Warning: some extremely graphic footage:
As Assad's soldiers killed at least 14 today, tensions continue to rise with Turkey. A bus of Turkish citizens returning from the hajj were attacked by "unidentified gunman," [NYT] and Turkish President Abdullah Gul told the BBC that Syria required "fundamental reforms." The Arab League deadline for Assad to back down passed on Saturday, meaning that sanctions may be on their way, and the Syrian National Council previewed its own plan for a post-Assad Syria. Regime victim Abu Abdu explains what life in Syria is like in the meantime:
They are taking and raping girls and women. More than twenty people I know have been killed. I was trying to transport a friend who was wounded and they shot six bullets into our car. They like children, the snipers. Most of my friends who have been caught they disappeared or they come out tortured. If they see you carrying any medication or food you get shot or arrested. If they catch anybody, they torture you and give you a paper to memorize and then put them on television to confess.
But the threat of torture and sexual violence doesn't appear to be keeping these women off the streets of Homs today:
Homs was also home today to a funeral/protest:
And here's a video of a student gathering in the Damascus suburbs:
The Dish 