Last weekend an agreement was reached which would allow the last remaining, approximately 2,000, rebels to leave the areas (I believe four neighborhoods) of central Homs which have long been under siege by Syrian government forces.
The evacuation was completed yesterday and residents of these areas were allowed today to return to their homes, or to where their homes used to be.
There is much destruction in these areas due to the three years that the fighting has been going on there.
Before comments are made about how bad the Assad regime is and about how he is responsible for all this destruction, remember that the leadership of these rebels are not freedom-fighters fighting for a free and democratic Syria. They are quite the opposite, and they are at least as responsible for this destruction.
And look at the 58 photographs at the first link, look at all 58 of them, and think.
And then decide, just how much do you want to cheer on one side or the other in Ukraine?
... because the destruction you see in those 58 photographs could very possibly happen in Ukraine as a result of what you may be cheering for as you sit in the comfort of your homes.
".. but I have the moral obligation to support this side and condemn that side."
Bullshit. Are the current political and social conditions in Ukraine even 1% of 1% of 1% as bad as what you see in those 58 photographs?
Stop playing the rich man's game.
Because they are the ones who win and everyone else, including you, loses.
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Links to photograhs, articles and videos:
58 photographs of residents returning to Homs
http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/...
Article with video about the rebel evacuation
http://www.france24.com/...
Information about the agreement to allow rebels to leave the Old City of Homs.
http://www.france24.com/...
Articles with photograh of rebels waiting to be transported out of Homs
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/...
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/...
Article about the rebel evacuation and residents return
https://au.news.yahoo.com/...
Video about the residents return
http://www.youtube.com/...
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