Friday, September 28, 2012

Messaging warfare hits Syria

<p>Associated PressA man wounded by a Syrian army sniper is treated by doctors in Dar El Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday. On Thursday, there were more than 80 dead across Syria, including 23 killed in Aleppo, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.</p><p>BEIRUT Cellphones in Syria rang, buzzed and chirped Thursday with an ominous text message from the military to members of the armed rebellion: "Game over."</p><p>The rebels provided their own response to the regime's warning to surrender and disarm by launching new attacks to drive government troops out of the largest city of Aleppo.</p><p>There's no indication that the stalemated civil war has taken a decisive turn in any direction, however, and the bloodshed that has already claimed more than 30,000 lives looks likely to drag on for many more months.</p><p><a href="http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2012/sep/27/messaging-warfare-hits-syria/">Keep reading...</a></p>

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