政府军和自由叙利亚军的叛军之间的冲突似乎蔓延到大马士革的中心和该国政权和核心。据活动人士说,最近的暴力事件发生在该市南部边缘诸如Tadhamon、Midan和巴勒斯坦难民营附近的地区。据悉政府军使用坦克和大炮,一些地区的居民正在逃亡。
Meanwhile the International Red Cross says it believes the conflict in Syria can now effectively be classified as a civil war. This means that combatants can be held accountable for any abuses of the Geneva Convention.
同时,国际红十字会称,叙利亚的冲突现在足以被界定为内战。这意味着根据日内瓦公约,战斗者要对任何形式的虐待负责。
The head the Egypt's military council has said the armed forces will not allow anyone to prevent them from fulfilling their role of Egypt's protector. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi made the comment shortly after meeting the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She is reported to have stressed that the army must honor its commitment to a full transition to a civilian rule. Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.
埃及军事委员会主席说,军队不允许任何人阻止他们履行埃及保护者的角色。陆军元帅侯赛因·坦塔维在与美国国务卿克林顿会谈后立即发表此番表态,据悉,克林顿强调,军队必须履行向民治全面过渡的承诺。Jon Leyne在开罗报道。