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1 | Syria : The “Free Army” defies the regime | Siria: Ity « Tafika Mahaleotena » Mihantsy Ny Fitondrana Ity |
2 | Wearing bullet-proof vests and Kevelar helmets and holding assault rifles, 13 men make their way through an enthusiastic crowd (AR) which is warmly welcoming them with slaps on the back. | Akanjo aro bàla, satroby vita tamin'ny Kevelar sy basy fitondra an'ady eny an-tànany, 13 lahy no mamakivaky ireo olona marobe mihorakoraka miaraka amin'ny dona kely eny an-tsoroka, fiandohan'ny volana septambra, tao an-tanànan'i Boustan al-Diwan, ao Homs. |
3 | It is the beginning of September in the Boustan al-Diwan district of Homs. | Taraiky mijery ny fanamiana ny fakantsary, ireo galona kely miloko maitso eo an-tsoroka anaty tokotany mena voatapaky ny teny hoe Al quwat al khassa (« Hery Manokana »). |
4 | For the towns activists today's “haul” is substantial. | Ho an'ireo mafàna fo avy ao an-tanàna, goavana ny « fahazoana » ny tanàna io andro io. |
5 | They are deserters from the Syrian army. | Ireo no miaramila Siriana niala an-daharana. |
6 | These men were on the front line surrounding Ar-Rastan from 27 September to 5 October. | Tany ambava-ady mihitsy ireo lehilahy ireto tao amin'ny manodidina an'i Ar-Rastan tamin'ny 27 septambra hatramin'ny 5 Oktobra. |
7 | The town, which lies 20km to the north of the large, central Syrian city of Homs, was the target of a major offensive by government forces following the defection of two army battalions. | Ilay tanàna, any amin'ny 20 km avaratr'i Homs, vohitra lehibe ao afovoan'i Siria, dia lasibatry ny fanafihana mahevy vaikan'ny tafiky ny governemanta taorian'ny fitsoahana an-daharan'ny antokon-tafika roa. |
8 | Almost 250 troop carriers, with aerial helicopter support, took part in the assault and search operation. | Andiany mandeha fiara manodidina ny 250, notohanan'ny angidimby, no nandray anjara tamin'ny fanafihana sy n y fanaovana savahao. |
9 | According to witnesses, they were opposed by a thousand deserters and armed villagers. | Manatrika azy ireo, ireo miaramila niala an-daharana sy ny mponina mitam-piadiana, araka ny filazan'ireo vavolombelona. |
10 | Damascus regained control of the town following violent skirmishes (AR)and the detention of around 3000 people in schools and storage facilities (AR), after some of the worst clashes the country has seen since the beginning of the uprising. | Niverina eo ambany fifehezan'i Damas n y tanàna taorian'ny fifandonana mahery vaika ary ny fitànana ireo olona 3.000 any amin'ireo trano sekoly sy fametrahan'entana taorian'ireny fifandonana ireny no isan'ny tena henjana indrindra nisy teo amin'ity firenena ity hatramin'ny niandohan'ny fitroarana. |
11 | While a move towards armed resistance by a minority of those opposed to the regime is nothing new, according to NGOs some 800 members of the armed forces have been killed since the spring, the emergence of an organised, armed resistance movement drawn from the ranks of ground forces is relatively recent. | Raha tsy zava-baovao loatra ny fisian'ny fanoherana mitam-piadiana ataonà mpanohitra vitsy an'isa, manakaiky ny 800 ireo olon'ny mpitandro filaminana no maty nandritra ny lohataona, araka ny nanmbaran'ireo ONG, Zava-baovao vao haingana ny fipongaran'ny fanoherana mitam-piadiana mivoaka avy any an-daharan'ireo tafika an-tanety. |
12 | The regime was confronted by the first credible warning signs in the region around the large westerly town of Deir-Ezzor. | Tany amin'ny faritr'i Deir-Ezzor, tanàna lehibe any andrefana, no nisedra ny tena fahatairany voalohany ny fitondrana. |
13 | At the end of July, following the massacre of young officers at the Homs military academy (distressing images) (AR), the 3rd division armoured units rallied rebels, at Deir-Ezzor and in the surrounding areas, into the opposition movement, going as far as marching their tanks on Al-Boukmal, which was in the hands of the opposition. | Faran'ny volana Jolay, taorian'ny famonoana manamboninahitra tanora maro tao amin'ny akademia miaramila ao Homs (sary henjana be), dia andiany miaraka amin'ny fiara mifono vy avy amin'ny diviziona faha-3 no nanampy ireo mpiala an-daharana tao Deir-Ezzor sy ny manodidina azy, nivezivezy mihitsy niaraka tamin'ny fiaran-dry zareo tao Al-Boukmal, eo an-tànan'ny mpanohitra. |
14 | In a panic, Damascus dispatched reinforcements. | Nandefa maika miaramila tohana i Damas. |
15 | After mediation by the principle families in the region, which still lives according to tribal customs, the mutineers would have accepted returning the tanks in exchange for assurances the town would not be taken over. | Taorian'ny fanelanelanan'ireo fianakaviana to teny tany amin'ilay faritra, izay mbola mandala ny kolontsaina ara-poko, nanaiky hamerina ireo fiara mifono vy ireo mpihoko rehefa nomena toky fa tsy hiharan'ny fanafihana ny tanàna. |
16 | The regime violated this accord by launching an assault. | Fifanarahana izay tsy ela akory dia nohitsakitsahan'ny mpitondra, izay nanome baiko hanafihana. |
17 | This fighting lead to nearly 100 deaths at Deir-Ezzor and the town was shelled. (AR) | MAnodidina ny 100 no maty tamin'ny ady tao Deir-Ezzor, voadaroka baomba ny tanàna. |
18 | Riad Asaad | Riad Asaad |
19 | Although it's creation by dissident officers had been announced a few days earlier (AR), it was perhaps at this point that the Free Syrian Army (AR) was really born. | Io angamba no tena sorapiankohonana milaza ny fahaterahan'ny tafika siriana mahaleotena (ASL), izay ny fiforonany, nataon'ireo manampahefana mpihoko, dia nambara efa ho andro vitsivitsy tany aloha. |
20 | Led by Riad al-Assad (no relation to the ruling family), an Air Force colonel now in exile in Turkey, the FSL today claims to have 10,000 men organised into 12 battalions across the territory. | Tarihan'i Riad al-Assad (tsy misy ifandraisany amin'ny fianakavian'ny mpifehy), kolonely iray ao amin'ny tfika an'habakabaka, mialokaloka any Tiorkia amin'izao fotoana, milaza ho manana olona 10.000 amin'izao fotoana ny ASL, mitsinjara ho antokon-tafika 12 manerana ny faritry ny firenena. |
21 | It has also announced that it is in contact with hundreds of officers from active units that are ready to change sides. | Ary milaza ho mifandray aminà manampahefana ambony anjatony amperinasa, vonona ny hanatevin-daharana. |
22 | While these numbers seem widely exaggerated, actions by the group have intensified since the beginning of last month, notably around Homs, the epicentre of the Syrian revolution. | Raha toa somary natavezina ihany ilay isa, mitombo hatrany kosa ny tolo-tànana azon'ilay vondrona hatramin'ny fiandohan'ny volana, indrindra fa any amin'ny manodidina an'i Homs, izay ivon'ny revolisiona Siriana. |
23 | There is a veiled recognition of this by the regime in their denunciation of the now almost daily attacks by “terrorist groups”. | Izay eken'ny fitondrana rahateo ny fahamarinany, amin'ny fanamelohana ireo fanafihana, saika efa ho isan'andro vaky, ataon'ny « vondrona mpampihorohoro ». |
24 | This presence is confirmed by a resident of the town who reports that “it is now common, in the small hours of the morning, to come across the shells of burned out security forces vehicles destroyed during night ambushes”. | Zavatra namafisin'ny mponina iray tao an-tanàna, izay nilaza fa »tsy mahagaga intsony ny mahita; vao mangiran-dratsy, fiaran'ny mpitandro filaminana kila forehitra satria latsaka tanaty velam-pandrika nandritra ny alina». |
25 | The attacks are attributed to la katiba Khalid-ibn-al-Walid (AR), an already well-known rebel unit led by a former special forces officer. Within the unit a few hundred men (AR) are divided into groups of between 10 and 30 members, who are increasing their public sorties. | Fanafihana izay tondroina fa nataon'ny ampahany efa malaza avy amin'ireo mpihoko, ny katiba Khalid-ibn-al-Walid, tarihan'ny manamboninahitra iray fahiny tao amin'ny hery manokana: lehilahy an-jatony eo ho eo notsinjaraina ho vondron'olona 10 hatramin'ny 30 izay manomboka miseho vahoaka matetitetika. |
26 | Their chosen name is a reference to the town's largest mosque as well as the head of Mohammed's army which conquered Syria, clearly marking the deserters out as Sunni, even though the group remains ambiguous about its real objectives, contenting itself with stating “that it is not a political organisation nor movement but an alternative to the army serving the regime. | Ny fisafidianana anarana, nalaina avy amin'ilay moske lehibe indrindra ao an-tanàna sy ny lehiben'ny tafika Mahomet izay nahazo an'i Siria, dia manamarika mazava fa “sunnites” ireo mpiala an-daharana ireo, na dia manjavozavo ihany aza ny momba ny tena tanjon'ilay vondrona, izay mijanona fotsiny amin'ny fanindriana ny hoe « sady tsy fikambanana no tsy hetsika manana endrika politika izy, fa aro riaka amin'ireo tafika manompo ny fitondrana. |
27 | We serve the will of the people, defending their desire to live freely and with dignity and the transition towards a civil and democratic regime”. | Miasa ho an'ny safidin'ny vahoaka izahay, izay arovanay ny hetahetany hanan fiainana malalaka sy mendrika ary ho amin'ny tetezamita mankamin'ny fitondrana sivily sy demaokratika» |
28 | While those opposed have always hoped and prayed for a change of position by the army, keeping a certain distance seemed appropriate, however signs of vigilantism and a movement towards acts of violence are gaining ground for militants who are losing hope in the face of the regime's brutality. | Avy amin'ny lafin'ireo mpanohitra,raha toa nantsoina foana hoe fivadihan'ny tafika ny fanirian'izy ireo, misy elanelana tokony hapetraka ihany, ny hetaheta mandalon'ireo mpihoko te-hiaro tena sy ny firotsahana an-tsehatra eny an-kianja ataon'ireo miaramila tsy ampy fitaovana hiatrika ny fanahim-bibin'ny mpitondra. « Na dia tsapantsika aza ny hetaheta handray fiadiana na hiantso fidirana an-tsehatry ny tafika, dia lavinay io fepetra io. |
29 | Last month the Local Coordination Committees of Syria (AR), one of the protest's leading networks and now member of the Syrian National Council stated “while we understand the desire to take up arms or to call for military intervention, we reject this position. | Ny fanafangaroana ny resaka tafika amin'ny hetsi-panoherana dia handemy tsikelikely ny fahamboniana ara-moraly izay nanamarika ny revolisiona hatrany am-piandohany», hoy ny Komity mpandrindra avy ao anatiny ao Siria nampahatsiahy tamin'ny volana lasa, iray amin'ireo tambajotra isan'ny milina manodina ny hetsi-panoherana, mpikambana ankehitriny ao amin'ny Filankevi-pirenena Siriana. |
30 | A militarisation of the protest would erode the moral superiority which has characterised the revolution since its inception“. | |
31 | These words are carefully chosen, but for the partisans of a common and multifaith movement, any slide towards armed resistance has, up until now, been considered disastrous. | Nolanjalanjaina ny teny, nefa ho an'ireo mpanara-dia ny hetsika ho amin'ny fampiraisana sy ivondronan'ireo karazam-pinoana samihafa, ny fikisahana mankamin'ny fanoherana mitam-piadiana, hatreto, dia heverina ho zavatra mamoa-doza. |
32 | Up until 14 October… and the traditional day of weekly mobilisation. | Hatramin'ny 14 Oktobra… sy ilay andro mahazatra ho fanetanana isan-kerinandro. |
33 | Dedicated to these “free soldiers” who, the previous day, had once again been in heavy confrontation with the regimes forces at Idlib, in the north, and Deraa, in the south. | Natolotra ho an'ireo “miaramila afaka”, izay, ny omalin'io, mbola avy niatrika tamin-kery ny tafi-panjakana tao Idlib (avaratra) sy Deraa (atsimo). |
34 | Accordig to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (AR) the fighting resulted in 25 deaths. | Ady nahafatesana olona 25, araka ny tatitry ny Sampana Siriana ho Fanarahamaso ny Zon'Olombelona. |
35 | On Monday morning the army launched a new offensive against the civilian districts of Al-Khalidiye and Adouye in the town of Homs, opening fire on residential drinking water storage tanks, according to the Shaam News Network. (AR) | Ny Alatsinainy maraina, nanao fanafihana iray vaovao indray ny tafi-panjakana hamelezana an'i Al-Khalidiye sy Adouye, vohitra onenan'olon-tsotra ao Homs, nitifiran-dry zareo ny siniben-dranon'ireo fari-ponenana, araka ny ambaran'ny Tambajotram-Baovao Shaam |