Post by sevenofnine on Aug 9, 2015 15:39:07 GMT -5
Here in LA we have road rage
THIS Is really road rage incident
Anger mounted in the Syrian city of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, following the killing of an officer in the Syrian army allegedly by a relative of the president.
In a video published online on Sunday, the brother of slain officer Hassan al-Sheikh called on residents to hold daily sit-ins over the death of his brother, believed to have been killed by Suleiman al-Assad, the son of Bashar’s first cousin.
The brother accused the Assad regime of providing impunity to the assailant.
It is rare for citizens from to the Alawite sect - which Assad belongs to - to speak out against the ruling regime publicly. Alawites have largely sided with Assad as he battled the opposition ranks, which are largely from the Sunni sect.
Reports suggest that the killing happened on Friday following a traffic feud in Latakia near Assad's village.
The governor of Latakia, in an interview with state-sponsored Radio Sham FM, said that investigation into the crime was under way, adding that "no one is above the law".
Sham FM spoke with the brother of al-Sheikh who
www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/alawites-rally-assad-cousin-killed-syria-150809192103838.html
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