A shocking video has appeared on the Internet showing Libyan rebels torturing a group of black Africans. People with their hands bound are shown being locked in a zoo-like cage and forced to eat the old Libyan flag. "Eat the flag, you dog. Patience you dog, patience. God is Great," screams a voice off-camera.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Revolt Injection: 'Cash, arms & jihadists fuel Syria war'
Syrian government forces have regained control of the Baba Amr district in Homs - which has been the main centre of armed resistance for almost a month. Washington says it'll keep up efforts to convince Russia and China to put pressure on President Assad and impose tougher sanctions against the Syrian regime. James Corbett - editor of the Japan-based independent news website the Corbett Report, says it's not developments within Syria, but international politics, that will shape the country's future.
Media ignored rebels blocked Homs journo's ambulances
Syrian government forces have allowed an aid convoy to enter the city of Homs, after capturing the rebel stronghold of Baba Amr. This follows a call from the UN Security Council to allow immediate humanitarian access to the worst affected areas - a motion supported by Russia and China.
To bomb or not to bomb? US schizo over Iran attack
The world's largest pro-Israeli lobby - AIPEC - is gathering in Washington this weekend to put more pressure on Barack Obama over attacking Iran. With the Jewish state intensifying war rhetoric, threatening military action against the Islamic Republic, the US has been accused of being ambiguous on the matter. RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports on the conflicting pressures on Obama - from those for and against war
Horrors of Homs: 'Killing, bloodshed, bodies on the streets'
Over a hundred foreign mercenaries have reportedly been captured by Syrian government troops after regaining control of rebel-held areas in the city of Homs.
Sources say the majority of them are French, with the rest from several Arab countries.
Syrian authorities claim that life in the city that's been under siege for almost a month is getting back to normal, but, as RT's Maria Finoshina reports, there are serious fears the fighting is far from over.
Residents of Homs and eyewitness say horrific scenes of carnage have become a part of everyday life there.
RT spoke to a Russian woman who spent over a week in the embattled city - who says the picture painted by the media does not always match the reality
Sources say the majority of them are French, with the rest from several Arab countries.
Syrian authorities claim that life in the city that's been under siege for almost a month is getting back to normal, but, as RT's Maria Finoshina reports, there are serious fears the fighting is far from over.
Residents of Homs and eyewitness say horrific scenes of carnage have become a part of everyday life there.
RT spoke to a Russian woman who spent over a week in the embattled city - who says the picture painted by the media does not always match the reality
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