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1、ThewarinSyriaDeathfromtheskiesThegrowinghorroroftheSyriancivilwarhasputmilitaryinterventionbackontheagendaSep15th2012
2、IDLEBPROVINCEANDLONDON
3、fromtheprinteditionTweetTHErebelfighters,lollingsleepilyinaformerpolicestation,aresuddenlyinterruptedbyarocketthatcrashesintother
4、oofoveranunoccupiedroom.AlthoughtheSyrianregimehascededdirectcontroloverthisandmuchoftherestofIdleb,aruralprovinceinthenorth-west,shellingandotherattacksfromadistanceareafrequentannoyance—andworse.Asnightfalls,behindcloseddoors,awomansitsguessingwhichvillagethedistantth
5、udoffallingshellsiscomingfromtonight.Herchildren,meanwhile,arebusydescribingindetailhowthemotherofafriendhadherlimbstornoffbyarocket.Foralltheirrisks,suchvillageslooklikepositivehavenstotheSyriansfleeingAleppo,thecountry’ssecondcityandnowitsprimarybattleground.Thegovern
6、mentandtherebelshavebeentradingturfbackandforthalongthefrontlinesincethegrindingbattlestartedinJuly.Onedaytherebelstakeanarmybarracks;thenexttheregimeclaimstohavegrabbeditback.Meanwhile,inthesuburbsaroundDamascus,corpsesofyoungmenwiththeirhandstiedbehindtheirbacksarepil
7、ingup.ShellingcontinuesfromDeirez-ZorintheeasttothesouthernplainsofDeraa,asdoairraids.Fightingragesineveryprovince.Inthissection?DeathfromtheskiesMeddlingattheirperilEntropyincreasingReprintsRelatedtopicsInternationallawLawCrimeandlawIsraelTurkeyAstheciviliandeathtollri
8、ses,thequestionofwhetherothercountriesshouldintervenewitharmedforceisbecomingacute.OppositiongroupsestimatethatAugustwasbyfarthebloodiestmonthsincetheuprisingbeganinMarchlastyear,accountingforafifthoftheestimated25,000tohavediedsofar(seechart).MichaelClarke,thedirectoro
9、ftheRoyalUnitedServicesInstitute,athink-tankinLondon,believesthatthepreferenceEuropeandAmericahaveshownforstayingoutoftheconflict,atleastintermsofmilitaryaction,isbeingworndownbyboththescaleofthesufferingandthethreatitnowposestothestabilityoffragileneighbouringcountries
10、.“Wearenotmovingtowardsintervention,”hesays.“Butinterventioniscertainlymovingtowardsus.”Thereareseveralreasons
