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Israel celebrates "the achievements" of the Syrian army (and by extension of Hezbullah) in Qusayr ! the Syrian regime celebrates the Israeli opinion! In the meantime, Syrians and Palestinians are struggling together against that two-headed monster: dictatorship and colonization. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=166974100143441&set=a.147390432101808.1073741828.147353662105485&type=1&theater The rebels withdrew from Al-Qusayr in exchange of the lift of the siege off the district and the evacuation of civilians and injured people. Rebel withdrawal from Al-Qusayr result of deal with Hezbollah A well-informed source said that the withdrawal of Syrian rebels from Al-Qusayr came as a result of an agreement between the rebels and Hezbollah brokered by Lebanese centrist political leaders Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. The rebels withdrew from Al-Qusayr in exchange for lifting the siege off of the district and the evacuation of civilians and injured people, the source told NOW. Another source said that Jumblatt did not communicate directly with the Syrian regime but rather with Hezbollah through the Shiite party's top top security chief Wafiq Safa. Jumblatt expressed the [willingness] of the Syrian opposition to withdraw its rebels from Al-Qusayr on the condition that they be [allowed] to evacuate families and wounded people without being attacked, the source told NOW. After taking the approval of the Syrian regime, Safa informed Jumblatt that the passages are now safe and known for those who wish to take them, the source added. Meanwhile, a PSP source told our website that the party and its leader do not work in order to gain media fame, and every effort deployed in this field must be kept secret in order to keep negotiation channels open in case they are needed again. Another source also told NOW that Berri worked through his [connections] to complete the deal fearing fatal repercussions on Lebanon in the event that the battle of Al-Qusayr was resolved militarily. A source close to Berri also noted that the parliaments speaker was keen to avoid a massacre in Al-Qusayr, which could have a negative influence on the already tense situation in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Alaa al-Basha of the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army said that the rebels withdrew due to lack of ammunition and weapons. He also told NOW that the withdrawal aimed at protecting civilians. We have called on all humanitarian councils and on the Red Crescent to open a safe road to transfer the injured, he said. On Wednesday, Syria's rebels conceded they had lost the battle for the strategic town of Al-Qusayr, after the army claimed it had seized total control of it and the surrounding region. https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nownews/rebels-withdrawal-from-al-qusayr-result-of-agreement-with-hezbollah-source-says ------------------------ *Opposition National Coalition Warns of Regime Reprisals After Loss of Qusayr, Calls for Action Over Chemical Weapons* The opposition Syrian National Coalition has issued a statement<http://www.etilaf.org/en/newsroom/press-release/item/483-the-latest-developments-in-qusair.html> on the loss of Qusayr despite "heroic battles...fought by the Free Syrian Army to defend civilians". The Coalition warned, "Grisly massacres will occur with reprisals against innocent civilians if the international community stands idle and watches," while "hold[ing] the Assad regime to its commitment to allow humanitarian access to provide urgent relief to the citizens of Qusayr". The Coalition is also promoting the finding of France that the Syrian regime has used sarin nerve agent to call for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council: [We ask] for practical action on the ground, as condemnatory statements are not enough to change a tragic situation and to save lives. The circumstances in Syria demand international action to cripple the regime's capability of murdering civilians and to provide the Free Syrian Army with quality weapons to enable them to protect civilians and put an end to the Assad regime. *Insurgent Withdrawal from Qusayr* Reuters, citing an "opposition group" from Qusayr, said more than 500 insurgents died<http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/uk-syria-crisis-idUKBRE9530VB20130605> in the three weeks of the regime assault, with a further 1,000 wounded, leaving just 400 outgunned men struggling to hold onto the town. Survivors decided to escape in the night through a corridor that regime attackers said they had deliberately left open to encourage flight. Hezbollahs Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said<https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/hezbollah-official-al-qusayrs-fall-an-accomplishment>, The Al-Qusayr accomplishment is a severe blow to the project of the American-Israeli-Takfiri [infidel] trio and a glowing point for the project of the resistance in Syria. Qassem continued, Today, it has been proven that betting on the fall of the resisting Syrian [regime] is an illusion....Building political stances on the accomplishments of the American-Israeli project is unsuccessful. *No Progress Towards International "Peace" Conference* Wednesday's meeting between US, Russian, and United Nations officials has made little progress towards the staging of a proposed international "peace" conference. Moscow has cast blame<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/us-syria-crisis-conference-russia-idUSBRE9540UJ20130605> on the insurgency, which has demanded that President Assad step aside during a transitional government: ** *The most difficult question is the circle of participants in the conference. The whole issue is that the Syrian opposition, unlike the government, has not made a fundamental decision about its participation in this conference. * *No Aid for Civilians In Qusayr Yet* A spokesman for the Red Cross has said it has not been granted access<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2013/jun/05/syria-assad-retakes-qusair-live#block-51af4711e4b0ae18e994afc0> to the residents of Qusayr, the besieged town which fell to regime forces today: ** *We've seen the reports that some parts of the town have been deserted but we're not in a position to verify that. Nor can we give any concrete info on numbers killed, wounded, or remaining in Qusair. We're still in dialogue with the Syrian authorities on reaching Qusair, particularly with a view to getting in medical supplies. * *The Withdrawal from Qusayr* Alaa al-Basha, a member of the Free Syrian Army's Supreme Military Council, has said that insurgents withdrew from Qusayr<https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nowsyrialatestnews/syria-rebels-say-they-have-lost-battle-for-qusayr1> due to a lack of ammunitions and weapons". Al-Basha also said that the withdrawal sought to protect civilians: We have called on all humanitarian councils and on the Red Crescent to open a safe road to transfer the injured." http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2013/6/5/syria-today-regime-claims-control-of-qusayr.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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