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September 25, 2012

Syrian Rebels Bomb School Housing Gov't Forces 
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Rebels in Syria have carried out a new bombing targeting the regime of
Bashar al-Assad in the capital of Damascus. Earlier today a bomb struck
a school building occupied by state forces, wounding at least seven
people. It was one of the boldest attacks in the Assad's regime
stronghold since a suicide bomber killed Assad's brother in law and
defense minister in July. In his first briefing to the U.N. Security
Council, U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said he sees no signs
of progress toward negotiations.

Lakhdar Brahimi: "The situation is indeed extremely difficult, there is
a stalemate. There is no prospect for today or tomorrow to move forward.
But I also told the council that paradoxically, now that I have found
out a little bit more about what is happening in the country and the
region I think that we will find an opening in the not too distant
future. I refuse to believe that reasonable people do not see that you
can not go backward."

 

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