes in Beirut and Tripoli. Continue reading “‘The Time for Action has Come’” →

Syria: 280 Dead, Houla Again Under Attack as ‘Diplomatic Efforts’ Continue

Quoted by Rhonda Parker, Examiner.com

“Defections in Deir Ezzor City and surrounding areas have increased dramatically over the last few days,” said Ammar Abdulhamid in his daily Syrian Revolution Digest. “Most of the city and the larger province seems to have fallen under the control of the local resistance.” Continue reading “Syria: 280 Dead, Houla Again Under Attack as ‘Diplomatic Efforts’ Continue” →

Syrian Bombardment of Hama

Cited by Electron Libre, France24

Numerous activists have been voicing their distress and dismay online. Ammar Abdulhamid, an exiled anti-Assad activist, has criticized the UN Observer mission on his blog, calling it a total failure, bearing in mind the level of violence across Syria over the past few days.

Brutal Killings in Syria Bring New Urgency to UN Response

Quoted by Patrick Martin, The Globe and Mail

“The fact that UN monitors ended up confirming the massacre should come as a further proof of the accuracy of reports and videos produced by field activists,” said an impatient Ammar Abdulhamid, a Syrian activist and fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.

“If we don’t draw the line at Houla, larger massacres will follow,” he warned, “and the fragmentation of Syria will become unstoppable, with regional and global consequences.”