The US State Department acknowledged Monday, it funded opponents of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, following the release of secret diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks that the financing document.
Files show which, up to 6.3 million, was transiting the movement for Justice and development, a dissenting organization based in London, manages Barada TV channel by satellite, which broadcasts anti-Government news in Syria. Another $ 6 million went to support various initiatives, including training for journalists and activists, between 2006 and 2010.
Point blank asked by reporters if the United States finance of the Syrian opposition groups, spokesman for the Department of State Mark Toner said at a Monday press conference, "" we are - we work with a variety of actors of civil society in Syria for strengthening of freedom of expression. ""
Then pressed to specify if the United States provides bandwidth satellite TV Barada, Toner emissions, said: "I get the details of what exactly technical assistance, we offer the them.".
Toner insisted that financing is not intended to overthrow Assad rule. "We're working not to undermine the Government."
However, a diplomatic cable from April 2009 of the American mission in Damascus recognizes risky financing perspective.
"Certain programs can be seen, they were made public, as an attempt to undermine the Assad regime. … The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic would no doubt show all American funds is illegal as political groups equal to support regime change. ?
Whistleblower Web site WikiLeaks provided cables Washington Post, who reported on them. The files are part of a route from 251.000 secret U.S. diplomatic documents that site Web says that it has received. He started to disclose in November media partner and currently published some 7 000.
Monday, more than 5,000 demonstrators hostile to the Government in Syria took over the Plaza of the third city in the country, promising to occupy the site until Assad is ousted and defy the authorities warn that they will be not forced in reforms.
However, the Government awarded the weeks of anti-Government unrest in the country to ultraconservative Muslim seeking to establish a fundamentalist state and terrorizing the population, in the latest official effort to describe the movement of reform as populated by extremists.
In the month, in uniform and civilian Syrian security forces launched a deadly suppression of the demonstrations, killing at least 200 people, according to human rights groups. Many Syrians also say pro-government thugs - called Shabiha - were terrorizing neighborhoods with tactics such as the opening of fire in the air.
In the past, the Government has awarded "armed bands" that seeks to raise problems for a large number of murders, such as those who have shot dead seven people, including three army officers, Sunday in Homs.
Monday, the Ministry of the Interior identified gang as "Salafi armed groups", referring to a ultra-conservative form of Islam that has its roots in Saudi Arabia and found throughout the region. The statement made by the news agency said they seek to establish "emirates" and "abusing the freedoms and the reforms launched by President Bashar al-Assad in the full programme with a timetable."
Assad has played on fears of inter-communal while working to stifle any popular support for the uprising and awarded agitation to a foreign plot to sow sectarian strife - echoing the statements of almost all other assiégée leader in the region.
Despite the deadlock of Egypt-style in the Centre of the city of Homs followed by funeral processions of more 10,000 lament for some people killed in clashes Sunday that a group of rights said dead left at least 12 people. It also provided an important challenge to the security forces on the appropriateness of bloodshed more risk - and the international reaction - trying to clear the square.
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