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On Saturday before Easter Sunday, Gregory III Laham, Melkite Greek Catholic Church Patriarch of Antioch, said Syrians are united against plots targeting their country.
"Syria is a central and pivotal country, which explains why the world's countries are ganging up on it." He added that they won't prevail, that Syrians are united to protect their national identity, and they're entitled to defend themselves against terrorist crimes.
Syria's Grand Mufti, Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, said common sacrifice will let Syria emerge victorious. He added that "the blood of these martyrs will be a light and an illumination for all Syrians and a fire that burns those who sent weapons or wished destruction upon this country."
The forces of evil will be defeated, he stressed. Syrians certainly hope so. The know the stakes and who's at fault.
On April 8, Today's Zaman headlined, "Military intervention in Syria not completely ruled out," saying:
According to Ankara-based Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM) regional expert Veysel Ayhan:
"The situation in Syria could evolve into a military intervention with the support of global powers." Arming insurgents subverts peace, he added. "If the Syrian opposition received armed support, then nobody should expect a truce at the end."
Indeed not because Washington won't tolerate it. On April 8, Ria Novosti said Annan's plan won't stop violence "because opponents of the Syrian Government are funding armed opposition in the country" while claiming to want peace.
According to Moscow State University's Vladimir Bartenev:
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