The Syrian's Revolution 2012: Syrian Revolution 15-March .2011

Syrian Revolution 15-March .2011–2012

Protests in Syria started on 26 January 2011 and were influenced by other protests in the region; on the same day, one case of self-immolation was reported. Protesters have been calling for political reforms and the reinstatement of civil rights, as well as an end to the state of emergency which has been in place since 1963. One attempt at a "day of rage" was set for 4–5 February, though it ended up uneventful.. On March 15, demonstrations took place in many cities across Syria. Thousands of protestors gathered in Ar-Raqqah, Idlib, al-Hasakah, Aleppo,Damascus, Daraa, Deir ez-Zor, Homs and Hama. Recently released politician Suhair Atassi became an unofficial spokesperson for the "Syrian revolution Atassi paid tribute to "the Syrian people who took the initiative ahead of the opposition", recalling the popular uprisings that shook Tunisia and Egypt. After the first day of the protests there were reports of approximately 46,000 Arrests and a 27,000 "martyrs", & 58,000 missing but there are no official figures on the number of deaths.

On 16 March, Syrian authorities forcibly dispersed a demonstration in front of the Syrian Interior Ministry. al-Arabiya reported that protesters were a mix of activists and jurists, writers, journalists, young academics and family members to people detained in Syrian prisons..The security forces arrested a number of protestors, Al Jazeera reported 25, while Al Arabiya said 32 including activist and lawyer Suhair Atassi and Kamal Cheikho, an activist who had been released two days earlier. Mohamed al-Ali, a spokesman for the Syrian Interior authority denied that any demonstrations have happened in Syria and that the Facebook campaign has been proved unsuccessful. According to the spokesperson, the "claimed protests" consisted of a few people who were "hiding" among the already packed souq (i.e. market) and tried to make it look like a demonstration. In another statement, he went further by saying that the demonstration that took place outside the Interior authority was actually in support of Dictator Bashar al-Assad.

On 18 March, thousands of protesters in several Syrian cities took to the streets after the Friday prayers and chanted "God, Syria, Freedom, that is enough", challenging the classical pro-regime slogan "God, Syria, Bashar, that is enough". In Damascus, security forces broke into the Omayyad Mosque and violently attacked protesters. Several people were injured, and several others were arrested. In the southern city of Daraa, people chanted against Rami Makhlouf, the cousin of the Syrian president. The regime replied by sending helicopters and Open the Guns fire to confront the protesters. At least 15 people were killed by security forces.

On 22 March, as a result of the protests, the Governor of Daraa was fired, but this did not satisfy the protesters. Demonstrations increased, and on 24 March, it was reported that more than a hundred had been killed in marches at Daraa that exceeded 50,000 participants.

On 29 March, the entire Syrian cabinet was asked to resign by the president. Adel Safar was named the new prime minister and his new cabinet was sworn into office on 14 April 2011. The Emergency Law was rescinded on 21 April 2011.
On 25 April, the Syrian Army stormed Daraa, cutting water, electricity and phone lines. At least 25 were reported killed, with reports of bodies littering the street. There were unconfirmed reports that the storming of the city was spearheaded by the Fourth Mechanised Division, which is commanded by president Al Assad's brother, Maher. The government also closed the border with nearby Jordan.

The Regime Forces Planted land mines on the border , but more than 135,000 Civilians success to cross the border to jordan - 20,000 to Lebanon - 25,000 to Turkey & many others run away from Homs , Idlib , to Other Cities (Aleppo , Damascus ) & many others Arrived to Egypt , U.A.E , KSA ,U.S.A , U.K & other Countries

The cities of Baniyas and Homs have also fallen under siege by government forces. Army tanks have begun heavy shelling of residential areas. Deaths and mass imprisonment of local youths have been reported. And at least 250 case of Rape in Homs ( Raneem 10, year's old + her Sister 14 year's old is pregnant ) From Rape by Al- assad Milichia

On 18 May 2011, United States president Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other senior Syrian officials as a response to Syria's bloody crackdown on political protests. Additional sanctions were imposed by the Treasury Department against Syrian and Iranian intelligence services and commanders.

As a result of the violent crack down and the forced detainment of thousands of protesters, an increasing number of refugees are trying to escape to Turkey, which is planning to build a second refugee camp in the border town of Yayladagi. At the same time, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Syrian authorities to stop the "assault on its own people".

On 17 June 2011 Syrian troops and Gunmen loyal to President Bashar al Assad arrested 70 people and set houses on fire after tanks entered a town near the Turkish border. 19 people were shot dead in the assault.
Evidence has emerged of US backing for regime change in Syria. Russia, by contrast, has urged the opposition to renounce violence and open negotiations with the Syrian authorities. It has been hypothesized that Russia's leniency toward Syria is primarily due to the fact that Russia maintains a strategic naval base in Syria, its only one in the region. In 2011, Russia's arms sales to Syria included missiles and totalled nearly $1 billion, which constituted 50% of Assad's arms imports prior to the uprising. Imports of small Russian weapons have increased since the uprising began.

As of November 2011, Syria was war Between the Free Syrian Army,(Soldiers refused to fire on civilians) composed of defected military Cities against Regime Army forces loyal to Assad, leading to deadly battles across Syria by regime Forces

General Hussein Hermosh