SYRIA - Civil War Stalemate

"Silent Stalemate on the Streets of Homs as Rebel and Regime Snipers Face-off" PBS Newshour 9/24/2012

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SUMMARY: Syrian rebels forces and Assad regime troops wage battle silently from a hidden front line, as the use of snipers have made any movement a fatal action. Homs, the city where the Syrian uprising began, is at stalemate. Independent Television News' Bill Neely reports.

GWEN IFILL (Newshour): And we turn to Syria spiraling deeper into civil war.

Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi briefed the U.N. Security Council today for the first time since taking on his post. He said the situation is bad and getting worse.

We have an on-the-ground look at the conflict from Bill Neely of Independent Television News. He reports from the city of Homs.

REMINDER: The reason I post so many articles on the Middle East, or the Arab world, is that since 9/11 we MUST pay close attention to what is happening in the area. It is the violent Islamic fanatics from there that are a threat to our nation, the West in general, AND to the peaceful Muslims of the world.