Al Jazeera Obtains Secret Syria Files -- Al Jazeera
Papers prepared for President Assad by intelligence and security chiefs throw light on his strategy to quell protests.
Al Jazeera has gained access to confidential documents prepared for the Syrian president by his intelligence and security chiefs on the conflict raging across the nation.
The files provide an insight into President Bashar al-Assad’s strategy to suppress anti-government protests, including the lengths the government went to for protecting its strongholds.
The documents, running into hundreds of pages, point to a government desperate to keep control of the capital Damascus and include clear orders to stop protesters from getting into the city.
They also revealed detailed security plans for crushing protests in the cities of Aleppo and Idlib.
One leaked paper spelled out clear orders to top officials to give financial and moral support to Assad's supporters in Aleppo, the second major city.
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Update: Syria: leaked documents reveal Bashar al-Assad's role in crushing protests -- The Guardian
My Comment: There is no talk of discussions and/or compromise with the opposition in these memos. The Assad regime has clearly made the decision that this is a conflict to the finish.