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The brutality of the Syrian state—and the rebellion of the Syrian people—seem to know no bounds.

The Syrian state has killed more than 2,000 people over the past five months.

In a grainy video posted recently on Youtube, a group of Syrian army officers announced their defection to the "popular revolution".

Government troops launched brutal attacks on several towns and cities across Syria last weekend.

The US claims to back the movement against the Syrian regime. But in reality it wants to stabilise the situation for its own benefit.

The Syrian resistance is organising for the next stage of the battle to defeat the government.

The revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt were major reversals for the US and Israel. But Nato intervention in Libya's popular rebellion has raised the possibility that imperialism could hijack the revolutions. Simon Assaf asks, can Syria's uprising avoid falling into the hands of the West?

The mass revolt in Syria is under brutal attack from the Syrian state. And circling in the background are Western governments looking to increase their dominance in the region.

According to the West, Syria is a "rogue" state that has interests in developing weapons of mass destruction and supports terrorism.

Israeli soldiers murdered 23 people last Sunday during protests against its occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights. They injured another 350 protesters.

Syrian security forces mutinied in the northern town of Jisrash Shugur on Monday.

Women are playing a vital role in the uprising in Syria.