(政治)不為人知的敘利亞局勢

新聞記者與德拉市市長Mohammed Khaled al-Hannus會面時，一直聽到這樣與類似的訊息。他宣稱敘利亞的問題有四分之三是電視媒體的誇大報導。據他所言，巴沙爾阿薩德總統的政府已出面處理，解決了始於去年三月為了反抗貪腐和政治停擺的合法抗爭事件。

有關單位稱現在那些在街上的人為「武裝歹徒」。然而，街上的那些青年倉促秘密地告訴同一群新聞記者政府每天突擊檢查當地民宅、遍佈檢查哨以及鎮壓異議的這些行為。各方堅稱擁有所謂的事實，繼續爭奪著敘利亞的民心。

隨著越來越多人被殺且局勢日益軍事化，很多人擔心一場全面性的開戰恐將對敘利亞造成致命的傷害。 目前只有一場造成超過四千五百名受害者死亡的血腥暴力，以及造謠與闢謠。但文字與子彈的戰火只會繼續燃燒。

(Politics)The Situation in Syria Is Not What You See

Journalists have been hearing this message and similar ones when they met the governor of Daraa, Mohammed Khaled al-Hannus. He claims that three quarters of the problem in Syria comes from television networks exaggerating the situation. According to him, what began as a legitimate protest against corruption and political stagnation back in March, was addressed and resolved by the government of President Bashar Assad.

Now those in the streets are called armed gangs by the authorities. However, those same journalists are being told by those young people in the street, hurriedly and secretly, about daily government raids on local homes, ubiquitous security checkpoints and crackdowns on dissent. Each side claims a monopoly on the truth as the battle for the hearts and minds of Syrians rages.

As more and more people are killed and the situation becomes increasingly militarized, many are afraid that a full-blown war could fatally wound Syria. For the moment there is just bloodshed with the deaths of more than 4,500 victims of violence, and the use of rumor and counter rumor. The war of words and bullets just goes on.

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