Syria

U.S Ambassador in Syria Attacked by Mob

U.S ambassador to Damascus, Robert Ford, was attacked by Syrian mobs for attending meetings with groups against the Syrian regime. The regime is accusing Robert Ford of supporting the oppositions cause. The regime has also accused Ford of being a CIA agent looking to help take down the current Syrian regime. Ford was trapped in a office building for three hours before being escorted by security to safety. The regime attempted to storm the office building at least once, and pelted Ford with tomatoes and eggs while being escorted away.

The tensions between the Syrian regime and the opposition continue to clash. The Syrian regime is obviously upset with the U.S and Ambassador Robert Ford for visiting villages and attending meetings with the opposition. The Syrian regime supporters are obviously upset with the supposed “foreign interference". Protestors looking to reach Ford were also chanting against U.S policy. The tensions between the current regime and the U.S are looking to continue downward after this conflict. The more the U.S tries to do to stabilize the situation, the more the Syrian regime is aggravated by. The violence against Robert Ford is an example of their attitudes towards the United States at the moment.

Realist

http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/09/29/372429.htm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/8797178/US-ambassador-to-Damascus-attacked-by-Syrian-mob.html

September 29, 2011 at 11:39 pm