Desperate People Bravely Prepare Escalating Fight Against Brutal Violence From Syrian Dictatorship

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Violence rages across Syria as UN mission clock ticks

AFP – Heavy clashes raged between Syrian troops and rebels on Saturday, with at least 24 people killed nationwide, as the clock ticked down on a 30-day “final” extension of a troubled UN observer mission. Activists reported fierce fighting in the country’s second city Aleppo, with regime forces shelling.

Every Friday in Qusayr, Syrians protest against Bashar al-Assad, so every Thursday, a group of young artists meet in a makeshift studio to paint the placards and banners used to ridicule him. “The day Bashar al-Assad falls, I will draw his face on a rocket and fire him towards the Moon, so I never.